Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-10-20
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Discovery Of Sir John Franklin.

The English papers contain the Report o.
Capt McClntock giving an account of the
safe return Of Lady Frankln's Final Search
ing Expedition, and of the result of their ex'
plorat;ons-by which they ascertained thu
fate of Sir John Franklin, the loss of his YES
sells, aud the dispersion and destruction o.
their crews. We make an extract:
"Rccrossing the Strait to King William.
Island, we continued the examination of it
southern shore without success until the eth
of May, when about ten miles eastward ol
Cape Ilerschella bleached skeleton was found
around which lay fragments of European
clothing. Upon carefully removing the snow
a small pocketbook was found, containing 8
few letters. These, although much decayed
may yet be deciphercd Judging from thu
remains Of his dress, this unfortunate young
man was steward or officers servant, anC
his position exactly verified the Esquimax''
assertion, that the men dropped as they
walked along.
On reaching Cape Hersche,l next day We
examined Simpsons Cairn, or rather what re-
mains Of il, which is only four feet high, and
the central stones have been removed. as if by
men seeking something within it. My i'm
preston at the time, and which | still retain,
is that records were deposited there by the
re.rcating crews, and subsequently removed
by the natives.
After pr ting from me at Cape Victoria,
on the 2Sth of a pril, Lieutenant llobson made
for Cape Felix. At short distance west
ward Of it he found large cairn, and close
to i: three small tents, with blankets, old
clothes, and other relics of a shooting or mag
netic station; but although the cairn was dug
under, and II trench dug all round it at a dis-
tance Of 10 feet, no record was dscovercd.--
a piece of blank paper folded up was found
in the carm, and two broken bottles, which
may, perhaps, have contained records, lay
beside it among some stones which had fallen
from the top. The most interesting of the
articles discovered here, including a boat $ ell
sign, were brought away by Mr.. IIobson.-
About two miles further to the southwest a
small cairn mas found, but neither records
nor relies obtained About three miles north
of roin. Victory Il second small cairn was ex-
amued, but only Il broken pickaXe and emp
ty canister found.
On the 9Th of May Lieutenant Hobson
pitched bis tent beside Il large cairn upon
Point Victory. Lying among some loose
stones which had fallen from the top of this
cairn, was found a small tin case containing
a record the substance of which is briefly as
follows: This carn was built by the Frank
lin expedition, upon the assumed site of Sir
James koss pliiar, which haa not oeeh lound.
Inc Erepus ana lcIror spent 1heir his' WIN,
ter at Beechy Island, alter having assembled
Wellington channel TO iat. -. oeS' ~, ana
returned by the west sue Oh oofnwalils Isl
and. On the l2th Of September, 1916, they
were beset IN lat. ~ 10 n. and long. W 20
W. Sir j. Franklin dled on the llth OF
June 1s47. On the "a OF Ap'll, lS49,
the ships were abandoned hve leagues to the
N. N. W. OF Font victory, and the survl-
vors, 100 III numocr, iahded mere uhder the
command OF captain orozier. Inns paper
was dated APrli 20, lo4o, ana upon the ioi-
lowing DAY they intended 10 start 1or the
Great flsh river. Inc u'tai Joss oy deaths
in the expedition up 10 TINS date was hihe Oh
fcers and hiteel men.
vast quantity OF clothing and stores oil
all sorts lay strewed about, as II here every
article was thrown away whlch couid posi-
bIy be dispensed with Pickaxes', shovels,
boats, cooking utensils, lronwork, rope,
blocks, canvass a niP circle, teXtaht Gu,
graved "fredercK hornoy, II. NJ. small
medicine chest oars %e.
a few mixes southwark, across BACK bay,
a second record was iound, having been de-
posted by Lieutenant uore ana NJ; de 'GuH'
in May, ls47. 1t Afforded no ADDITIONAL in-
formation.