The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-10-14
Sir John Frauklia's Expedition
Tae Relics of the Lost VOyasers

Cipt. VI :Cl,at'c<. seat OF. 10 the Arctic
seas By hAdy FRANK in, in scar n OF Sir joan
traukIa and his unfortunate c0ural3s As
stted on Saturday asst, a zee I'D was found
b The Officers Of the Fox, at Point Victory
upon the northw at coast Of kias Will
Han's Island, dated Apri. %, 1913, and
signed BY Captains Crozier and Fitzj,mes,
t-'n which it was asce-taiaai that + Ma
JESUS ships sre5as and Terror (Sir Joha
traakl,u's sh;ps) were abandoned on April.
IL. lS4S, ia the ice, five leagues to the n. n
W.; that the survivors, ia Ill amounting to
los souls, under tn. Command OF Captain
Crozler, wers prose- ing to the Great Fish
RIVER. and that SIR John Franklin had died
on June IL, ls.7, Capt. McClintock gives
a m;aute sccoaat ia, searches mad by
his men, and ADDS:
The ton.w;s1 d'str oeS what was found ga
tue Sth Of May; "iust Of our information
aas received ,tpm All Intelligent old woman;
sa- said il Vas on the tall of the year that
the ship WAS forced ashore many of the
white men dropped by the way, as they
'-ut towards The Great Fiji River; but
ais ~ s sn!y kaown to them in the winner
!ot,o ing whtn their bodies were d sewer.
I'D
Fa-,aey discoveries were subsequently,
made.
"Reesoss!ns ;as Strait to King Williams
SAM W. Continued the examination of lis
southeGu shO7e without success uatil the 2lh
II Ma shel 40 I. TEN mills eastward Of
Ei9e Hsrs:le., b!eached skeleton Vas
found, afouai "hi,h lay tr4sm nts of Ea.o-
Jean clotaing. Upon carefully r.myviuy
ina suow small Poczst-book was .ornd coz
aiming few letters-these, although much
iecayed, may yet be deciphersd Judging
rom the remains Of bis dress this uuf0rtu-
aate young man was a steward or officers
servant, and bis position exactly verified the
Esquimaux's assertion that they dropped as
taey walked along"
After relating that near this elacs we're
Quad several cairns, with nothing in them,
lprobi5ly the records, if aug. lad been re-
II we'd ey tue natives tbs records thus
Continues
"0l the Ga Of May Lieutenant Hobsoa
ps ca ID his tent beside large cairn uson
?oIa. Yictory. Lying amongst some loose
st9ata ~a.ca lad fallen from the top OF this
;aru vac found small tin Case containing
record, rae substance of which is briefly as
- lows: -'Elis caira was built bv the
tAAts1 "a t'-bittVdt upOl tlS assumed site
u James Ross pillar. which had not been
toVad. The Eceous aad Terror spent their
5! w;ntet at Beechy isadd after having
assembled Wellington Channel to lat. ~ \.
and returned by sia west side Of Cornw lil;s
ia and. Ga the l3:h OF september 1916
tnay " .re 81 in a.: 10 05 \ ana long.
923 w.
-. Fraa&lia died on tle iltd Of Juas,
1901 Ca toe ~ April 1913. il4 ships
Se-e lbAadoaed nVe ieagu. 5 to h \. y. W
u PoIns Victory, and toe Survivors, l05 in
uumoer, inded here under tae Command o;
,ptaln C-ozier.
This paper vas dated 25th Apr;., l343, and
upla tae following day they intended to
.-i-t t'r "a u eat fiSa river. Tae total
~ oy deatss n The expedition up - I his
/, vas ala. officers ami ntee1 mea. A
vast quantity OF clothing aad s:or!s of all
'p'rs lay st~ewed about, as il h4re every
''f,',e was thrown away which could posi-
b be dispensed wita-picSaxes, shovels,
b 1't', cooking utensils, iron work, rope,
blocks canvas, dip circle, sextaat ex-
gray ID "Frederick hornby. L. ~" small
me iicine chest, oars, &c
"a fey miles southwark, across Back bay,
4 second record was found, having been de-
posted by Lieutenant Gore and NJ des veux
ia Nay..S4l 1t afforded 40 ad iitiona iafor-
nation.
4" " hen il Lar. 60 deg. % n, aai long. 90
tx. u W., we came to large boat, discov-
= Ell by lieutenant Hobson a few days pre-
vIously, as bis notice informed me. 1t sp-
9sars that tais boat had been intended for the
ascent of the Fish river, and was abandoned
i9parently GA return journey to the ships,
the sledge upon which she was mounted be-
Ia. pointed 10 that direction. She measured |
3 feat in length by IA feet wide, was most
carefully fitted, aud made as light as posi-
bic, bat the sledgs was OF soi1 oak, and a.!
mo;t As heavy as the boat.
"a large quantity of clothing was found
within her, also two human ske.etons One
OF tl-ss lay in the after part of the bat IN
der pile Of clothing; the other, which was
uucl more disturbed, probably by anina.s,
vas found in the bow. Five pocket watches
few reiigious books were also found, but no
lnar naIs peck books or even names upon any
a cIcIe Of clothing. Two double barrel guns
s-'o1 upright against the boats side, pre-
Z .seiy as they had been placed eleven years
b 'pce One barrel in each was loaded and
Co -A.d. there was ammunition ia abundance
a some 80 lbs. or 40 lbs, o. chocolate, some
tei, ano tobacco. Fuel was not wanting;
drItc tree lay within one hundred yards of
the boat"
Ctptain M'Blintoc6 says, from a.. tina! caa
evia4ace afforded by tine boat and variou! ar
co.es Of clothing and equipment discovered,
i. appears that the abandonment: o! the Ere
Gus and Terror had been deliberately arrang-
e laai every effort exerted during the third
" inter to render the travelling equipment
complete. 1t is much to be apprehended
thar aisease had greatly reduced the strength
of all on board, tar more, perhaps than they
themselves were aware Of.
the officers and crew of the Fox, during
the expedition, suffered severely from the
cold weather and scurvy,an lost an engineer
and steward, one of whom had been on two
previous searching expeditions. At Cape
loC5 the natives readily recognised Mr.. Pet
erson, the Interpreter, formerly knowA to
them in the Grinaell exp edition under Dr.,
Kane.
Al6emar!e Len - MIR. Daniel Il. Losdon,of
Richmond, addressed the people of Albemar-
lie on Monday last, upon the subject of direct