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u"f"t'H"ate yOuux man ~ss Q steward or ef.
meet sfraht aud hrs posito sxseily v.ri.
ned the E.quimsaIs assertion, tb.s th.
"en IfoPped a. they walked along.
Va ''.chlUg Cape Hefscbsil s-xt dsv ~
'A"'"'d Simpsons tairo, os rather vbss
E@. Dc oi 1t, sbiet 10 Only soss fss. hisA.
sIo tue e'o''al stones have Lesa removed
oy nen 'eekiog something within h,
Nv impression s,tbs time, aad .hich I ,ulI
rets,n' ~, that r.eOrd, wers deposited ,h.,.
~ tho Istrsahbg crews, and sub..ou..sl,
! removed BY the p.iivs..
ner paItiUg from me ., Cape Victoria.
on the 2ssb Of April, Lieuten,u, uoh.o.
Gsds for Cape Felix At. .aor, di,,.pc.
westward OF " be found . large esi,s ara
close to u three small teuts, with Ll,nk.,s
. - S.S'+Ss. 's4 sias' Ss;,e- u .aoo ,sv o. 4
magnetic st.tion. bu, although III. r,i,n
sss dug uuder, aud trench dug all round
u ia distance Of 10 & st, no ree.rd "a. d,.
covered = piece Of hask pspsr vas fold-
ed up uas found n the earn. aud tvs lrsi
en bottles which may, perhaps. have con-
r'nef records, lay beside it among .oms
stones which bad fallen from or the TN
ihe mo.t inisrssiins Of the Articles die
covered here igcludiny boat ensign. mr..
brought away b. Mr. Hos.on. Abou, IT,
l'le. iaritet TO tie soutbvest . small CAIN
~as uui. but neitb-r records nor r.l;,. Or
taiHei About three miles north q poi,,
VICTORY sseoud small cairn "a, ,,x,m;o,a
Gus oaJ bEossa piekaKs aad smp.y CAMS.
ter fiurd
on The 9th Of May Lieutenant Hob.ou
t,'eh'd hts tcnt beside large cairu uoon
ro'"t Victory Lying smour some loose
STONES which had i.li-G from the top Of chi.
eAir"' was ani small tan Ease cou,s, min,
f'e"Ii' the Substance VI ~bich \, brirs9
% o'iows Tbs. csirn "a. bu,lt bv ~.
rhsmn expedition, upon the s.um ed site
" o" james Ross pillar, which had no,
oesh t,u'd. The Errba. ard Terror ,n.nt
.'e" met u'n'er at B.scby Island, after
ns''nf s.ceuded Wellington Ctspu.i 10 IA,
- "'f y snd resuro.d by the west aide
Z" Cor wallis is.aod % the l2,L Sep.
,.meer, 40, th'y ~er. be.e, Ia lat. 10 o5
.1d long. IS - W SIR J,Fr.uklin
aie' 90 tie liih Of June ls47. On th.
:! "' Az ". IoIS the ship. ~ere Abauao,-
sd n'e Iea1aes 10 the n. n. W. Of Pant
'H'"fy SUD he survivors. I05 in number.
.t"1'' neFe enieT th- command OF Captain
.'.t'"r lhs paper sA- dated April rs
and upon tho falI)a'og lay hey 10.
''n'e' 10 ''st' fer te Great Fsh river.
h' f'''i 'v'' by death. ru the expedition
m~n.
A vast qnsu'i.y Of clothing aud store. Of
." so''' LAY s''r~si about, A- if Lsts every
,t"e'e was 'hro"n asay which could posi-.
cy ts d,'PoI'ed With picks1e., sLov,i,,
'ost' cooking a'eH' Is, ifou~orkrop- block.
csn'ass Dip circle . sexisnt engraved
r.. de- be
chest care. &c
y fcs niles sou'hssri, acres. Is Ok B.,.
srcoud o. cord w.s fJund, having be.u DE-.
posted by Lirutessa, Gor.and N De Vpn,
IN My. ist Is afforded DO addition. ii
infor nation
Ltuiensnt Hobson eontinu.d hi. ...,,h
sosil within few day. march Of C.,. H..
sehsil SithcGi finding any ,r.c. sf Al.
wrecks OF the natives. lie I.f fnlI 90,
nation ot b., important discoyerie, for mr..
therefore, when returning norih-.rdb by he
wet shore II King illiam Island hi
the advantage Of kbowips wbs, had ALREADY
bceu found
Soon .i'er leaving C,pe Her.cb.Il tAs ira.
