The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-01

sernpos had been driven than three feet and
half on one side leaving frghtfnl opening astern for
tho free ngress OF water. Well, therefore, might her
crew. when they afterwards looked on her as she lay dry
the beach at low WATER express astonishment that
they had f0aed back In her to British shores and
ample occasion had they to cherish adoring gratitude
the AlPowerful and AL. Benevolent Being who had pre-
served them.
Simultaneously with Backs expedition the Hudson's
Bay Company despatched two OF their employees Dease
and Simpson, to survey those portions Of tho northern
coast which Franklin and Back had failed to reach They
descended Mackenzie river and followed the coast east
ward, discovering the two rivers Garry and Covie
well as new land, which they named Victoria. In tho
following year Qs3D they sailed through the narrow
strait between Victoria and the mainland, now
called Dease's Strait, where they ascertained that
Boohia was an island Beholdng from eninence tho
open Gulf of Boohia and having determined he line Of
coast thus far they returned the 18th September into
the Coppermne river after travelling boats voyage
1000 miles through the Polar Sea.
Under the auspices Of the Hudson's Bay Company,
Rae set out again overland through Canada arriving on
the sh Of October 1885, at York Factory His object was
TO explore the open bay from the point reached by Dease
and Simpson, eastward to Fury and Hecla Strait so as to
connect their discoveries with those Of the second voy
ages Of Parry and Ross Starting from York Factory in
July with two boats each manned by six men, along the
shore Of Hudsons Bay he reached Churchill and passed
Chesterfield Inlet the 18th of July reaching the head Of
Repue Bay the 2sh The prevented further progress
at that time, and the party winered at Repuse Bay
Next April party started sedges westward and Rae
himself succeeded in getting foot to within sight of the
icecovered sea- studded with islands, which proved TO be
Lord Bay where the disaster occurred to the Vic
tory under Sir John Ross years before. They did
not succeed however, in reaching Dease and Simpsons
farcs point and the 18th Of August the advenurers
left Repulse Bay for home.
We now come to tho last fatal voyage Of Sir John
Franklin, so wrapped in mystery for nearly
twelve years, and upon which only recently 60
much light has been thrown by the discovery Of
McClntock The Erebus and Terror wore got ready
for another Arctic investigation by the British Admiralty
and the command given to Franklin who was assisted
by Captains Crozer and Fz James and gallant band of
officers and men, not OF whom returned to tell the
tale Of the disasters which befel them On the 10th Of
May, 1s4S the doomed ships left the amss in search Of
the Northwest Passage, with instructions 10 proceed
through Davis Strait Bain's Bay and Lancaster Sound,
thence through Barrows Strait to Melville Island when
was hoped an open passage would found Behring's
Strait distance Of about 900 miles He was directed in
proceeding westward in this not to stop to examine
any openings either north SOUTH but to push straight
on In lat about TAX deg till he reached Cape Walker
in long 90 deg west, and from thence endea-
vor TO reach Behring's Strait In the event OF
being obstructed in this course ho was ordered 70
pass through the Strait between Dover and Cornwais
islands Wellinrton channe should that channel oher
moro practicable outlet from tho Archipelago and more
ready access to the open Upon passing Behring's
Strait he was to proceed the Sandwich Islands and Pa
mama. and then put an officer ashore with dispatches.
BY referenc map the probable ramolings Of Frank