Washington telegraph., 1856-01-09
Important from the Arctic Regions---Death
of Sir John Franklin Ascertainei

We published yesterday teegraphic dispatch
IRON St Paul. Minnesota. containing the inteiIi-
senee that relics Of Sir JoBN FRANxLIS7s expedi-
ton had been lound- We learn from the ST Paul
fio''eer, OF the 18th inst, that a party under
MessTs Stewart and Anderson. were sent out bv
the Governor OF the Hudson Bay Company in
Novem6er. 1854 for the purpose of visiting the
iSquinaux OF the extreme Northern Iasitu!eS
Who were reported hy DR.. Rae 10 have in their
possession relics OF the FRANKLIN expe..Itjon.-
lie party alter many hardships anC. narrow es-
capes. arrived at the mouth OF Black River in
latitude 81 degrees North, on the 30th of Julv
last The following is an extract from the ac-
count OF the expedition given to the Pioneer by
-'if orE"AEI' " o. Bsifstirl-
Here tat the mouth OF Black Riverl they met
with EsqHusaux who corroborated the renorts
OF Dr. Rae and directed them to Montreal Island
short distance from the mouth of Black river as
the spot where according 10 their Instructions
they were to commence minute exDioration-
From this time until the 9Th of August the partv
were industTIcDsiy engaged in searches on the
Island and on the main land. between 63 degrees
and 81 deg north latitude We cannot recapit-
ulate the perIls escaped and prvaions endured by
the brave band while seeking TO find traces OF
their countrymen who had persisted on those oIes-
oate shores Three times they pros identiaIIv es-
capped being -nIpped." Mr.. Stewart expressed
II or crushed between mOvin. mountains of ice
AT last on Montreal Island. where their exp.ora-
tIons commenced they found snow shoes known
to be OF English make, with the name Of Dr.
Stanley, who was surgeon Q. Sir John FTankIin's ;
ship the ETe5Es cut in them by knife
Afterwards they found the same island
boat belonging TO the Franklin expedition with
toe name Of Terror still distinctly visible A
piece OF this bs,at containing this name was
brought along with him by AIR Stewart Among
the EsquiuIaux were iound ircn kettles CORES
PoudIng IN shape and size with those furnished
the Franklin expedition. and bearing the mark Of
the British Government Other articles known
to have belonged TO the expedition. were obtain
ed from the EsCuiulaux ard brought bv the party
for deposit with the British Government No
bodies however were found. traces OF any
The report OF the E>Gumdux was that one man
died on Montreal Island. and that the balance o,
the party wandered the beach OF the main
land opposite uaiI worn out by fatigue anc star
vation they one by one, IaiJ themselves down
and died too
The EsquImaux reported further that Indians
far 80 the North OF them. " no had seen the shIns
OI FraaklIns party and visited them stated that
they had both been crushed Eetwe the icebergs
Mr- Stewart took especial pains to ascertain
whether the party had come to their death by
fair means or foul Bat to every inquiry the Es-
quImaux protested that thew had died of starva-
ton
Gathering together the relics found the pa rty
set ont on their return tho 9th day of August
last The return Route did not vary materially
from that taken on their way North. Mr. Stew
art has occupied the yhole time since in reaching
Our city-havins come by the way of the Red
river country and havirg been absent in all al.ou.
ten months MIR. Stewart left ST Paul Yesterday
route 10 the Hudson's Bay headquarters at La
chine. Canada, 70 submit aa account OF his adven-
ture.