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IMapa. platas. charts, ate. may ba filmad at different reduction retios. Those too lerge to be entirely included In one exposure ere filmed beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to right end top to bottom, aa many frames es required. The following diegrams illustrate the method: Les cartes, pien'shes. tableeux. etc., peuvent Atre filmis A des tau k ub rMuction diffirents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour Atra raproduit en un aeul ciich*. 11 est film* A psrtir do I'engie supirleur geuche. do geuche A droite, et de heut en bes. en prenant la nombre d'imeges nAcessaira. Les diag^ammes suivants illustrent la mithoda. 1 2 3 32X 1 2 3 4 5 6 C2 CORRESPONDENCE REHPBCTINa H.M.S. "RESOLUTE," AND THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Presfnied to the House of Commom hij Command of Her Majeslij, in pumuunce of their Address dated May 21 , 1858. LONDON' : FSINTED BT UAKRISU.V .\.N'0 SONS. C^4/^ f / / LIST i)F PAPKUS. No. I. 10. 11. I'.'. 13. 14. 1,0. k;. 18. 19. 'JO. 21. 2;i. •J4. '?.:>. •2G. '27. L'8. 2!). .•5(1. .■u. ;vj. a.-?. 34. 35. 3G. .■!7. 38. 39. 4U. Mr. Cni'iiploii 111 ill.' I'.ul (if ri.iri'iidon .. .. ., Twii I icliiMiri's. Tiic I'.arl 111' (.'l.irriiiliiM 111 Mr. C'r:iiii]ilnii . Mr. I linininiiil in llir l^n ri'liiry tii llir Ailniirally . . ., 'I'Ih' SiiTiMrv 111 liii' \ihnir.ilt\ In Mr. 1 hiiiiini.'ul . The I'.irl 111' C'lari niliiii 111 Mr. ('iMiiiiitiiii . .^lr. ('raiii|itiiii 111 llni 1". ul 111' Cliiriniliiii . ."^iM'ii Iri'losiiri'*. 'I'lii' I'.iirl lit' ( l.irriiiliiii 111 .Mr. ('r;inipliin . .Mr. (■r.iiiiiilim 111 lilt' l'.;irl 111' Chirinilim . Tlu'ir lucl.i>iiiT<. Mr. Ilamniiuiil in tin' Scrri'iiry .o llio Adiiiirally .. Mr. ( 'r.ini|iliiii III llii' l'„irl III' Chiriiiildii ,. Out' Iiu'lii'iiri'. Mr. Ilaiiiiiiiiiiii III ihi- SiiU'lary l" llic AiliiiiMlly .. Mr. Cniiiiiil'iii 111 till' I'.iirl 111' C.'hni'iiilou . Kii'.ir 111. lii^iiiT-^ Mr. Ilaiiiiiiiiml in llw Sn-ri'lary In llif Ailmirally .. ,. 'I'Im' Sfcrclarv In llii' .\ilinirally In .Mr. Ilaninioiitl , ,. 'rill' I'.irl lit' i'lari'iiilnn In .Mr. Crampltiii . I,.'.iiv I'raiiklin 111 lilt' St'trclary In tlio -Xiliiiirally .. OiH' Inrlii-iirr. Mr. l.iinil. V 111 llii' I'.ail III' ('larfiuli)ii .. .. ,, Two liicliisiiri"^. Mr. Ilaimnniid In ilif Sinrplnry In ihc Admiralty .. Mr. l.uiiiIi'N III lilt' I'.arl III' Clarcmltm .. Oiii' liuln.-iirt'. I.ailv I'rankliii in lln' l.nnls Cimimissionors nf llii' .\dmirally ■ Oiii' IiHliisiiir. Sir. I.iiiiili'v In till' Marl nC CTirt-iiiloii Oni' Iiu'lnsiirr. Mr. llainniiMiii In llit- Sicrctary In llit> .XilminiltV .. !\Ir. I.iiinliy III llir I'.arl nf Clari'iidnii Mr. Ilaiiiiiinnil In llit' Sicrilary to the Adiiiirally .. Mr. I.iuiiU'y In llii' I'.arl ot' C'lart'iiiloii Mr. llair.iiinnd In lilt' Sicntary In lilt' .\iliiiiralty .. Till' Si'i-rclary In lln' .Ailinirally In \'iri'-Atliiiiral Sir (i. F. Si'viiinur The Sttrt'lary tn llu' .\iliiiir:illy to Viit'-Ailiiiiral t .laniiary .lannary 14. G 6 I'Vliriiary I'Vbruary 12. 9 10 March February 4, 25, 11 11 March , March 12. 12 12 . March April April . April 27, 4, 9, I.'i. 14 15 ir, IS . June 10. 20 June June 27, IG, 21 21 .lulv 11,- July IC. St'pleniber 2. Si'plcmber 19, September 9, September 26, November 20, December 13. — — December 13, December I.'i, — — December 16, December 27, ■^— December 29, December 30, Janiiarv 20, 1857 .lannary Jaiiiiarv April April 21,' 22, ■ 4, 21,. 