New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-26
SIR JOHN FRA kL y
Confirmation of Dr.. Rae's Reports.
Fran tle Mentreal H.raId Of De. a.


Company 10 follow up Ire clu' discove,ei by Dr. Rae
while Engaged another ,loring TX petition, also
hitsd out by the Hudson's Bay Company of the fate
OF Sir John trankiIn's party.
Ii will ia the reco ection Of our readers that il
scarcely a yesr ago that we published to the world
the first authentic information which bod been re-
osivso Of the lsmenable ia e of the gallant Franklin
and bis brave comrades. The intelligence which was
converted 10 Dr. Rae in the Winter OF 1853 "a by the
Esqumaux, and i'll the accuracy OF which that dis
tics nl ed Arctic traveller ps ed perfect reisnee
received by the public il EcglsDd with great hssta
toB arlrg, probably, from an un Willingness 10 BE-
isve the mOuIDful facts.
That intelligence in substance tha in the Winter
of $50 the EsquimauX saw party Of whites travel
ing from the noIth.ard to yard the Arc c coast drag
eng bost over the ce inentog 70 use Il as soon as
tley reached open water that the party, about forty
in all made the lauG the mouth Of a large rive:
the Crest Fish River Of BscS and there persisted OF
stsrva lon to which we're added nunbsr OF fright
fol details o. their eufferogs, hch will not aysn
inct ON our readers In proof of the truth of these
reports the Equiraux exhibited and sold TO Or. Rae
great variety Of relics, Principally silver forks ard
spoons marked with the Cress ana initials OF various
otceIs of the ships ETeous AMI Terror (Ffankllael
and among OF ler ltices, small order, ssr, with
Sir John Ffsnslins name engraved on Il. Tntee we're
the tangible proofs conveyed TO England by Dr. Rse
ia confms len OF the tails be collected from the b.
qumeux; but hls proceedings and Conclusions nave
been frequently called in question, and therefore 1t
will be 4 more grGtfy Ipg to him 10 ina they aie
fu ly conob rate d, even % mnu dstsls OF lccay,
4
As soon as Dr. Rae had laid bis report before Her
Msesys Cover u nt, it seeded that an attempt
sh, ud be made 10 folog up TIE trace he had obtained,
CONNER cling at the petit indicated by the Equimaux
as the scene OF the last satIeiDgs or the party OF
whites seen by ihem IN 1880.
The organic slion aud msne genent Of t1is new ex-
petition wisely intrusied TO tle llu6sons Bay
Company. On tne 27th OF October, 1854, toe ms'tdc-
tions Of Her Majesty Government and the Company
were foIya r6ed from LoLdon to Sic George simpson
at LsCbine, where he received them in the middle OF
Nov mber. His great experiences and we'll known
utility IN ssus 0i ihst nature enabled him 70 decide
with p:omptuce on Inc node Of carrying ont t1e OK
reoitiop The u en- 10 be tmploSei a. lsa9ers sn1 ia
capacities the amount Of supplies c-sft
and sl ether requisites for the undertaking.; aud on
the 2Oh Of November, las, year. his nsr items were
6i;pech, by special sseGger TO the Hutsoa5 Bay
Territories al parts Of which Tee pu, uader reqqisi
ton to furuish dteric the whole 70 be Coll ct5d >.
The rendezvous Fort II solu:ioD, in Gra Slaye Lake,
by the Let OF June following; and go complete wer.
The plsrs ard so carefully had s contingencies bee
provided sgainst, ibs in 10 point was there failure
in carrying out his arrangements.
The officers selected TO lead Tire psTtY were MIR.
Anderson, a chief facto: o. the Company aud Mr..
j. G. Stewart, Chief trader-both weh qnahned by
experience. courage physical strength, ~, for the
arduOus duiy. The p'rty consisted OF these two
officers snd fc urteen men, and lef Fort Resolution,
port Of the II. Il. Company on Crest Slave Lake,
on tie ed OF June lsst in two boEk canoes, 10
which they performed the psrlloIs voyage down
Great Fith River-e river known 20 the world for
ts CANCERS and horrors by Sir George Backs narrative.
From Mr.. Stewart we learn tina. he doubts that he
PARTY ever could have got ssfe down that stream TO
The coss. been for the wonderful dextaity
OF the three Ircquois royagears waom Sir George
smpSa ssa Ssss .% 81.
car oe.
The party eached the oust or estusry of the river
Oh the seth Ct July aud ekted aoag its eastern shore
az far az Pont Besuf)rt but fond no traces to re.
Nafd their search. 3hencs they crossed over t.
