Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-28
FCRTUEK PARTICULARS OF TIE FATE of
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| !. yeas ,,uuu,r.d uurr sur t"l"-rrplic hthi' ="
| tuesday, that u party had ur!Nri III o. "'' :,
uc-uta, bringing some further "''G'''s - '''
of Sir John Franklin and bis gallant r''i'ai''"'
| app.urs the party under The 'h'r-o VI ''''N
Gr.cn Stewart chief trader OF II" l!''''e" Day o'n
,uuv. and Hr. james Anderson nno:: CT employee
| III, COMPANY The party started from 'ii N",ny "
IIcu,, IN ii degrees G"Itli lttiudr on !'le !" a.
r,. IS,I and nrocerdcd 10 Fort Chippewa at ih
ni q. Lake A,iig5a GA, in latitude oS degree, "he'
| they arrived nii the J.h VI March. Here my ~
main,I until the 2Gl OF May, making b"a'S ana l'..
pur;rI. Ia 20 ~ tlc Arctic Sea by wntor, "Hei ~.
resumed their journey down the ira,c 'N'., i ',L
,h. 3O,l q, MAY arrived at Fort Resolution, W"Gn =
sunted ON an island in Slave Lake, about latituue vi
| degrees north. ~ ;;o.J Inv Mr.
Anderson, vino. with Mr.. Stewart. h'u pGen app i",h
ed o IN. colnnand Of the cxpediton. mere ailo!'e
d.l.v wns made for thr purpose oi reorganization
mud making the last preparations oeinre m,el.s ~
prueirate the interminab!c frozen nofh Ing m
ments completed the party started our Oh Tue --u a"
f lime for the head G the Great Fish r|er or u IL
:; tr,yn nm the map Black river, i'll latitude about
"a dr.rres north. Thence they followed the course
of th. sirram to the Arctic ocean. Az. stewart ieP
resruts the navigation OF this river Us tAcecni"GT
dangerous being uhsruuted by Overcome hundred va
Ecui, ru,ds Over all these however, V I'LL nothi'i
r. substantial than birch bark canoes, they phsse
in saf,.ty and arrived al its mouth OH the JO o' ~"
Here they met with EsquimauN, who c"rr@G"l".eu
the reports Of Dr. Rae, and directed them 10 nr H!nck
al Islnnd short distance from the NOUN y; -,
river as the spot where, according I" lhe'' ,,n
tious they were to commence minute l, .ro
From this time until the 9Th August, 'ne F;L'9J and
irdustruusly engaged III srnrch's on I nnr,L I.ti
main Iaud, between 4. deg. and o. uea' W. al
tude We cunno; recapuaic hc per's ooL;no,
privaons endured by the brave oaii'' n"% he'd
10 find traces Of their coantr!hleu Va, 'N rryid.n
on those drsolate shores. Three ti''',I t! rnt nv
tally escaped being "nIPPr"' u" n,nun,,ins al
prescott. or CRUSHED pe'"''"
ice. ,,.o u. ;r .yu lorntions
At last ON Montreal Island where '',eli ~, m If
they found SNOW shoes, h"oMH w. ,,n
English make with tl:e a:'tc lin RI. Erebus,
r In ,,.r Inv II knife. Afterwards tLcy ouhu %" te
sam. island n boat belonging 10 ths faIh.aH
,;nr ri,L tLe name "Terrur' siill ulSt'hcIs
a' ~ mi. bont containing this name was oIous'
p,e.r ;,h lin hv Mr. Stewart. Among The Esqu'-
,nour rerc found iron kettles corresponding !" Pe
grd size with those furnished me frai'k''' IN
.ud herring the mark OF the Brltlsil uo'e' '"
Other articles known 10 have hciohseu W '"I |
,x ,h nnrty for deposit with the British h"Fe!niei'
Y, hndcs however, were found or traces I" "''5:
RI. report of the EsqunauA was !i"l oiG .i'"'
M Montreal Island, aud that the baIhhcr vi e p"'
OIL the beach vi the man iahu oPPo'He'
mil w,rn out by fatigue aud starvation, thcy one
,v one, laid themselves down aud died too
The Esquimaux reported farther that l"dLanS lar
IN the North OF them who ind seen thr ship- VI
Fraukns party aud VISITED ihei' s.''G" ''' Wy
,n,I hnth been crushed between the iceberGs Mr..
;,wart touk ..pecal pains To ascertain whether the
,ur,y had come to their death by fair means or iuul.-
. to every enquiry, the Es4uiinaux protested that
hey lind died OF starvation. /
The uartv began their return journey on the 9th "i
,nrust and reached 81. Paul on the llh hist, which
,lacr Mr. Stewart left OH the 18th for the Hudson
Cav LcaC-uuarters at Luchcve, Canada t" make his |
,.pnrt. -.
And So at last the mystery il solved. Brave Sir |
,bn. whose fate has awakened the synrGthising Gu
i,.iry of the civilized world, it is now known sleeps
,is Inst slcep" by the shores Of the frozen SEAS |
Trough whose icy islands he lind rnlny sought 10 |
uss. Four winters back, H. the EsqunauI sh'n'
he noble party. after escaping from the SHIPS when
uuId no longer float those dangerous seas, found
eeasc from suffering in death. Died, maniuy, too,
) they had iived bravc!y, like true Engl!Shnch'
his much we may believe fnr consolation, that they
net their fate became spirits adventurous aud no.
lie. No traces were found BY The Esqu'lnaux 10
Idicac that even in their lust extremity, they had
,r.n,rrn their manhood, and prcyed on one Another
The last party OF generous hearts, vino sought !"
AIRY Ia the lost onts or bring consolation I"
he living, are returned, and the Arctic Wastes are
o,uies indeed. And, III view ot the suffering en-
ur,d aud the noble lives sacrificed III rultlcss Efforts
% widen the bounds Of human knowledge, We be-
eve it to be the prayer Of all men that 50 they may
emain forever.
The ST. Paul Free Press says:
Mr. Stewart describes Tie region as dreary in the
blade Of grass nor stick Of timber
net the eve. No game of any kind could be found.
The E.Qumaux, from whom their information WAS
obtained 10y signs, pressed their fingers into their
:heeis, and placing their hands on their stomachs,
to Indicate the manner OF their horrible
lea,h. They charged with killing them, but
merely answered with their signs.
The St. Paul Democrat says
"S,ewart's party at Montreal Island was informed
" the Esquimuux that they ttio EsqunauXl reached
he spot lust in time to see the Inst man Of Frankl!ns
1nrtv die of hunger, who was leaning against some
,bi.ct when discovered He was too far gone to be
,nved. The wolves were very thick there. and no
races of the bone ut the muu could be scen-sup-
1uaed 10 have been eaten b. the wolves. The Esqu-
state that it Is four year. since the crew perish
,d The party left the sea on the YIN OF August, al
which Tins tie ice was accommodating very fist
Among the party hall breed, celebrated run
ner. who ran the race with jackson, the American
Deer, and other American runners"