The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-10-11

he lett Iul lnIOrmaClOn OF MS important
for me; therefore, when returning northward hv the
west shore of King William Island, had the adj
vantage of knowing what had already been found
Soon after leaving Cape Herschell the traces Of
natives became less numerous and less recent, and
| after rounding the west point of the island they
ceased altogether. This shore is extremely low and
almost utterly destitute of vegetation Numerous
banks OF shingle and low slets lie off it, and beyond
tnese victoria STRAIT IS covered with heavy and i'm
penetrable packed ice.
In latitude SO deg. O9 north, and longitude 80
deg. 27 west they found large boat apparently
left on a return trip to the ship.
A large quantity of clothing was found within
! her, also two human skeletons. One of these Law
In the after part of the boat, under a pile of co-
| thing; the other; which was much more disturbed
| probably by animals was found in the bow Five
| pocket watches, a quantity of silver spoons and
/ forks, and few religious books were also found
! but no journals, pocketbooks, or even names upon
any articles of clothing. Two double barreiled
guns stood upright against the boats side precisely
| as they had been placed eleven years before. One
barrel In each was loaded and cocked there was
ammunition in abundance, also 80 lbs. or 40 lbs
! of chocolate some tea and tobacco. Fuel was not
wanting; drift tree Law within one hundred wards
of the boat
Many very interesting relics were brought away
oy Lieutenant Hobson and some few by myself.
On the 5th of June | reached Point Victory with
| out having found anything further The clothing,
&C; was again examined for documents, note
DOCKS, &C., without success, record placed in the
earn, and another buried 10 feet true north of it,
The shore of King William Island, between its
nortn and west extremes Capes Felix and Crozier,
| has not been visited by the Esquimaux since the
abandonment of the Erebus and Terror as the cairns
ana articles lying strewed about, which in their
| eyes OF priceless value, remained untouched.
If the wreck still remains visible it is probable
she lies upon of the oflying sles 10 the south
ward between Capes Crozer and Herschel.
On the 18th of June, Captain Young and his
| party returned, having completed their portion of
| the search, by which the insularity of Prince of
| Wales Land was determined, and the coast line
intervening between the extreme points reached by
Lleutenans Osborne and Browne discovered; also
between Bellot Strait and Sir James Ross furthest
! in l849, at Four River Bay.
Lieutenant Hobson was unable to stand without
assistance upon his return board he was not in
| good health when he commenced his long Journey
| and the sudden severe exposure brought a seri-
Gus attack of scurVy; yet he also most ably compile
| ted his work; and such facts will more clearly
eVlnce the untinching spirit with which the object
| OF our voyage has been pursued in these detached
duties than any praise of mine.
| we were now, at length, all on board again.
As there were some slight cases of scurvv all our
treasured resources of Burton ale, lemon Juice and
fresh animal food were put into reuuisition so that
in comparatively short time all were restored to
sound health.
On the 9th of November, 1885, Geo. Brand, en-
gineer, died of apoplexy, and on the 14th of June
1859, Thomas Blacknel carpenter of scurvy. On
the 9Th of August they started on their homeward
trip, which was made without any event of impor-
tance occurring. Capt. McClintock, thus sums up
the result of his discoveries.
From all that be CLEANED from the record
| paper, and the evidence afforded by the boat and
various articles of clothing and equipment discov-
cred, it appears that the abandonment of the Ere
| bus and Terror had been deliberately arranged and
| every effort exerted during the third winter to
render the travelling equipments complete.
1t is much to be apprehended that disease had
thn err pFTth hNfn al
| more perhaps than they themselves were aware Of
The distance by sledge route, from the position
the ships when abandoned, to the boat is sixty
five geographical miles, and from the ships to Mon
treal Island 220 miles.
In order to extend as much as possible the public
utility of this voyage, magnetical, meteorological
and other observations, subservient to scientific
| purposes, and for which instruments were supplied
| through the lberalitv of the Royal Society," have
been continually and carefully taken, and every
opportunity has been embraced by the Surgeon, d.
Walker, M. d., OF forming complete collections in
all the various branches of natural history.
Among other relics Capt. McClintock obtained
the following from the Boothian Esquimaux, near
the magnetic pole in March and April, 1853:
Seven knives made by the natives out of materi
ais obtained from the last expedition, one knife
without handle, one spear head and staff (the
latter has broken off, two files, large spoon or
scoop. the handle of pine bone, the bowl of musk
OK horn six silver spoons and forks, the property
of Sir John Franklin, Iieuts. H. ID. Vescomte and
Fairholme, MDonald, Assistant Surgeon; and
Lieutenant E. Couch Supposed from the initial
letter T. and crest lions head) a small portion OF
gold watch chain, broken piece of ornamental
work apparently silver gilt, a few small naval and
other metal buttons, silver medal obtained by Mr.
Mcdonald as a prize for superior attanments at
medical examination in Ednburg, April, 1885, some
bows and arrows, in which wood, iron or copper
has been used in the constructiop-of no other in
J terest.
Enclosed are copies of original papers found by
| pta in Uiptnn oh on Of INo1o- J,lo
} Her Majesty's ships Erebus and Terror wintereG
III the ice in lat 10 deg. min, long. 9S deg. 2;
min. W.
Having wintered in 1867 at Beechev Island, il
lat. a. 43 IS n, long 81 80 Is W, after ascending
Wellington Channel to lat. II, and returning by
the west side of CORVALLIS Island
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN,
All well. Commanding the Expedition.
The words "wintered in l846-'47 at Beechey Is
land" should be sin lS45|'46," as in 1846-'47 they
were beset in the ice, and the ships abandoned in
April, lS48. The mistake occurs in both
papers.
A meeting of coal miners was held near McKe ees-
port, Monongahela Valley, on Monday last. About
five hundr d miners were in attendance and band
of music the ground. A number of stirring
speeches were made by miners, the tenor of all o.
which against commencing work withou
scales. The miners admonished to hold ou
little longer, and assured that the scales woulC
soon De forthcoming. They had stood out nine
teen weeks, and they would not go to work unit
= they got the scales, if they had to stand out nine
teen weeks more. They (the miners) say there il
no poverty among them, and that they have many
kind friends, and are promised assistance from
many respectable quarters. The women sale
to have all united, and vowed not to live with
: man who not firmly resolved upon having
the scales. Several meetings were announced t
be held, after which the meeting adjournedin grea
harmony.
, A letter has recently been received bV the