24 June 30, 26 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 31 32 32 33 33 33 33 34 34 34 36 38 V.' i'/ r^H^oo RETURN to an Addreu of tlio Ilonounililc tho IIouiio of Cuminoiia, dated May 31, 1858; I'lIRO a s r> c 6 9 10 "Copies (if all Communications l)ct\vcoii I lor iMjijosty's Govormnciit and tlio (lovcrnmeiit of the United Slates, reiutinf^- to tiie iceovery and disposal of iler Majosty'd Ship 'licsolule,' l;cr airi\al in Kn};land, and pirsentation to the Queen ; also, ol' all applirations lor her n-iMn|il(>yni('iiL in Arctic Service from any public bodies or private individn.ils. and of any Letter or Letters addressed to the Admiralty by Lady Franklin, subsccpiently to that bearinj^ date the Uth day of March, 185U : "And, Lists of tho Vessels, whether Knglisli or Aniericai-, to the Olliccrs and Crews of which the Medal for Arctic Service has been issued, incluiling tho boat or laud particH cmph)yed in the Arctic regions." — 11 12 14- 15 15 15 - 20 21 21 - 24 — 29 — 29 — 29 — .-to — 30 — 30 — 30 — 31 — 32 — 32 — 33 — 33 — 33 157 33 — 34 — 34 — 34 — 36 38 No. I. Mr. Cramplon to the Earl of Clarendon. — [Receired January 15, ISfiG.) My Lord, IVaxhim/tcn, Drcemhir 'M, 18;')'). 1 HAVE the honour to inclose the copy of an instruction which I have addressed to Her Majesty's Consul at Boston, directing hiiu to take the necessary legal steps for securing the continuing right of Her Majesty's (jovorninent to Her Majesty's ship "Resolute," wliich was abandoned in the Arctic Seas, but wiiich is now reported to have been brought into the port of New Lon(h)n, in Connecticut, by the captain of an American whaler. I have the honour to inclose an interesting account of ihe circumstances under which this vessel was recovered, which has been publisiied in the American newspapers. 1 have, &c. (Signed) JOHN K. CRAMl'TON. Inclosure 1 in No. 1. Mr. Crampton to Consul Grnttan. Sir, Washington, Decniiher '2i), 18.'')5. I SKK it reported in the American newspapers that Her Majesty's ship " Resolute " has been brought into the port of New London l)y Captain Uuddington, master of the American whaler "ticorge Henry.'' You will, no doubt, have received from Her Majesty's tlovernment a copy of the notice contained in the " Loiulon (iazettc" of the 10th of November, 1854, by which a continuing right is asserted in behalf of the Queen to tiiis vessel, which was abandoned by Captain Sir K. Helcher in the Arctic Seas. A copy of this notice was commui.icated by me to the United States' Govern- ment in December last, and was i)ublished in the oiticial newspa|)er, the " Union," on the 2nd of January. I have now to instruct you to inquire into the truth of the report above mentioned ; and, in case it is confirmed, to take such legal steps as may l)c necessary for establishing the continuii""" •'•"■hf nf Ho,, itininef i.'^ r:»t;ni.»i>w.n<' «,. ti.n ,.r.a^^i :». questii ig right Majesty' kcrninei I'essel on. I have, &c. (Signed) JOHN V. CRAMPTON. [318] B 2 ^C/ffC tiK-loHrl, lier eonihtion, aud Ihc ihtliculties her I'csciierM hati in i>'et(inp; her into {tort. The " Kesohite," ('a|itain Kellctt. it will be recolleeted, was one ol' three rthips — thn " hneslinator." •• As-istancc," and " llesdhite, "— sent out in IH.M), or there ulxnitM, in searcii ni' (lie remains oi'Sir .lolin KranUlin. Some time in the autumn of \xyj, we lielicve. lliey \\ere aliantloned l)\ Sir Kdward