Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-10-27

I'VE Sball merely meUtlNu Nuu' ANlk E"CNuly 70
situated at the mouth Of Hayes River, In HudSOn'S
Bay, in shout SO N. l., 9SS' w. L.
DR. RAE's LETTER TO sIR GEORGE SIMPSON.
auN YoRK PAcrORY, Aug. 4, 1854.
My Dear George:--Youu several letters, public
and private, Of dates 18Th June, and LIST OF Lee
CemUsT 1858, and 18Th and l6ih Of June, 1854,
were handed me on the 2Slh nlInno, bunny Teach-
ing ChuEchhil, and riuced 10 learn that your
health had been benefited so much BY your visit 10
tie NoTih
On The slst Of March my spring journey COM
MenCed. but in consequence Of gales Of winds,
deep aud sol snow, and lOggY weather, we male
but very little progress We did not enter PeIlY
Bay until Tue l1lh. AT this place we met with
EsQ0imauX, one Of whom, on being asked II he
ever saw white people, replied in tie negative,
but said that large party Cat lsast 4O psTSons)
had peIiS ed lIom want OF lood, 10 OT IL days
journey to the westward. The substance Of The
information, obtained OF various times and, from
various sources, was as lOllOwS-
In the spnug, four whites past Spring, lSbO,)
rarly Of white men, amounting TO about forty,
wsEs seen travelling southwark over the ice, aud
dragging boat with thenls by SOME ESquinauX
who were killing seals oil the north shore Of King
Williams LOud, which is huge isIand named
Kei ik.tak by the ESquimRuG. None one Of the
party cOuld speak The native language intel
iigbY, but by signs the natives weIe mate to
understand that their ships ship had been crush
10 Whs.e they expected 10 find deer 10 shoot, From
The appearance OG the men, oil Of whom, except
one officer, (chiel,) looked thin, they were then
supposed 10 be getting short Of provisions, aud
they purchased a small seal from the natives.
At later date, the same season, but previous 10
the disruption Of the ice, the bodies Of about thT'
yWhite persons were dsCOYeIed Onthe continent,
and five on all island near u, about long days
Journey (SnY thiIlyve or forty lnes) 10 The north
west OF = lOTge stream, which can be n other
than Backs Great Fish RiveL (named 10y tie
ESQuimauX Out. hoo. hi Ca.lik,) Us ITS description,
and that Of the low shOFe In the neghborhOod Ol
Point 0ge and Montreal Island agLts rGnolly with
that Of Sir George Back, Some oft bodies had
been buried, (pTObaOly those Of the FIRST victims
OF fanne,) some weIe IN tent or tents, Others un
der boat that had been turned over 10 tom
shelter, aud several lay scattered about IN differ
snt directions. or those found on the island, one
was supposed 10 have been on officer as he had
telescope strapped over hls shoulder aud his dOu
bic baTrelled gun lay underneath him.
From the mutlated stale Of many OF the cjrpses,
and the contents OF the kettles, II Is evident that
our miserable countlymen had been driven 10 the
last Observation-Disclosures means oil pro-
longing life. .-fE
There appears to have been on abundant stock
Of ammunition, aS the powder was emptied IN u
heap on the gtOuHd by the natives, out Of the kegs
OF cases COntainingit, aud quantity Of ball aud
shot was found below high water mark, having
There must have been number Of watches, tele.
scopts, compnSses, guns, (seveIal dOuble.bOTTel
Ivd,) &c, ali OF which appear to have been bro.
ken up, OS saw pieces Of these different articles
with the Esquimaux, and together with some sill
yer spoons and forks, purchased hs many Of them
ns could Obioin. A listOfthe most important Of
these enclose, with a rOng pen and.ink sketch
Ulthe events HndinialsO on The forks and SPOONS.
The articles themselves shall be handed over 10
the Secretary Of The Hon. II. b. Co., on my uTTIvaI
10 London.
None Of The Esquimaux with whom cOnveRed
had seen the "whites,'' nor had they ever been at
Tile place where the dead were found, but hud
theiT information ltOm those who had been there,
aud those who had seen the party when alive
From the head Of Pely Bay--whoh is a bay,
spite OF Sir Il. DeauforrsOpinion TO the CONTRARY
-TcTOSsed go miles Of land IN wesleflydiTeClion,
traced the west shore from Castor and Pollun RiV-
E tTto Cape Porter OF Sir James Ross, pnd could
not gel within 30 or 40 miles Of BelOt Strait, hut
IhOUghtIt usel So proceeding luIlleT, nS could
not complete The hole ff
Never in my former Arctic journeys, had met
with such on accumulation vi obstacles. Rogs,
storms, rough ice, and deep snow we had TO ighL
ag0inst onone occasion we were a DAYS una
blu 10 get glimpse at tie sun, or even to make
out his position IN the heavens. This, on level
caOst, where the compass was Afllttle OF no use,
was petple&ing in the extreme.
Being anxious TO send THIS TO Red river by tho
have the pleasure Of sending more detailed Hc-
count by sumo future opportunity. With the Ut
most respect, have the honor TO be, your very
Obedienl servant. JOHN RAE.
LlsI Enclosed iH Dr. Race letter.
cRRsTs.
No. Head OF (appaTently) WalEus or Sea-
horse with dragons wings. -
No. 2.--A Gnfhu, with wings and forked tongue
and tail. r
No. ga Gnffn's head, with wings
No. 4.--AS Dove, with an olive branch in lis bill,
surrounded by scroll, with the motto,
SpeTO meilOrd.
No. "a Fish's head, with (appaIenlly) coral
..fa branches on either side!
LisI of Articles purchased from he BSgiHGuE,
Siid to hare been found in The WsSi, or rather N.
Wsof Baek'S RiUsr, al ths place tOhsrs The party
Of men starVsd TO death in Spring, 1850.
1 silver table fork, Ctest No.
2 do DO do 2
do do spoon ;
do do fork DO
do desert do
do table spoon o
DO tsI fork with initials N. D. c.
4 do do do do A,MoD'
do 10 do do UP B. or y b.
small silver plate (engmvet) 'Sir John franklin,
X, U. b. Httift
A star with motto, "NeC AsheEa Tenenp on one
side, and on the reverse &c. R, MDCCCXV."
Also, numbst Of other things Of minor impoI-
tance, ds they have no particular marks by which
they could DO Recognised but which along with
ibs above named, shall be handed OveI 10 the s. C.
IeiOIy Oflhe Hon. Hudson's Bay Co.
Repulss Boy, july, 1854.
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