The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-10-10
Sir John Franklin and His Men-The
Arctic Mystery Revealed,

Sir JOIN FRANKLIN, the celebrated COM
mander in the British Navy, whose heroic
adventures, perils, and finally tragic death in
the arctic regions has excited the deep SYM
rathy of the Christian world, and especially
the active enterprise Of the GRINNELLs, KANEs,
HARrsTEYEs and Lieutenant SINNs, of the
United States, was born at Spilsby, lincoln
shire, England, in 1885; and by recent ad
vices died in 1s47. For forty-seven years his
home was upon the rolling deep. He took
part under Lord NELSON in the battle of Ira
falgar when he was but nineteen years old,
and the most Of the last thirty years of his
life was devoted to favorite project Of add
ing to his personal renown, the honor of Great
Britain, and the commercial interests of the
world, by discovering a Northwest passage
from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. He
has fallen martyr to his zeal for science
and in the discharge of duty. The great un-
certainty as to his fate is now cleared up,
and we trust breathing spell may be given
the world as to this supposed "opcn sea"
route to China.
There is q route to the East Indies across
The United States which should at once be
vigorously undertaken, and double, per-
haps treble, avenue Of railroads TO the Pacific
would afford an cir line route and speedy COM
munication from Europeto China and India,
overland. .....
HIS FIRST EXPEDITION. >
Sir JOHN FRANKLIN, in 1919, headed an
expedition overland from Hudsons Bay to the
Arctic Ocean. After encountering great hard
ships, and very frequently at the point Of
death from hunger and fatigue, he reached
homs in October 1922.
HIS SECOND EXPEDITION.
lie embarked at Liverpool, February 1925,
and, after encountering great hardships, the
moving masses Of ice forced the heroic sailors
to retrace their steps. He returned to Eng
land in September, 1927.
HIS LAST EXPEDITION. ..
This was undertaken on the Goth Of May,
1S45, in two ships-the Erebus and Terror.
The official instructions to Sir JOHN FRANKLls
were to proceed as far up Daviss Strait as
possible, thence to Bafiins Bay and Lancaster
Sound, thence to Cape Walker, thence South
and West to Behring's Strait, and, should hc
reach the Pacific, to proceed to the Sandwich
Islands.
HIS UNFoRTUNATE COMPANIONS. tr
The following is list Of those whose fate Is
linked with that Of the brave commander
The Erebus.-Sir John Franklin, Captain;
James Ntjames, Commander; Graham Gore
Henry T. D. LIE Vescorite, James William
Fairholme, Lieutenants; Chas. F. Des vaux
Robert 0. Sargent, E. Couch, Mates; H. F.
Collins, Second Master; Stephen S. Stanley
surgeon; IL. D. Goodsir, Assistant Surgeon
James Read, Ice Master. With the abov.
named there were twelve warrant and petit,
officers and Afty.eight seamen and Marines
total, seventy.
The Tcrror.--Francis Rawdon NJ. Crozier
Captain; Edward Little, g. II. Hodgdon, j oh,
Irving, Leutenants; Frederick Hornby anc
Robert Thomas, Mates; Thomas Banky, Ic
Master; G. A. Maclean, Second Master: j.
Psddie, Surgeon; Alexander Mcdonald, AS
sirtant Surgeon; j. II. Helpman, Clerk il
Charge. With the above named, there wer
eleven warrant and petty officers and fifty
seven seamon and marines-total sixty-eigh,
Both vessels, one hundred and thirty-eight.
sIRsr NEssAGE-ARE rHEY ANXIOUS AT HOME?
Writing to Col. SAbNE from Whale-fsl
Island, under date Of July Q, 1s45, he says:
~ hope my dear wife and daughter will no
bc over anxious If we should not return by th
time we have fixed upon; but beg of you /
give thom the benefit Of your advice an
experience whom that time arrives, for yo
know that, even after the second winter, with
out success in our object, we should wish /
try some other channel, il the state Of ou
pSosiotons and health OF the crew Justify IT,"
a' PEW WORDS PROM CAPT. cRoNER.
Tn last letter received from Captain CRo
szus expressed the hope that he may bo zen
home through Siberia from Behring's Strait
and adds, "Gst through, I firmly believe "
shall"