New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-11

AAiaAd endesvoriDg TO save his men from terrible
death b. perilOus retreat.
On the SOth Of May, the party came upon anoth-
eR nAe1BnchOly relic, which HObsOn had found few
Says before. This was large boat containing
vast quantity Of tattered clothing. But not
single article bore the name Of its former
Swper. Tho party was traps6Sed with awe,
when they discovered in the boat 6 portion Of
tive human skeletons. One was that Of
slight young person; tho other Of large
StrODgly.made, middle-aged man. The former was
found in the bow of the boat, but in SO disturbed
state that il could not be told whether the sufferer
had died there; large and powerful animals, prob
ably wolves, had deyOured much Of this skeleton,
which may have been that of an officer. Near it
were found the fragment Of pair of worked slip
perS, and q pair of small, strong shooting half
boots. The other skeleton was in a somewhat
more perfect state, and was enyelOped with clothes
and fuTs. Close besdeit, were found FIVE watches;
and there were two dOuble-barreled guns-One
barrel in each loaded and cOcked-Standing muEzle
upward against the boats side. Five or ak small
books were found, all of them Scriptural or deyO-
tiOnsl works, except the "Vicar of Wakefield"
Among the great quantity Of clothing, there were
seven OF eight pairs Of boots Of various kinds, sin
handkerehiefs, soap sponge, toothbrush, and hair
combs. Beside these, were found Irvine, nails,
Jaws, files, bristles, wax-ends, saimakers palms,
powder, bullets, shot, cartridges, wads, leather
cartridge knives Of different kinds, needle and
thread-cases slow match, several bsyOnet scab-
bards cut down into knife-sheaths two rolls of
sheet-lead, and an immense variety OF other art-
cles, fox the most part, such as modern sledge-
drivers would consider useless accumulation, and
very likely to break down the strength of the crews
The only provisions in the boat were tea and
cbOeOlate-no biscuit nor meat OF any kind. A
portion Of tobacco, and an empty pemmican tin
were discovered. In the after part Of the boat
were twentysix pieces Of plate, of which eight bore
the crest of Sir John Franklin.
The position of this abandoned boat was about
50 miles, as q sledge would travel, from Point
Victory IS miles from the position of the ships, 20
miles from the skeleton of the steward, and $50
miles from Montreal Island. 1t is supposed BY
Captain Bi'CEntock that their boat was returning
70 the ship; that the party were unable to drag it
any further; and that these two men, not being able
to keep pace with their shipmates, were LEFT by
them, supplied with such provisions as could be
spared, TO last until the return Of the Others from
the chip with fresh stock.
The other relics of the expedition were Of incon-
siderable importance, and by the middle Of July,
tbe brave little yacht which had endured the trial of
two successive Winters in Arctic ice Yves nearly
ready for sea on her hOmeward voyage. 1t was
not however, until the 2lst of August, that she
succeeded in fully escaping from her imprisonment
and once more gaining the open sea- The voyage
from Greenland was made in 10 days, and on the
2Oth September, the Fox, and her intrepid officers
and crew arrived in.tbs Enghsh Channel.
The result of Sir John FrRnklin'S explorations,
according 10 Sir ROderiek MurchisOn, was Is fol-
lows: He sseended Wellington Channel then an
unknown sea, TO 10 n. lat, more northern lat
tude in this meridian than that attained long after
ward IN ships by Sir Edward Beleher, and much
70 tie north Of the points reached by Penny and
De Haven. Next, he navigated round COrnwsllis's
Land, which he thus proved to be an island. The
discovery Of nayigsbls channel throughout be
tween CORVALLIS and Bathurst Islands, though
made in the very Summer he left England, has to
this day remained unknown to other navlgatOrs.
Franklin then steered TO the southwest, and
probably passing down PeelS Strait in lS46, and
reaching as far at lat. 700 05 n. and long. $50
% W., where the ships were beset it is clear
that be, who, with Others, had previously ascer-
tanned the existence Of channel along the north
coast Of America, with which the sea, wherein he
sound bis grave, communicated, was the first real
discover Of the Northwest passage. This fact,
therefore, must DO inscribed on the monument OF
Franklin
The narrative, of which we have thus given a
slight abstract is written with modest simplicity,
which rejects high honor on the personal character
OF the author, while the record Of his acts presents
brilliant illustration of his practical energy and
courage. The volume abeunds with vigorous and
graphic descriptions Of Arctic scenery, animated
aketches of the appearance and customs of the ma
tves, and fresh contributions to the natural history
Of those remote and heayen-fOrsakeR regions.
THE UNDERGRADUATE. No. l. January, 1880. Eew-Hs-
Thomss H. Pease.
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