Ilelehei in WellingKm Channel, alxiiit latitude 7(i and ltini;itude \)'i\ When foiuid two yars aftcrwanlH, or last Se|iten>l)er, l>y Captain Hutidinntitn. .i j>allant whaler of New London, the " Kcsolute " had dril'ted lhrou;;h Harrow's Strait, liallinN Bay, and into Diivis' Strait, a distaiu-e of 1. ()(•() miles. Our reporter found the '• Kcsolute " at anchtir in the harbour of New London, and iier fortunate lindcr. Captain I'lildin^lon. at his residence in (irotnii. From him the followiiifv intensely interestin};' particulars were obtained : — On the "Jllth of .May last the wiialini;- l)ar(pie '•(leorge Henry,' Captain ilunKM M. Buddinston. set sail from New Loiuion, Connecticut, on a voyaj^c to North- umbcrlnnd Inlet ;iiid Davis" .Straits. The barcpie w as manned with a crew of seventeen men, includinp; the first and second mates. On the Itlhof .lune, and while in latitude ar, Captain Bud(linf>ton encountered, and quite uuexpeetcdiy, t(M), Inrjye liehls of ice, throuj;n which he dared not penetrate. !lowi»ver, wishing io arrive at his destinu- tion us soon as possible, he followed the cdi'e of the " pack," ns he terms it, up north as far as latitude ()7°. .\s the ship was much damas;ed by the iloatini;- ice, Captain Buddington concluded to wear out tiie season here, and accordingly the crew of the barque were employed in catching whales in and about Kseo Bay, with only tolerable luck, however. The llocs are represented as being very extensive, stretching far and wide to tin? north, and completely blocking up the ehaiuiel to Davis' Straits. From the masthead of the "(ieorge Henry " nothing could bo distinguished but m.isses of ice. Kveu with the aid of a telescope, nothing but mountains could be descried in the distance. On the 'iOtli of August, and while olfCape Washingham, in latitude G7 ' north, the ice l)eeame, to a certain extent, penetrable, and the barque was forced thnmgh it in a south-west direction for about l.">() miles. At this time a heavy gale from the north-cast s|)ruug up. which, lasting three days, the "(ieorge Henry" became unnavigable, and was drifted in the lloe in a south-west direction. Captain Buddington saw land, but couhl not say to what continent it l)elonge(l. On the 10th of September, latitude (iT' north, and while in this Held of ice, Captiain Buddington di.scovered a ship in the (iistance,beuringnorth-cast, about twenty miles from Cape !Mcrcy. He iiseended the rigging of his craft, and, K)oking at her through the glass, pronounced her, from her appearance, to be an abandoneci vessel. The head of the stranger appeared to be due east, and during the whole of that day and the one following, the course of the ship did not vary more than a point or so from the east. " We kept gradually nearing «)ne another," as Captain Buddington says, " although I could not exactly say what caused the thing to come about, except, perhaps, the ship may have been struck by a counter current from Oavis' Straits and driven towards us in that manner. For five days we were in sight of one another and continued lodrift towards each other. On the sixth day after making the discovery, and w hen the ship was about seven miles oM', Captain Buddington ordered the two mates and two of the crew to proceed to the abandoned vessel across the packed ice, and after inspcetiug her to return to the barque as soon as practicable. Soon after the departure of the party a south-easter sprung up, and