Gee OF ua'ives became less uumerou, and
less recru,. bBd alter roundipp ,L. -,
p"int OF she Island they ceased .iiog.tLs,-
=
terly destitute n vegctstios. Nam.,on.
ts"s. e -biugls -nd low i.i... tj. "a !,
snd teSUnd these ictoria Strait i. so,u,d
"iia heavy sBi impru-irsLls packed ice.
b,n ~ titudr - deg o. y and lonr
% deg - " -e came o. a Iatgs b,,t a..
o"vef'd ey LirutsDaut llob.on lev d.y.
prs'iously as bis notice Informed me IL
appears that tbi. boat had been intended
Tor the ascent of the Fi.h river bu, "a,
abandoned sFpatenily BgoD a return iour.
ney 10 Tho sh'T' the 'icdge upon which she
"a. mounted beng pointed Ia that dire etiop
che meAsuted = feet IN length By "a feet
vide. VS. most carefully 6ttsd and m, de a,
light a. possible, but The s.edge. Vas Of ,o-
ild "sk sDI slmost as heavy a. the boa,
large qusUti'y ~ clothing vas found
~ithin hof. slso ~ bumaB .kelston. onc
OF tee'e lay ia The after part Of the boat
under pile e clothing IN. ether -h,cb
40. much more disturbed, probably by .o,.
mails sss f1und Ia the bOs. Five poe..t
~a'ehs-s qnAHiiiy Of diver spoon. ssd fo,l.
sed ieS feltsi0ss b0Os- we're also foaad
Z cSi L" Jo1thsls pocket. books. or even usm..
I dlon Auy sriicles of olathing T~o-doabIs
bsfrrllri guns stood upright sgainst the
/ bo'ts siic, prscisy.y 81 they bad bess pIaesd
sisSss ytsfs teiofo Dee barrel 90 each
ss' loaded snd ooeksd there ne. snmabi-
, too - sSaudsucr. si.o 30 10 o. 80 h. u
I Cd e'lsie, sefSs tea sbd tobacco Fasl %.
Dot .Aofirg sdrif' tres lay sitbiB one bua.
d'e'i ys's, " the boat
Macy ys'y is,sTss,ns relic, ssEe hsourL,
/ ssss BY Livu saanf liohsoa. and .ops fsv
W mJ.,H 90 the jth u Jase 1 reached
foiSt Victory sntost bsvinR fsabl .sy
tb'-s further The slo,hiog. ~. w.s ss.,e
sts's'ned for docom, Bts. note bsoh. a.
! s"h. nt 'uccss q record placed in th.
os''n. asi asOthef buried . feet true po,,h
I Of o.
A'thibg sofihy q rsmstk oceu,,e4 mo,
my ts'"'o Juorpet 70 ths .hip -btch 90
'ssehed 90 tbs ig's ~ Juus. Gre dsYssf.
I tsf LIrutgHsut il.hson
Tee ah,fs oi kbs WuIsm Isiasd Ls.
I ,prsH - botth sBd Hesl sIifsns.. Cspss
fsiI aad cfaTer hss pot yst bssb visited
! BY 'bc E.quimsut sincs a.. asdoausnt
e 'hs b'sbas sod Tsrss'. - ths % rn. q A
articles b Jirg sifsssd sbout ub,eh az, ia
heir eTss of puo'l,ts value, Tsss,a 40.
tyoohsd
H1-Aboat . bsii dorm ~ our t,,tv
ss'tsL OHs 3asi , y sssoeh 70 ssik stsas
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