Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-10-14

o9 min. N. long. 80 deg. "a min. w. was
found large boat, measuring % feet in ex-
trcme length, feet 8 inches in breadth, 2
feet inches in depth. The markings on her
stern were-XxII. w. Con. N6l, APR. Is4.
II appears that the fore part of the stem had
been cut away, probably to reduce weight,
and part of the letters and figures removed.
An oak sledge under the boat, % feet 4inches
long, and feet wide six paddles, about
sixty ,fathoms of deep-sea lead line, ammuni-
tion, four cakes of navy chocolate, shoemak-
er's box with implements complete, small
quantities of tobacco, a small pair of very
stout shooting boots, pair of very heavy
iron-shod knee boots and shoes-in all seven
or eight pair, two rolls of sheet lead, elm
tingles for repairing the boats. nails of various
sizes for boat, and sledge irons, three small
axes, a broken saw leathereover of sextant
case, chaiu-cable punch. silk handkerchief,
(black, white and colored,) towel, sponge,
toothbrush, bair-comb, macintosh gun
cover. (marked in paint 4" A. IL, W Irvine, files,
knives, a small worsted work slipper, lined
with calf skin, bound with red ribbon: a
great quantity of clothing, and wolfskin
robe {; part of boats sail of No. 8 canvass,
whale line rope with yellow mark, "a iron
stanchions 50 inches high, for supporting a
weather cloth round the boat; stanchion
IT. 9 in. above the gunwale.
FOUND ABOUT ROSS cAIRN, on POINT VICTORY.
A six-inch diss circle by Robinson, marked
%. A case of medicines. consisting of %
small bottles, canister of pills, ointment
plaster, oiled silk, &C., two foot rule, two
Joints of the cleaning rod of a gun, and a
small copper spindle, probably for dog-vanes
of boats. The circular brass plate broke ont
of wooden gun case. and engraved &C II.
Ormer, r. N" The field glass and German
silver top of two foot telescope, a coffee
canister piece of brass curtain rod. The
record tin--the record dated 25th of April,
1s4s-has been takeu out. A six inch double
frame sextant, on which the owners name is
engraved, "Frederick Horribly, r. NJ Near
the same place was found stocking marked
wv" green, and fragment of one mark d
wv s."
RELICS OBTAINED FROM THE BooTHIAN EsoUI-
NAUx, NEAR THE MAGNETIC POLE, IN MARCH
AND APRIL, 1859.
Seven knives made by the natives ont of
materials obtained from the last expedition
one knife without handle, one spear-bead
and staff (the latter was broken off, two files,
large spoon or scoop, the handle of pine or
bone, the bowl of musk OK horn. six silver
spoons and forks, the property of Sir John
A@iNutS. II. uc lSCOIHJH anu Il dlI-
holme A. M'Donald. assistant surgeon, and
Lieut.. + Couch supposed from the initial
letter L. and crest q lions head a small por-
ton of gold watch chain, broken piece of
ornamental work apparently silver gilt, a
few small naval an other metal buttons, a
SILVER medal obtained by Mr. M'Donald as a
prize for superior attachments at "a medical
examination in Edinburg. April, 1888, some
bows and arrows in which wood, iron or cop
per has been used in the construction-of no
other interest.
REMARKS UPON THESE ARTICLES.
The spear staff measures feet inches in
length, and appears to have been part of a
life boats sail it measured, (before bein g
partially rounded to adapt it to its present
use), about IL by IL inches, is made of Eng
lish oak, aud upon the side has been painted
white over green. The spear head is of
steel, riyeted to two pieces of hoop, with
bone between and dashed on to the staff.
The rivets are Ofcopper nails. The native who
sold it said he himself got il from the boat
in the Fresh river. Another sp,ar of the san Q
kind was seen. The knives are made either
of iron or steel rivetted to two strips of
hoop, between which the handle of wood is
inserted, and rivets passed through. securing
them together. The rivets are almost all
made out of copper nails, such as would be
which have been examined do not bear the
Government mark. 1t is probable that the
most OF the boats OF the Erebus and Terror
were built by contract, and therefore wOnld
not have the broad arrow stamped upon their
iron and copper work. One small knife ap-
pears to have been a surgical instrument. A
large knife, obtained in April bears some
marking, such as a sword or cntlass might
have. The man who sold ii said he bought
II frop har hO EaI 10 ,ho 10
where the ship was driven ashore by the ice,
and where the white people had thrown it
away; it was then about as long as his arm
This was the first information he received oil
one of the ships being 1driited on ashore
One knife and one file are stamped with the
broad arrow. The handles are variousIy
composed of oak. ash, pine. mahogany, elm
and bone. The spoons and forks were readi-
ly sold for few needles each, also the but
tons which they wore as ornaments on their
dresses. Bows and arrows were readily ex
changed for knives. Previously to the
stranding on the neighboring shore of the
last expedition, these people must have beep
almost destitute of wood or iron. Some
of them had even got only bone knives
spear points. Some of r sledges were
seen, consisting of two rolls of seal skin
hattened and frozen, TO serve as runners
and connected together by cross bars Of
many i1OIt huiNcS, none ana out
tons, similar to those brought away might
have been obtained, but no personal or inn
pOrtant relics.
CAPE NORTON, UPON THE EAST COAST OF KING
WILLIAMS ISLAND, MAY. 1859.
Two tablespoons; upon one is scratched
W. W, on the other W. G.; these bear the
Franklin crest; two table forks, one hearing
the Franklin crest, the other is also crested
probably Capt. CroZier's-silversmiths name
is L. West; two teaspoons-one engraved A
NJ. ID. "a. NJ Donald), the other bears the Fair
holme crest and motto; handle of dessert
knife, into which bad been inserted razor
(since broken Off by Mllikin, Strand: but.
tons, wood and iron were here in abundance
but rs enough of these bad already been OBJ
tanned, no more were purchased.
Enclosed are copies of original papers
found by Capt. McClintock on Prince OF
Wales Island:
. of May, 1857.
Her Majestv's ships, Erebus and Terror. wintcred
IN the zee in latitude 10 deg min. long 9S deg rs
mil. W.
Having wintered in 1867 at Beechy Island, in
Ia. - deg - min rs sec y lou 81 deg. 80 min rs
sec W after ascending Wellington Channel tn lat. IL
Island. Z" ri
- Sir John Frank lin commanding the Expedition.
All well. Whoever finds this PAPER is requested
70 forward it D. the Secretiry the Admiralty, Lon
don, with note "f the time and place at which Il was
found, II more deliver for that
purpose to the British Consul at the nearest port
The same in French, Spanish, Dutch,
Danish and German.
- Left the ships Monday, the oath of May, ls4T the
party consisting Of two officers and six men.
&c NJ. GOAE. Lieutenant.
"CHAS. F. DIS. vOcUX, Mate"
The words "wintered in 1876 AZ at Beechey
Island should he " in 1915 46," as in 1876
Al they were beset in the ice; aud ships
abandoned in April, ls4s. The same mistake
occurs in both papers