in coiisc- rpienee thereof no communication was had with those on board the ship for two days. As soon as the wind subsided and it was safe for the party to retrace their steps, they left the ship, and after a tedious and hard march arrived on board of the barque in safety. They immediately represented the facts to Captain Buddington, saying that the abaiHloned vessel was Her Britannic M.ijcsty's ship "Resolute." The captain, knowing the history of Sir Kdwanl Belcher's cx|)edition to the Polar Seas, at r of his comrades. A'tcr a hard day's travelling: over ice and throu;;ii pools ol' water, hull' I'rozen, the little parly succcicded in reaching;' the " Itesolute " in pcrrecl sal'ctv. lie commenced Immediately to search the vessel, in order to .isceilain il' she was seawcn-thy. On ilescendiii};' the hold it was i'ound t(t he eniiicK lull nl' water np to the floor of the first deck. The well was then sounded and seven foet of water was discovered (o he in the shi|<. The pumps were then vi^.ile(l ; :ind hein;;- of a new construction, none hut Captain linddini;ton was acipiainte I with llie mode of workinj;' them. One of them, which vv;is a lorce pump of ver\ j;rcat power, was rig{ycd, and the followinfj morning; was f>'ot in workins;' order. X <;an<;' of men were then set to work, and for three d;»ys the ptunp was kepi husy. Koiirtcen hours out of the twenty-four wcmc consumed in thus freeini; the vessel. On the third day all the water was cleared from her iiold. and the atlc.ition of the captain was turned towards extricating the pri/.t; from the dangerous position she was then placed it. The appearance of things on hoard, as represented hy Captain iiuddinnton .when he had leisure to exan>in(r rhc vessel, was doleful in the extreme. Kverythiiig of a niovcalile nature seemed lo In; out of its place, and was in a damaged condition from the immersion in tlu- water. The cahin was strewed with hooks, clothing, preserved meats, interspersed here and there with lumps of i<'c. 'fherc was one thing, however, which struck Captain Huddington as Ijcing very reniarkahle, and for which prohably no satisfactory explanation can he given ; ai\d this was the presence of ice for several feet in thickness on the larhnard side, while there was not a particle on the starboard. The only argument that can be presented to explain this curious freak of the elements is, thai the "Resolute," lying with her head lo the eastward for probably more than a month, received the direct rays of the sun on the starboard quarter, and nowhere v.Uo, ane very plausible and s.'itisfactory lo many, for, to the certain knowledge of v'aptain K., the herd of the "Resolute" never varied from the east for twenty days, notwithstanding she was constantly drifting in a .south-west direction (the course of the pack). There was scareelv anything on board the abandoned vessel that was not more or less destroyed. 'Inhere was a great 1." I. of fuel on board, although, in the course of the search throughout the vess i, :» little coal was discovered in the hold, but the quantity was very small, and en! I'cly inadequate to supply the vessel nn)re than a week. Of provisions there was enough, perhaps, to last a crew of seventy-five men (the number originally carried by the " Resolute") for nine months. The salt meats were the only articles that were at all in a state of preservation. Kverything had gone to decay. Kven the ship's sails, found between