The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-26
ADDITIONAL DETAILS or SIR JOHN fRANklIws FATE

ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF SIR JOHN FRANkLlN's FATE
Return Of the Hudson bay Conpeny's Are
FRANKLIN, and Confirmation OF Dr.. Rsos
Reports.
From the Montreal Herald, DAG 24.l
We have been favored by n. N. hopkins, ESQ., Qn the
absence Of Sir George Simpson with the following out
line of the procesdings Of the Arctic expedition which,
employed by the Hudson Bay Company to follow up the
clue discovered by Dr. Rae while engaged another
Company, * the fate Of SIR John Frankiins party.
will be in the recollection of readers that 1t is
scarcely year ago that We published to the wori the
amentable fate of the gallant Franklin and his brave
comrades, The intelligence which conveyed to DR..
and in the accuracy Of which that distinguished
Arctic traveller placed perfect reliance received by
,he public in England wh great hesitation ,t arising pro-
facts. That intelligence in substance that In the
winter Of 1850 the Esauimaux saw a party Of whites
dragging boat the ice intending to it
they reached open water that the party about forty
(the Great Fish river q Back) and there pershed Of
starvation, to which added number OF frghtfrl
details OF their suerngs which we will not again tnct
the Esqumsux exhibited and sold to DR. Rae great
riety Of relics principally silver forks nd spoons marked
ships EIebus and Terror (Franklin's), and, amongst
other articles small order, star with Sir Jon Frank
engraved
These were the tangible proofs conveyed to England by
Dr. Rae in confirmation Of the tale he c. ectod from the
EsquiInspx but his proceedings and conclusions have
been frequently called Ia question: and therefore, 1t will
be the moro gratifying to him that they fully
corrotorated to minute details Of locality, &c. in
AZ scon as Dr. Rae had Ibid his re ,ort before her
Majesty's govern ment II decided that attempt
commencing at the poiIt dedicated BY the Esquinaux as
the Of the Last hucrings Of the party Of whites seen
by Them in 1850
The nd of +bfs naw ex adj
Company s.' On NTH tie 9Th oesoosS 1854 tSe
pany we're forwarded from London to Sir George
Simpson at Laohine, whe:c he received them in
known ability in affairs Of that nature, enabled him to
decide with pmptude on the mode OF carrying out the
expedition; the men to DC employed a. Leaders and 70
and all other requisites for the undertaking. and on tne
goth November Inst year, his instructions we're dis
patched by special messenger to the Hudson Bay terri
tories al parts Of which put under requ ition to
furnish naa the whole TO be collected at the rendez
vous Fort Resolution IN Great Slave Lake by the LIST
carefully had all the contingencies been provided against
that in no point was there failure in carrying out his
The officers selected 10 lead the party Mr.. Ander
chief factsr Of the company and Mr. j. G. Stewart
chief taderboth we'll qualified by experience, cour-
sge physical strength, &C., for the arduous duty.
The party consisted Of these two officers and fourteen
parry Great Slave Lake, the 22d OF June last in two
bark canoes in which they performed the perous voy
se ns ~ 20
tive From Mr. Stewart we learn that be doubts that
the party ever could have got safely down that stream
Of the three roquos royagcus whom Sir George Simpson
had prudenty forwarded from Iachne to join the expe-
dition-the three best men of his own canoe
The party reached the outlet estuary Of the river
the 30h Of july and skirted along its eastern shore
as far as Point Beaufort but found no traces TO reward
their search From thence they crossed to Montreal
Of the estuary; probably i that crossing ineurlns
~,
travels pushing their bark canoes boldly out into the
Arctic Ocean, and forcing their Wy through drifting
wee to make snv effort To- reach the
which, as well as Point Aige, near it. had been the
places DR.. Rae understood the Esqumauh to when
they had the melancholy satisfaction Of procuring, on
that very spot the fullest possible confirmation Of Dr.
Rae's report They also met Equimaux in that vicinity
who had the whites, and gave much valuable ufor
nation Suffice 1t t, say that on the island were dis
~ s o.
metal fasenngs, although there was sufficient left to
identify II belonging tho Franklin Expedition,
relics in the possession Of the Hudsons Bay Com.
pany at Iachine), having the ''Terror branded
on it, while another piece has the of Mr.. Stanley
(sugeon Of the Erebus) cut upon it, this latter being
part Of snow shoe, evidently Of English manufacture,
neng made q oak species o. WOOD no man
papers books and human remains were FOUND nor
was likely four years had elapsed since this tragedy
was enacted upon low sandy beach, exposed to the
storms Of four Arctic winters; and there is little doubt
that either the washed a. the sand has buried
deep the uniorunates who perished this spot The
E.quimaux were very fiend!y and freely displayed all
ther treasures obtained from the boat or found near it,
and these s'ed principally Of the used BY them
as tent poles the hoo. ketes the empty preserved meat
cases. &c &c, bot papers, and the natives stated,
with evy evide Of ncesy, that none had been
or found.
Everything portable vas sesurcd by Messrs. Anderson
and Stewart and brought back, and the way
to Canada Il would useless to recount them all, btt
may mention bar iron, rope With the goverrm ent
mark on it, branded with the broad pieces of
bunting (remons of fag) letter holder, step of
mast &C. all clearly European and all government sup
Plies. IL anything more wantedf
The weather is described having been execrabe"
constant storms, with lie snow Ian, seet, hail. thun-
able. IL il part Of the coast the natives even consider
uninhabitatls merely visiting it for short time in
when the expedition conmsncedts retreat from coast
the ground covered with fresh fallen and the ice
was forming; in fact winter had set In Few further de-
tails OF the last the lost party have been col
lected may mention ore mournfu inciient reported
by an Equimau woman, Who saw the last msn de- be
largo and strong, she said and sat on the sandy
beach, his head resting his hands, and thus the last
survivor of Frankins Expedition yielded up his brave
split. Messrs. Anderson and stewart rctraccd iher
steps to Great Slave Lake from whence the latter CONT
nutd his journey wards to Fed River settlement and
therce Via the Minnesota Territory Montreal where
he arived Friday evening last direct from the Arctic
Sea- alter upwards Of five thousand miles travel in open
craft and through eDInhabed regions, without halt.
to our ,eciaon what Ills Northwest expedition ac
conn hshd ard through. In thirtcca months to
Gay, tfe xno were ttnt from - forn
part # the expe si.ion returned thither thus performing
in ore year the same service that sir George Back got
through in three.
ol sixty Gays and nights the party fire. there
Being timber the Great Fish River Arctic coast
during those sixty days they travelled necessarily In
craft in wrecbed climate never had dry clothes
slept dry blankets and eat cooked victuas
except occasions when they made little ty
of lamp fhis party II sixteen in aH travelled
in bark down of the most turbulent rivers
known even to voyogers ventnred among the
ice ,he Arctic sea- anG 10 thc starting point
without meeting with single ident to person pro-
pery-and, witna performed all that required Of
the and had they gone out four five years earlier
would, doubt, have been instrumental In saving the
lives q portion of Frankiin's party.
we think the foregoing narrative IL ample CORRIDORS
ton of the wisdom Of the recent cutlery oput she right
men ia the right PAGES"
Ore word in conclusion TO the Franklin expedition.
The two VESSELS Eebus and Terror left England in 1S3
last heard OF IN 18s6. They probably tried sevarsl
passages but we've baed by the lee and finally in l5sS