The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-11-12
J. ~ 4. ! l,s rs.ss''' Secretaries.


m JOIN yaAMxIlu.
II is = satisfaction to be, At last, in
formed definitely Of the fate Of Sir John
Franklin and the men composing his
crews. The steamer Fox, Capt. AcClin-
took, sent out by Lady Franklin, has got
back to England with the full particu.
lars. aud many memorials Of the illstar-
red expedition. These were found on
tho northwest course Of King Williams
Island. A full record of the events that
occurred in the expedition, dated April
25th, 184S. was found, and this shows
that Sir John Franklin died June llth,
ls47, up 10 which time nine officers and
fifteen men had died. The survivors, lO5
in number, were proceeding south to the
Great Fish River. The discovery con-
firms the previous reports that have been
received DR.. Rae asccrtainod from the
Esquimaux, in 1854. that party OF ABOUT
forty men were on King Williams Island
iE 1850 and few months later they
found their bodies not far from the Great
Fish River. These wcrc doubtless the
last remnants Of Franklin's party, who,
after the close Of the record lately dis.
covered, started southwark and gradual
~ wasted away and persisted.
Tho story Of Frankli,. Exncdition
con now i've told from l,evinninv To end
.omc what az fuliows:
May goth, lsl5-Thc Erabus aud Ter.
ror sailed from ShecrneSQ officers and
men numbering 1888 persons.
secn II Hassn,s Raw
.juno lith 1ssi-Sir John Franklin
d;.d
g., a., ,o.s H.. ru,,r
APsn ..u, $50, H., a: ~: - Wv W;. ~.
TOT we'c Mo""uunc" ~ '"c ~ - 'c.o''''
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an" ~ IVY" ''"@ ~" n,
SPr!mr "' 'soo--Ano"t ,otty Oh Tue
sxpcd,,,.om were soc" ~ HSl"'"'"aA VII
Ming "'''''''' 's''"u
summer OF ls9o--lhc bod'cs OF Inc
remnant Of the crews were 'o"nd near
Great Fish River
There is nothing more 10 he told that
is essential To ascertain the fatcs of the
Ercbus and Terror expedition. Ia five
years from the time OF their sailing al
had persisted. Bat the narratives OF the
expedition and its calamitics will be 'ook'
cd for with eager interest By the whole
civilized world for all civilized nations
have had their symrathies excited IN be-
half OF Franklin and h's lost n"vsgators,
and there will be sad satisfaction IN
Knowing what they suffered and how
they persisted,
Sir John Fr.nklin--whosc name will
fnrevcr h, remembered by reason Of his
nnbanny fate-wss born at SpiIsby,
Iincnlonsbirc Aprit. 18th. 1856. being
No yonnrcs, son of n rcscctablc yco.
,nan liz was mt "a schos,l At s. Ives.
and .f,crward. A. Louth. He had an
early lonuinr for tho sea. aud entered ~
a m;dsh;nman ON the Polyphcmus in
IsoO bc;nv al the battle Of Copenhagen.
Anrii ad is0l. lie saw much and W.
r;rd s,rv;cc and was signal midshipman
IN board tho I,cllcroohoh at Trafalgar.
u. cn,nman1.1 ~, hnsts az the Bedford
:. ~. 6..h. sill, Ar,er;..nn runboats NJ
w. nrisa,s ca,,nrinv one 81 tho bosts
aud receiving = wound in the action, Iu
IsIs hc WA .nno;n,cd to tho command
ar 80. .hc Trcrt ~ thc cxncI;ticn ordcrcd to
attcmpt tho nasaarc a. India BY the no
a. ..s ,',reh Il a.,Itsbcrrcn. III cxpc-
I;,;or trrrcd ~ nsfStun,tely. but
rr.rs,;r c.;r.d ,,uch rcputstiou. IL
is1sNSo ,%Sa sen, m ~ossa.1' II ~ Ct.
petition ~ "a .{sre iho coas, Of Amcri',.
eas, e. a4s CopPeranno ai.ei SEQ 70.
su,s on thssS Vas g,sss ssls:sts~.
knowledge Of Arctic geography Fra. :,
lin returned 10 England 10 1888, ~ 1880
he was ordered 10 another overland esPe-
dition TO the Arctic 80. and no bad "
leave tho sick bed Of bile young vile,
Who died the day atscr hs want = ga
Hc returned BY way Of New York: and
landed in Liverpool September sAth, 1881
On the 9Th Of March. 1898, he was mar.
ricd to Jane Gritan, the present respected
Lady Franklin. In the following yoAr
no was knixhted. In 1880, he wss sent
to tho Ncditsrranean, rendering good
service to tho Greek cause. ln 1850. M
was made Governor d Tasmania, OF van
Dicman's Land. which oasce be admins.
tered ably till ls4s, when he retunrncd !,
to England; In lsao, no ' was .PPo'ns sch