Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-01-09

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side;Of tthe Northern Light Rithlspring
cables and SLOTTED guns, ready. tolpohfa
broadside into her if size Ehepll attempt
to leave, The revenue cutter Washing.
ton was Also placed within 90 yards pr
her An investigation 81 the whole mat
tcr WAS 70 have taken place befois the Y.
is. Commissioners On Tuesday notaing.
f'as Pai. 81 81. jpls FlialS
sieara Rom de 4 81 Paaf,s Minr.ese-
Il papers ofthe isth No, that Mr. James
Green Stewart, an Ensliahman and 4 chief
trader Of the Hudson Bay Company will
four or Eve half breeds. arrived lhcra ON
tbs day before direct iron the Arctic
tOsean, bringing accounts Of ths fate 81
lsSir John Franklin and his crew MI. s.
WAS. one ofa party who went out oi ne
3oth Of May, 1854. under Instructions
from the British Government to search
for the missing Arctic navigator and his
crow. al ffI4ssi Wed
The Times publishes an account gath
ered from conversation with one of TIE
guides who accompanied, from which We
take TIE following:
Mr.. Stuart, three Indians, and fourteen
Red River men Of the North, left Selkirk
early IN the spring, with three canoes;
passed through running stream into 4
l1ake,, from thence into White Fish Riger,
was one month On this river, sleeping on
the shore: entered the Sea, on which they
were compelled to remain nine DAYS;
reached whist IS calieI Montreal Island,
where they fell in with some Esauifnanx
who informed them where the Drew of the
Terror Tone OF Franklin's ships) met
their untifaely fate; gathered up tbs rel
minis of boat having the name Of Sir
John franklin on it. hammer. kettles,
part Of 4 blueraag, and other articles be-
longing TO tho unfortunate vessel. Il.
| Was informed by the Esquimaux that
they The Esquimanx reached ire spot
ijust I'M ime to see the last man did OF hun
ger. who was leaning against some OBJ
Jet when discovered. He was too ar
gone V be saved. TheIwolses were very
thick there. and no traces OF the bones or
the mon coald be seen. supposed to have
been eaten By the wolves. The Esqui.
maax state that 1t is four years ago since
the crew pcrished. The party lefs the sea
on the 9th Of August. 1t which time the
Joe Was accommodating very fast. Among
the nrrty was a half breed, celebrated
runner, who ran the race with jackson,
the American Deer. and other american
runners .IsSa
The Pioneer contains the result u i
long conversation with Nj. s., from
which, We take the following: /
Three times they protidentially es-
capped being ,'n;pped. "Ias Mr.. Stuart ex-
pressed it, or crushed between moving
mountains OF ice. Ktslast on Montreal
Island where their explorations COM
menccd. they found snow shoes known to
DO Of English make, with the name Of Dr..
Stanley, Who was the surgeon Of Sir John
Franklin's ship, the Erebus, cut In them
byIa knife. Afterwards they found On
the same island 4 boat belonging 10 the
Franklin expedition, Mi.hlthe naine s.Ter.
ror" still distinctly visible. a. piece OF
thisboat containing this|name was brought
along with him By Mr.1Stewart.
Among the Esquinaux we're found
iron kettles corresponding il shane and
size with those furnished the Franklin
expedition, and bearing the marx Sc the
British government. Other articles l.ss
known to have belonged 10 the expedition.
were obtained from the Esduirnaux, aid
brought BY the party for deposit Win The
British government g No bodies, how
ever, wsfe found, or traces Of aiy! 81 The
report tot the Esguimanx was, that one man
diedoh Montreal Island. aud that the bsl.l
ance Of The party wandered on the beach
Of the main land opposite, until, worn
out by fatigue and starvation, they, one
by ONE, laid themselves down and died,
The Esqulfiinaux reported further, dat
Indians faf to the North 81 them, Who
had seen the ships Of Frankiin's party,
and visited them, stated that they Md
both been crushed between the cebsfes.
Mr.. Stuart took especial ,pAins 70 ascer-
tain whether the party had come 70 their
death BY fair means of'fbuls But to eve
Try inquiry the Esquimaux protested that
they had died Of starvation " ~, l.,a
Gathering together the relics found, the
party set out on their return On the 9th