The New York herald., 1875-10-21

there while all was WELL and which runs as foows:-
2SrH OF MAY, 1s47
H. M ships Erobus and Terror wntered in the
ice in lat. 20 deg. 05 min. N, Ion. 9S deg rs
min. W. Having wintered in 1S46-7 at Bcechy
Island, in LAT "a deg 43 min. 2S sec. N, Ion.
81 deg. 80 min. 15 W., after having assembled
Wellington Channel 70 lat u deg and returned by
the west side Of CORVALLIS Island Sir John Franklin
commanding the expedition. All well. Party consist
ing Of officers and left the ships on Mon
day, 2lth May 1S47
GM. GORE, Lieutenant
CHARLES r. DES yoEUX Mate
FURTHER RELICS FRANKLIN
In this main the document there is an error Of
date, shown by the subsequent record previously
quoted wherein il is stated that the Erebus Terror
wntered at Bocchy Island in ls467 The correct date
ofthat wntering at Beechy Island was 1856
After leaving the ships and depostng the record we
know nothing Of the sadly unfortunate party,
except the traces already alluded TO- brought by Dr.
Rae, and boat mounted on found by McClin-
took, drawn up low point Of land, with two skee-
tons in it and two rifles leaning against its side.
This is all that found, except a few relics
who spent several years in the search He found no
additional records, but he became satisfied from in
formation received through the natives Of the exact
locality Of all the books papers and documents relating
to the expedition. These were reported as being
buried BY tho retrcatng party in stone
carn on the southwest coast or King VIII
lam's Land and the locality, it was thought
could be reached To obtain these records would be
an important achievement and would clear up all
mystery concerning this ilstarred expedition A
large reward for their recovery offered by late
Lady Franklin, whose ndeiatgable zeal and devotion
50 long kept the search in active operation.
THE PANDoEAs MISSION.
It manly, l understand, TO these
records that the HERALD, Lady Franklin and Captain
Young jointly fitted out the Pandora whose
course we have traced 20 Barrow Straits
Instead Of following the course OF Captain
McCnntock down Prince Regent Inlet the Pandora
that when on the west side Of Prince OF Wales Land
they met with fine weather ''Westn should there read
''cast and in order to further make the despatch
tellgibe, it should be stated that the Pandora was
going for, and not from, King williams Land Ro-
qucttc Island mentioned in the despatch is in Peel
Sound, nearly opposite Bellot Straits, again men.
toned, and beyond which they could not pass to
any considerable distance because OF the heavy
pack ice Inio this 'pacI" Sir John Franklin
penetrated in 1916 and succeeded in reaching within
fifty miles ofvictora Strait which had been previously
navigated with boats, and which, if once reached,
would doubtless have led the way the Pacific and the
accomplishment Of the long sought-for Northwest
Passage.
CAPTAIN YouSG's COURSE
There is no doubt that Captain Young did wisely in
not entering this 'packn The fate OF Franklin would
have been his, in all human probability There was
nothing left for him, therefore, but TO search with
sledges or retreat andsincc the distance from King
Williams Land was great to admit OF
any chance OF success by the former
method without wintering in the ice and scdging SO
far as appears being down in the plans-it was
doubt, the part Of wisdom, seamanship and safety
adopt the latter alternative But wisdom, scamanshp
and safety are matters for which men have usually
been famous in connection with Arctic navigation.
DeHaven was called the "Mad Yankee" for his rcck-
less disregard OF his ships bows and reckessncss
hardly less the characteristic Of corsair than Of
Arctic voyagcr Hence Il Is that the Pandora brings
US no results further than the record Of
a bold and spirited dash. But TO find
what was sought for required different course OF ac-
ton In order 20 accomplish anything new in that
winter should be passed there AS for wntering there
now, is great hardship further than it dcprves
ono the society Of friends the exctements OF the
great world But is is healthy and has its peculiar
may be there IS no particular risk or discomfort
attending it further than what falls to the
lot Of a soldier ordinary campaign. It does not
seem, as is much to be regretted, that know
than did before; has anything apparently been
added 10 the geography or science Of the extensive
region travcrsed OF course ] do not know anything
about Captain Youngs instructions; but, since believe
that nothing further can be found ont
covering the romantic history OF the Erebus
and Terror without minute search WITH
sledges, | must express my regret that while
there the Pandora was not pnt into a
safe winter harbor September the date Of her turn
inc back and every Of the coast Of King Williams
Land carefully searched for what they went after and
for information OF scientific character which all
magnetic Pole In 1sl7 Captain Scorsby reached lati-
tudo 81 deg so mis- tn the Spitzbergou Sea, dnd-
ing everything open before him, and he
had no doubt that he might have
his whale ship, and duty TO his employers re
irnd thnl ho ahnnlh rninrn ennth cinnn n thn an.