Montreal Island, twelve miles DIS ant lying near the
wettern shore OF the estuary; probably in ina, cross
rig, iJcuning IS great Peril as aoy IN the gloomy
rec I'd OF Arctic travels, pushing tn ,ir bark canoe,
10 dy out ino the Arctic Ocean, acdlorcios their way
through Or fling masss Of Arctic ice seven or sight feet
Dick. But Trey re prepared 10 mske ary effort to
reach the islsEj which, sell Point Asle it,
had been tie PLACES Df Lac understood tue Esqui-
ueux TO II can when dSgcrb-g where the white psrty
persisted 1850; and they hsd the melpcholy eats
faction OF procuring tn4t very spot, the fullest pos
sib @ Confirmation OF DR.. Bas iepO; They also net
E.quimsux in that vicinity who had SEEN the whitss
ara gave much valuable iafor nation. Su6ij it to
saw Tat on the ssnd were discovered the remains OF
beat which had bsen partially destroyed by the ns
tvfs for the sake Of tie wood and the meta fasen-
ing
oDsiog to toe L aDkIu expedition, one fragment OF
WOOD mo =, as sell other s1sl relics Ia he
pOssefeoI OF he Hudsons Bay Company a; l.ach rel
having TIE name "Touor' branded on IT, while
otler piece has tne name Cf Mr. SeueY, lsurseon OF
the Erebus Gu, upon it, this l8t.sr bsng psrt Of
sIow shoe evidently of EDglish mEnutec ure, b3ing
made Of o0k, species or Woo no man accustomed TO
Use shoes Wcu9 ever ssiect f1r tho purpos. No
pspers or books, eLd 10 human remains were found;
nCr Nas i; likely as four yea-a had elspsed since rs
taee5ywas en- cted upon low sandy beech, exposed
to tie storm. of four Arc a Winters an there is little
doubt that either the ses MSS washed OF or the ssnd
has buried deep The unio-tunaes sho Perlehed on tbs
epot. The EsGui naux very friendly, aud freely
o-plsy cd all her treasures obtained from the boat or
found lear il. and these consisted principally Of tie
osrs, used by them Ga lent poles, The boa:kees, the
empty Iresfyed meai.cases, &C., but no papers
ara tie ratiges stated, With eysry evidence OF Sun
co4iiy that meme had ever b:en seen or found.
Eve,ytbing portable was secured by Mes.rs. Ander-
son AID ), gart 6ud brOUgh. back, and are now on
hts way to Canada; It would be useless TO recount
item all hut We may men.ion bar iron, rose with the
(ioyernnert mark on f. osrs branded with the broad
arrow, pieces Of bunting, (eusins OF 'g ieter-
holder, step Of mas &c.-All Clearly E1ropoan
ard al Government supplies. Is an thlns more
waited!
Tba weather is described se having been "eIecra-
blo-coIs ant stoIug with ice, SNOW, RAN, seet hail.
thu 6eE an: wbaever else can re e2nceYed that IS
dissereeabe. 1t s pant Of the coast he natives even
ccuLiGCr uI erely visiting 1t Tor snort
tine il Sumner when the deer psrs that way
ON ttel4ih Aueus', when the ex 2edi i'm commenced
is retreat from toe coss the ground was covered
with resh fallen sn' W, E. d tue ice was lnILgi 10
fac Winte had SCI az. Few further details OF tie last
nofneLts Of the lost psdy have been colleciedj We
nay nelton ons mourafu irc4en. reported oy al Es-
oJiy, srx gcnan. who saw the last MN de; ne was
lrse arc stoug she ssd AID So on aesendy be tch
his he ed rsstng on his hsnds ard thus the las suryv
or OF Fra, klns Expedition sieiei up bis brave spirit
Nessrs Aucerson ste Ssr, r5raced tHer steps 10
Crest Slave Lake, vaenee tns aver conInned
BE iourrey os~s ard to Red River settlement, and
herce rq The NIruesots Territory to Montreal, where
he arrived on Frisy evening lsst direct from the
Arctic Sea afer upward Of coo miles travel 10 open
crsft end tire "a utinhsbtsd regions, without hall.
A few acts taken ct rsndcn msy serve TO bring
home 70 our tpprec alton what this North est ex1s-
diiicn accomplished and went through
In thirteen months, TO day, the lroquois who were
sen, frur Lachire 10 fom part OF the expedition re
tured thither thus performing in one year the sane
service ihst Sir George Beck got through in three.
For co de, sad nights the party saw no ire there BE-
", no timber on the Great Fish River or Arctic co 1st