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THE FRANKLIN EXPEDITION 453
them that all these had come from a boat which had belonged
to white men who had died of starvation. Unfortunately
the expedition had no interpreter and the party could not
cross over to King William's Land from Point Ogle owing
to the drifting ice and the frailty of their craft. A close
search for ten days in that neighbourhood failed to afford
any additional informtaion, nor did they find a record of
any kind.
" On the return of Anderson with this rather indefinite
confirmation of Rae's Eskimo report, the Admiralty considered
the fate of Franklin determined, and consequently
awarded to Dr. Rae and his men ten thousand pounds
sterling, which had been the offered reward to any one setting
at rest the fate of Sir John and his companions, which had
now been done indirectly. Thus ended the exertions of the
British Admiralty to determine the exact fate and extend
succour to the unfortunate members of its official expedition
for the discovery of the North- West Passage. It remained
for a wife's devotion, however, at private expense, to ascertain
that which the Government of Great Britain acknowledged
was its duty, but which its officialism was unable or unwilling
to accomplish."
As the British Government declined to incur further expense,
or risk any more brave lives in what they viewed as a
hopeless course, Lady Franklin resolved to spend all her
available means ( already much exhausted by her own several
independent search expeditions) in a thorough exploration
of the limited area to which the search must now be restricted.
In this final attempt, however, she was handsomely assisted
by many naval men, and was fortunate in securing for this
important duty Captain ( later Admiral Sir Leopold) McClintock,
who had signally distinguished himself under Ross,
Austin and Kellett. On 1st July, 18 57, McClintock sailed
from Aberdeen in command of the steam yacht Fox, of but
170 tons burthen, with two energetic and experienced assistants—
Captain Allen Young and Lieut. W. R. Hobson, R. N.
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| OCR | THE FRANKLIN EXPEDITION 453 them that all these had come from a boat which had belonged to white men who had died of starvation. Unfortunately the expedition had no interpreter and the party could not cross over to King William's Land from Point Ogle owing to the drifting ice and the frailty of their craft. A close search for ten days in that neighbourhood failed to afford any additional informtaion, nor did they find a record of any kind. " On the return of Anderson with this rather indefinite confirmation of Rae's Eskimo report, the Admiralty considered the fate of Franklin determined, and consequently awarded to Dr. Rae and his men ten thousand pounds sterling, which had been the offered reward to any one setting at rest the fate of Sir John and his companions, which had now been done indirectly. Thus ended the exertions of the British Admiralty to determine the exact fate and extend succour to the unfortunate members of its official expedition for the discovery of the North- West Passage. It remained for a wife's devotion, however, at private expense, to ascertain that which the Government of Great Britain acknowledged was its duty, but which its officialism was unable or unwilling to accomplish." As the British Government declined to incur further expense, or risk any more brave lives in what they viewed as a hopeless course, Lady Franklin resolved to spend all her available means ( already much exhausted by her own several independent search expeditions) in a thorough exploration of the limited area to which the search must now be restricted. In this final attempt, however, she was handsomely assisted by many naval men, and was fortunate in securing for this important duty Captain ( later Admiral Sir Leopold) McClintock, who had signally distinguished himself under Ross, Austin and Kellett. On 1st July, 18 57, McClintock sailed from Aberdeen in command of the steam yacht Fox, of but 170 tons burthen, with two energetic and experienced assistants— Captain Allen Young and Lieut. W. R. Hobson, R. N. |
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