decks, were so rotten that the sailors could thrust their lingers through them like so much brown paper. An attempt was subsequently made to rig a topmast studding-sail out of some of the canvass found saturated with water; but it blew out of the gearing and was scattered to the winds like chalf. The lower hold was found to contain the library of one of the officers of the expedition, valued at over a thousand dollars. The books were entirely valueless when discovered by Captain Buddington, and suhseipiently thrown overboard as worthless rubbish. The '• Resolute" being entirely free of water, preparations were made to bring the ship to the United States. Captain B. decided to sail the vessel himself, and accordingly, taking eleven men with him from his own barque, he began in good earnest to release the abandoned vessel from her ice-bonnd situation. The rigging- had to be hauled taut and the sails put in order, before he could venture to start. This job occupied him sometime, but was successfully accomplished. Captain B. was in a great dilemma for proper navigating instruments, and the wherewith to I)riiip hill) lo New l-oiidoii aru-r lioiiip; iclcr\HO«l from tlic iw. His ronipnHHwaM vrry iincci'l.iiii, iiiKJ 111)1 :il all triiMtvvoitliy ; lie \vii'4 willioiit u (■iiioiioiiictor, iiii(i lie hnd no ollur in,i|t or cliiiil Id steer l>\ (liaii ii r()ii"li oiilliiic ol' the jjri'iit North Amrrinu) coa^l, (liauii oil 11 sheet of Inolseap. Willi his lever waleli, u (|iia(lraiit, anil li iniseialili' tompass, the lirave lelhuv hade ailioii to his loitirades in the liamiic '•tieoiic lleniv," and, IniNtiiij;' lo I'roviilriu'o and his e\|ierinifo in those latitiuleH, |)r( |i,iied lo l)ear home the pii/.e ho had so cleverly won. I'lDiii the lime llial ( ajtlaiii Itiidiiiiii^loii took « har<>;LMir tho " Uesolulo," up to (lie null oi' Oelnlxr, j^he i-ontiniied to drive in a suiitli-wesl direeliini with the iia. K o ice, when she succeeded in ;;ellinn' clear. Wishing; to he in company iih ioii^- as possihie with the han|iie, Captain lliiddiii){loii waited on the oiitKidi^ of the Hoe lor three or lour davs, with the hope ol' incctinn' her. hut the vesHels inissed oiiu aiioliier, and did iml meet a;;ain during; the remainder of the cventriil voyage. W'liile iiere waiting for the "(Jeorge Henry," the Uritish hanpie " Alihi " hove in sight, and on lieing signalleil came alongside the " Hesoliite." The iicwh of tlio recovery of the " Hesnhile " was comnuiniealed to Captain Stuart of the HritiHh haiipie. and a |iair of Captain Kellett's epaiileltes, loiind on lioard the ahaiuUincd vessel, w'cn< intrusted to him hy Captain Miiddingtini, with instriietiims to have them lorwanleil to the owner as speedily as possihie. A letter lor the owners of the " (leorge llenrv ." inlorining them ol' what had occurred, was alHo placed in the h.'inds of Captain Smart, who |)roniised to mail it iinmodiately on Iuh arrival in (ireal Uril.iin. [This letter, it appears, reached the owners of the hanpie, at Now London, Cimieeticiil, long l)ctore the " Kesolnte " arrived there.] We now lome to the homeward voyage. Short handed, poorly rigged, and iinlltled lor the long voy.'ige as the " Ucsoliile " was, Captain Hiiddington found it no easy task to hring the ship into |>ort. The hallast tanks had hurst in the hold long hefoiv he came in possession of her, rendering her very light and apt to roll heavily in the trongli of tlie sea. dale after gale was experienced , yet the hrave fel|ir.