New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-25
STING NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
DISCOVERY OF THE REMAINS OF SIR JOHN
FRANKLIN AND Party.

From TIE (SL Paul. Mammalian, Dee II, 1857
Br. j. d. Stewart lady sno cutie, arrived at the
American House On Monday evening, ami left ia the
stage yesterday afternoon for be ow.
1t will be recOLectfd that DIR. r se has been en-
ployed BY the Hud,ons By Company for the last four
or FIVE years in effort to discover any traces Of the
rem aims or the fate Of Sir John Franklin and bis party
that be has mace two expeditions into TIE Arctic
regions for that purpose and thst he was so successful
in The lat expedition as to discover evidences Of the
fact that par OF white men, with ships and boat,
had eIisheo 10 that far of hypsrb rean gi?n several
years az o, which DR.. Il. concluded to have besn the
bl.fated eIpeoition he 10 search of Beyond tue
finding Of e. me spoons and other irss among tue
Esqpimaux bearing the nsme Of Fra, kiln and the
above dr6s which be gathered fom the inhabitan's,
his expedition amounted 10 nothing. In puFua &c of
biz tecr, the Decor has pss,ea through this place
twiCe-OIce on his way to England, and again when
he Ieturntd 10 90 on his second tour.
II will asO be recollected that after the
cufon Of his last tour, the Hu5sob's Bay Company
sent cut al Other party TO elicit still fscts this
point, 6nG that in pursuance Of this design messen.
ger was cent from their headquarters in Montreal
which nessepger passed through this place ab ,ut
topreen n ontls sitce,) 10 Governor simpson at the
Selkik Settlement 10 make the necessary arrange
ments for that purpose. Mr. j. D. Stewart, whose
nv al in this ely we noticed above, person
lected for This ouy MIR. s. was well calculated for
this bsZsreous undertaking. having ivsd 10 the Arc.
the most extreme Of the Compapys posts, aud abe to
endure sny unit Of fatigue const quent upon e.
posuIe ard absence Of food.
MI Stewart stor,ed with four voy ageurs aud
rived at Slave Lake during the early part of the
season, and proceeding ~ one Of the streams that asm
he csne to latitude Ss he ass com oetey SUCCESSFUL
ID his efforts. He here learned more fully and parc
uai]y Of the fate Of the lamened explorer tnan any
account yet published gives, The fact that patty
Some forty in number of whites, who into that
reg on ii ships but which we're destroyed and that
they tLceavOled 10 proceed their way in the ships
boats, aid that the boats were also afeiwlrd de.
stroyed on the rapids Of strait which they were
erteavOipg 10 vigate, Mr.. Seware will undertake
to demon ST. ate to any persons ta1sfacti.n Ii
Mr.. SIS opiIo1 that the party YVES making an effort
TO reach Of the posts Of Nudsons Bay Company
Mt The trpe Of tie destruction of their boats Their
rouairs found in the sand aloag the coast for
several miles In lepg b. and n orifing sands of each
successive season buIying them still deeper. Il
had been five years size, thy had persisted, aad it
impossible 10 distinguish to the persons of one
Of he crew.
ibis is described as a mos. dreary res ion-not a
sign OF vegetstiOn being where Wis be and tnst
the party Of Sir John Franklin met tleic death by
starvation 10 not 10 be questioned. The E.qui nsuX
from whom much information was gained, when ques
tened this point significantly placed their haa(s
upcn their stomRcbs eavOring thereby 10 ind cate
tier honibe fate This point ID on the coast opposite
Mon real lslepd. Mr. s. brought with him many relics
tsh en- from the EsquiLaUx which t0ey had obtained
Of the Ill fattd exploring party among other things
piece of Of toe boat bolo cgin2 to that
Mr.. s. was accompanied 10 tbs place b. sev-rsl
vOy eurs half hreeo Cbippewas pare of whom went
with him On his tonr below and the Others are stop
ping at the American. We unders'a lad it 10 be the
intention of Sir. s, 10 proceed directly to EGglaod.
He has performed this who journey 10 compare.
lively short space of tme-being only thirteen months
since be fret fitted out for it. He represents the cold
weather as being iLtens Sc in that region n s)ms in
stan cos il having reached point 65' below zsro.