Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-16
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Nlr 7eum Frdhk7fllsf ExreditinneaThe Aels
Ics OF the Lost vOyagers.
The English papers by the Canada contain many
interesting particulars concerning the discoveries
made BY the steam yatch Fox, Capt McClintock sent
out to the Arctic seas by Lady Franklin in search
of Sir John Franklin and his unfortunate comrades.
As stated on the Sth instant, record found by
the oficers of the Fox Ct Point Victory, upon the
northwest coast Of King Williams Island dated
April IS, l84a and sign ID by Captains Crozier and
Fitzjamea from which it was ascertained that her
majestys ships Ersbus and Terror (Sir John Frank
lin's shpa) were abandoned April ~, 1913, in tha
ice five leagues to the n. n w. that the survivors,
in all amounting to los souls, under the command
Of Captain Crozier, were proceeding 70 the Great
Fish river and that Sir John Franklin had died on
Juns IL, Is47. Capt McClintock gives minute ae-
count Of the searches made ~ his men, and adds;
The following describes what was found on the
9Th of Nav. "Most of our information was received
from an intelligent old woman: she said II was IN
tho fall of the year that the ship forced ashore;
MANY Of the white men dropped BY the way, as they
went toward the Great River; but this was only
known to them in the winter following, when their
bodies were discovered"
Further discoveries were subsequently, made;
"Recrossing the Strait to King Williams Island we
continued the examination of its southern shore
without success anti the oath Of May, when about
ten miles eastward Of Caps Herscbsl, bleaehed
skeleton was found, around which lay fragments OF
European clothing. Upon carefully removing the
snow a small poe1et-book was found containing a
few ettters-these although much dacayed, may yet
be decphered. Judging from the remains of has
dress this unfortunate young man was steward or
officers servant and his position exactly verified
the Esquimanxs assertion that they dropped as they
walked alongn
After relating that near this place were found
several cairns. with nothing in them (probably the
records if any, had been removed BY the natives)
the record thus continues:
''0R the 9Th Of May Lieutenant Hobson pitched
his tent beside large caiTn upon Point Victory.
Lying amongst some loose stones which had fallen
from the top of this cairn was found small tin
case containing record, the substance OF which Is
! briefly as folOws:-s.This cairn was built by the
Franklin expedition, upon the assumed site of James
Ross pillar which had not been found. The Erebus
and Terror spent their first winter at Beech Island
after having assembled Wellington Channel to lat a
deg n. and returned by the west side of CORVALLIS
Island On the 18th of September, 1876, they were
| beset in lat. 20 % n, and long. % West
~. Franklin died on the 18th Of June, lS41 On
| the 22d April Is4s, the ships were abandoned five
leagues to the n. n. W. of Point Victory, and the
| survivors, los in number, landed here under the
/ command of Captain Crozier." t
This paper was dated 25th April. lS4S, and upon
the following day they intended to start for the
Great Fish river The total loss by death IN the ex-
petition up to this date was nine officers and fifteen
! men A vast quantity Of clothing and stores OF all
sorts lay strewed about here every article wac
thrown away which could possibly be dispensed
with-pckaxes shoves, boats, cooking utensils iron
| work rope, blocks, canvas. dip circle seItant
engraved Frederick Hornboy, r. NJ a small msdi-
cine chest, oars, DC.
| "A few miles southwark across Back bay, q sec
ond record was found, having been deposited by
4 Lieut. Gore and N. des Veux in May; ls47. 1t at
| fords no additional information.
when in lat 80 deg. % n. and long 80 deg p W.,
| we came TO large boat, discovered by Lieutenant
Hobson q few days previously, his notice inform
ed me- It appears that this boat had been intended
for the ascent of the Fish River and was abandoned
! apparently a return journey to the ships, the
| sledge upon which she was mounted being pointed
In that direction. She measured ZS feet In length by
| II feet wide, most carefully fitted and made as
light as possible but the sledge was of solid oak,
and almost as heavy as the boat --r.-.a....
"a large quantity of clothing was found within
her also two living skeletons. One of these lay in
the after part of the boat under pile of clothing;
| the other, which was much more disturbed, proba-
! bly, by animals, was found in the bow. Five pocket
watches quantity Of silver spoons and forks, and
few religious books were also found, but no jour
nails pOoket-books, or even names upon any article
| of clothing. Two douhle-barre guns stood upright
againstlthe boats side. precisely as they had been
placed eleven years before. One barrel IN each was
| loaded and cooked; there ammunition in abun-
dance; also some 80 lbs 40 lbs of chocolate some
tea and tobacco Fuel was not wanting, drift tree
! lay within one hundred yards of the boat"
| Captain McClintock says, from all that can be
CLEANED from the record, paper and the evidence af
forded by the boat and various articles of clothing
and equipment discovered it appears that the ahan
donment of the Erebus and Terror had been delibe
ratey arranged and every effort exerted during the
third winter to render the travelling equipment COM
pete 1t ia much to be apprehended that disase had
greatly reduced the strength of all on board far
more, perhaps, than they themselves were aware of
The officers and crew of the Fox, during the eX-
petition, suffered severely from the cold weather
and scurvy and lost engineer and stewad, one Of
whom had been two previous searching expedi-
tons. AtCape York the natives readily recognised
Mr.. Peterson, the interpreter, formerly known to
them in the Grineu expedition under DR.. Kane.
AMERICANA IN PARB,-JAxEs HOOPER and Captain
W. B. HOOPER, of Baltimore, were in Paris at last
accounts Senator SEWARD had left for Egypt. SEN
stOr BENJAMIN, of Louisiana, still remained in Paris,
4 letter from that city says;
Carroll Spence, late minister of the United States
at Consantinope is here, the way for the United
States by the steamer of the 2Sth proximo He has
been spending the past year and a half since his
diplomatic duties in travelling, in educating his fam
lily and buying pictures. He has literally ravaged
Italy, and there is scarcely village and, might
almost add, a church between Naples and Venice
that has not contributed to his collection. Among
them, with much that is mainly valuable as the mea
sure of the progress of art, there are many paint
ings of great value, and all old. What disposition
he will make of them precisely, has not yet trans
pired, but have no doubt the public il destined to
profit by them in some way toate leT possible Mr..
Spence has been passing the summer with his family
in joint occupation with our minister at Brussels,
General Fair, and family,a9f house at Spa.
Mr.. Preston, our Minister to Spaia has been here
weeks buying furniture for his palace, $4,000
a year rent at Madrid. He has invested $4,000
among the Paris artisans, and intends to have jolly
though it may be a short career diplOmatst. He
was to have left for Madrid on Saturday, but the
death of his father-in-law Mr. Wickliffe, intelligence
of which has just reached him, may delay his de-
parture.
General Fair and family, of the Hague, are ex-
pected here in October They will be the guests of
Mrs Carroll Spence"
The Hon. EDWARD EVERETT has accepted an invita-