Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-10-20

VIII gam IL All cAttn>iNc popHidItf -
IL has also another claim upon our no.
tice: while it is neither Democratic
nor Republican, Evangelical nor Het-
erodox. it is every where and eminent
" American. As such we welcome
it. and trust that it may find support
ers. not only as noble undertaking
in itself. but as an honorable contribu-
ton 10 our National literature.
The Fate of Sir John Franklin as
certained-Thc return Of Lady
Frankiin's Expedition.
The following letter from T. l.. Nc
Clintock. Commander of Lady Frank
Inns Expedition, will be highly inter-
esting TO every body:
From the London Times. Sept. 2s.l
RETURN OF CAPT. M'CLISrocK. r. y.
The Fox screw discovery vessel.
Capt. M'Clintock. r. N. which had
been sent to the Arctic Regions. at the
expense Of Lady Franklin, to discover
traces of the missing expedition. arrv-
cd off the Isle of Wight. on Wednes-
day, Sept. 81. On landing. Capt. NJ
Clintock at once came on by train for
London. bringing with him two cases
containing relics of the long missing
expedition of Sir John Franklin.
We have been favored by the Sec
rotary of the Admiralty with the ac-
companying letter:
YAcHr Fox, r. y. S.
SIR: | beg you will inform the Lords
Commissioners Of the Admiralty Of
the safe return to this country of Lady
Frankln's final searching expedition.
which have had the honor to conduct.
Their lordships will rejoice to hear
that our cndeavors to ascertain the fate
of the Franklin Expedition" have
met with complete success.
At Point Victory. upon the y. w.
coast of King William Island, rec
ord has been found. dated April %.
lS4S, and signed by Capts. Crozier
and Fitzlames. BY it we were inform
ed that her Maic>ty's ships Erebus and
Terror were abandoned on April 22.
ls4S. in the ice. five leagues to the \.
y. W.. and that the survivors. in all
amounting to l05 souls. under the
command of Capt. Crozicr. were pro-
cecding to the Great Fis!. River. Sir
John Franklin had died on June ii,
lS4I.
Many deeply interesting relics of our
lost countrymen have been picked up
upon the western shore of King Will
lam Island. and others obtained from
the E~quimaux. by whom we were in
formed that subsequent to their aban-
donment) one ship was crushed and
sunk by the ice, and the other forced
on shore. where she has ever since re-
NAMED, ailording them an almost in
exhaustible mine of wealth.
Being unable to penetrate beyond
Bellot Straits, the Fox wintercd in
Brentford Bay. and the scarch-inclu-
ding the estuary of the Great Fish
River, and the discovery of 500 miles
of coast line. by which we have united
the explorations of the former search
ing expeditions, to the north and west
of our position. with those of James
Ross. Dease, Simpson. and Rae to the
south--has been performed by sledge
Journeys thi, Spring. conducted by
Lieut. llobson. L. ~, Capt. Allen
Young and myself.
AS "a somewhat detailed report of
our proceedings will doubtless be in
teresting to their lordshipS. it is here
with inclosed, together with chart OF
our discoveries and explorations; and
at the earliest opportunity l will pre-
sent myself at the Admiralty to afford
further information, and lay before
their lordships the record found at
Point Victory.
| have the honor etc.
+. l.. M'CLIxTocK,
Capt II. \.
To the Secretary OF the Admiralty.
Enclosed are copies of original pa
pers found by Capt. M'Clintock on
Prince of Wales Island:
-of May, 1S47.
Her Majesty's ships Erebus and Ter
ror wintered in the ice in lat. 40 deg.
) min.. lon. 90 deg. % min. w.
Having wintered in 1867 at Dee
chey Island. in lat. "a deg 43 min.
rs sec. N. 81 deg. 39.min. 10 sec. w.
after ascending Wellington Channel
to lat. - deg. and returning by the
west side of CORVALLIS Island.
SIR JONI Franklin.
All well. Commanding Exp.
Whoever finds this paper is request
ell to forward it to the Secretary of
the Admiralty. London. with u note
of the time and place at which it was
found. or. if more convenient. to de-
liver i, for that purpose to the British
Consul at the nearest port.
The same in French.
The same in Spanish.
The same in Dutch.
The same in Danish.
The same in German.
Left the ships Monday the oath day
of May. lS47. the party consisting OF
two officers and six men.
e.. VI. GORE, Lieut..
Buchanan.s Libel Suit.