\ lahonred day and night, and at last was snecessfnl in tiie prais(!wurlliy clFort made to rescue the ahandoned vessel, driving across the month of Norlhiimherland Inlet do.vn lo Cape Kli/.ahctli. The open sea was gained, and on the 20th of Octiiher the homeward voyage was comiiKinoi'd. After a snccessioii of strong gales and head wind.s, the New Lendoii liglilhouse was made on the 2ltli of l)ecenil)cr, and the voyage was succcssfnilv accomplished with credit to all concerned, hut es|)i'el:dly to Cuptain Unddington, for he worked morning, noon, and night. The condition of his hands at present is strong evidence of their Inning reefed sails and hauled taut ropes during the entire voyage. Nodoiiht he must have felt proud wiien. entering tiio harhour of New London, he there safely anchored a valuahlo ship whieh hail heen locked up in the dreary latitudes of the Arctic regions for the spac' iif two year.s. He did feel proud, and jusllv, too, for he had tlic liunuiir of i'ldii'j; another triumph to the well-directed skill and enterpri.so of the New Kngland peo|)le. The " Resolute" now lies anchored in the stream olfthe town of New London, and is the chief ohjeet of attr.-xetion in that ncighhonrhood. She is ahont (UK) tons hiirtiicn, and is huilt in the strongest manner. Her hows .ire sheathed with iron, while her entire frame is coppered, and copper-fastened and holted. The topgallant masts arc down, having, as it is sup|josed, heon used for fuel hy her cominaiHier pre- vious to the ahandoninent. She is very hlnlT in the how s, hnt is a pretty good sailer. Some idea may lie formed of her strength, when our readers are told that she was forced through slieets of ice varying in thickness from live to eight feet, while going ;it the rate of si\- knots per hour. No (Linger was anticipated of her heiiig sunK hy the floes of ice, on account of her great strength. But tiiere was a period in the history of the hriof voyage, when the lives of all on hoard hung hy a thread, .MS it were. ^Vhen a little to the north of the Hanks of Newfoundland, the '' Heso- liite" came in contact witii an iceherg ahouL 150 feet in height, on top of which there was a delached piece of ice of many tons weight, and which the captain expected every moment would tuinhle down upon the vessel, and sink the prize so gallantly ()l)tained. So great was the danger, that the hoats were all in readiness to |)nsh off, should the overhanging glacier l)o prccii>itatcd upon them. However, after a groat deal of careful working and hard lahoiir, the dangerous obstacle was cleared, and the star of success once more shone hrilliantly upon the hardy and intrepid mariners. it is the opinion of Captain Biiddington, that if the crew of the "Resolute" had remained on hoard of her, with the hope of eventually releasing her, they could not wlii had Uiid the not hnvo f-ffrrtod the fnwk any wxmor than it wnn prrformpd l)V *I

