The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-10-26

cd and cooked; there was ammunition in |
abundance. also thirty or. forty pounds Of
chocolate, some tea aud tobacco. Fuel was
not wanting "a drift tree lay within one hun-
dred Yards Of the boat. Many very inter-
esting relics were brought away by Lieut.
Ilobson. and some few by myself.
On the 5th Of Iune reached Point Victo-
~ without having fnand anything further.
The clothing, &c., was again examined for
documents, note books. &c. without success
Ia record placed in the cairn. aud another
buried ten feet true north of it.
The shore Of King Williams Island, be.
tween It's north and west extremes. Capes
Felix and Crozier. has not been visited by
the Esluimaux since the abandonment OF the
Erehus and Terror. as the cairns and ar
ticles lying strewed about, which are in their
eyes Of priceless value. remained untouched.
II the wreck still remains visible, it pro-
bable she lies upon some Of the of-lylng
islets to the southwark, between Capes Gro.
zier and Herschei.
On the 2Sth of June Capt. Young and his
party returned. having completed their por.
ton Of the search. by which the insularity
of the Prince Of Wales Land was determin-
ed, and tie coast line intervening between
the extreme points reached BY Leats. Os-
horne and Browne discovered; also, between
Bellot Strait and Sir James Ross furthest
in l849 at Four River Bay.
Fearing that his provisions might not last
out the requisite period, Capt. Young sent
back four OF his men, aud for forty days
ljUurneyed on through fogs and gales with
but one man aud the dogs, building snow
hut each night. But few men could stand 50
long a continuance Of labor and priyation,
and its effect upon Capt. Young was palnful'
y evident.
Lieut.. Ilobson was Unable to stand with.
out assistance upon his return on board. He
was not in good health when he commenced
his long Journey, and the sudden severe ex.
posure brought on serious attack Of scuryy /;
vet he also most ably completed his work !;
and such facts win more clearly eyince the
anAinching spirit with which the object OF
our voyage has been pdrsued in these de.
tachrd duties than any praise Of mine.
We were now at length all on board again.
As there were some slight cases Of scuryy,
all our treasured resources Of Burton ale,
lemon juice. and fresh animal food were put
into requisltion 50 that, in comparatively
short time, all were restored to sound health
4 During our sni0urn in Port Kennedy We
A we're twice called upon to follow shipmate
to the grave. Mr.. Geo. Brands. engineer
died Of apoplexy on the 9Th Of November
1858. He had been out deer shooting seve
raj hours that day. and appeared in excel
lent health. On the i4th Of June, 1889
J. Thomas Blackwell, ships steward. died Q
], scuryy. This man had served in two Of tn
former searching expeditions.
The summer proved warm one. w
were able 10 start upon our homeward yoy
. age on the 9Th OF August.
: From all that can be cleaned from the re
cord paper, aud the evidence afforded By IN
BRAT, and various articles Of clothing an
T equipment discovered. it appears that III
J abandonment Of the Erebus and Terror ha
fort exerted during the third winter to rem
. der the travelling equipments complete
, IL is much to be apprehended that diseas
had greatly reduced the strength of all o
board, far more perhaps than they them
: selves were aware Of. The distance, b
! .ledge route, from the ships when abandon
!. ed. TO the boat, IS 65 geographical miles,
The most perfect order seems TO have exisl
! ed throughout.
: This report woali be incomplete did nc
} mention the obligations have been laid IN
der 10 'he COMPANIONS of ny voyage. bot
Z officers and men. BY their Jealous and uE
varying support throughout. A FEELING ,
b entire devotion to the cause which Lad
r Franklin has 80 nobly sustained. and fri
!. determination 70 effect all that men eOai
/. DO. seems 10 have supported them throug
! every difficulty. Will less 81 this enthu.i
! a.iic spirit AMI cheerful obedience 10 ever
F. command. our small number twenty tire
! IN all would not have suiiieed for the sue
; eessful performance Of 50 grelt work.
4 +. |. MccLINT0CK. Captain X. ".
{ Cnmd's The Final Searching Expedite
e Yacht Foz, n. y. s., or The Isle u wiEh
(. September 81, 1853.
4 Here follows long account. filling ts
columns. Of the many articles discovered
\ consisting u clothing. books. pocket.kniy
D silver spuuns and Inrks, &c. Some Of the.
] bear Sir John Frsnkiin's initials anil crest
5 others the initials Of other officers and men
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