, hf thiiikM, tliiit Sir KdwarrI Kflchcr. who had <'nmmnnd of thi' s(|iindr(' • lU'lrd prrlrrlly rii;lil in nlt.'iiidoiiiii^ thn vi-ssfls, umU'i' the cinMiniNtani-cs. Amoiip^ thr aiiiclcH Ibiind (in hoard olthc " UrMohitc" was ri>>j;in(; and anohorn vahicd at 2.(NN) duMaiH, whaliiij; jjrar, fnll suits iT wiiiliT rlntliinj;-, and other tliiti^jH nc(TMsarv lor a voyajjc (u the Polar Seas. As tlicMi arc ;;(mi(Is sidijcrt to dnlv, a CuHtoni-hoiiNo ollirrr Iuin Ihth Htationcd on lio.ird ol' tli<> sliip to look after tixt intorc'sts of Unrh; Sam, until the deslinalion ol the " llesolute" is llnally dollais. The prueeeds of the eriiise will li;ivo to l)e lie seen. At all ev<'nts, (';ipiain l!iid(iiii:;l()M deserves a Nuhstantial token of esteem at their hands for the intrepid and praisr>. worthy part he took in thus reseuin;.;; one of llieir ser\ iee-vcstiols from a loni;- < a|iti- vitv in the Polar rep;ions. No. 2. The Karl of Vlurrmlon to Mr. Crnwptnii. Sir, Farei(jn Offive, Janrntrij 17, is'iO. I IIAVK to inform you that [ approve of the instructions which you addressed to Her Majesty's Consul at HoaIoii, and «>f which you inclose* a copy in yoiu- dcNpatch ol the 'Mni ultimo, directing him to take the necessary le^^a I steps lor Hccurui^ the coiitinuiii<;' rij^ht of Her .M.njesty's (lovernmenl to Her .\Jajesty's ship " Resolute," which is stated t(» have been recovered from the Arctic Seas by the captain of an American whaler, and to h.avo been l)rou<;ht into the port of N<'w London, Connecticut. I am, &c. (vSiffncd) CLARKNDON. i No. H. Mr. ffnmviond to tlii> Secretary to the Admiralty. Sir, Fore'njn Office, January 17, 18.10. I AM directed by the Karl ofClarcndor o transmit tiliniM aiwl skill i>\iiii'i' l.tiiidoii. anil iiH tlir Im'^I murk ol tin' hl■ll^c w hic-li llicv nili'itiiiii oi liis ('i)iiilii(i, llii-ii' l.i)r(lslii|m will waiM- tlicii' l'i;>lil In tin' \('N<, |s.'>(i. F COMMI'MCATK!) M llie Lmils ("nmmissii.neis of the Aihninilly \imi- iles|iali'li III Ihe .l|sl iiltiiiui, ^taliii^' tin* eireiiiiistanei s iimler which ller M^ijesly's ship " Uemiliile" had lieeii reiavered I'lnm llie Arelie Seas l»y ('a|itaiii Hiiddiiiytnii. masler III' ihe Aineiican whaler "(ieorKC henry," and liruiiyhl iiitii the |Mirl nl New l.niidoii, ('iiiiiie<'tieiit ; and I liaVe tn sliite io yiiii thai their li(irdslii|is lia\e i'lformeil nie that they have read, with ureat satislac-tion, the aeciimit ol the evert ions and skill evinced li\ Caplaiii ltiiddin;;tiin and the crew who navigated the •• Kesoliiie " I'lom llallin's liay Io New l.oiidun, ami that, as the liest ii;ark ol' Ihe sense which thev entertain ol' ('a|ilaiii Kmldiii^lon's condiiel, their Lordships will waive ilieir ri;;ht to Ihe M-ssel, and leave her Io Caplain ItmldiiiKlonK entire disposal ; or il' he slioiihl prel'ei' j;iviii};' her up to Her .Majesty's Consul at Uostoii. their Lordships reipiest (liat the Consdl may l>e instructed to sell the vt'ss«il, and to distriliuto the proceeds ol' the sale to Captain ltiiddiiin;ton and his crew. I liavu to instruct von to niaki! a coinmiinication accordingly to tlnM^niled Staten' (lovernnii'iit, in the above sense, and to take such liirther steps in the matter as ynii may llnd to lie iieccssarv on the receipt of Captain hiid(lin!>toirs answer to the ollir ol' the Lords Commissiniiers ol' the Xdmiralty. I am. ^c. (Signed) CLAHKNIM)X. No. ('.. Mr. Crvhipliin Io llii' F.iirl :>/ ('liinniliiii. — i Ht'n'li'fil JiiniKini '_'!•.') i\Iy Lorrl. WuKhiiKjiun, Juiiiiurii 14, l^.iri. IN my despatch ol'tlie .'ilst ultimo, I had the honour to inclose tiie copy ol' a despatch which 1 addressed tt) Iter .Majesty's Consul at Uostoii, instriii'tinj;; him to take legal measures lor asserting; the contimiinj;' rif;ht of Her .Majesty'-* (jovernmeiit in the liarquc "Resolute, " which had lioen recovered I'rom the ice, and lirou;;ht to New London, by Captain Bu(ldin};'ton, ol' the .\mericaii whaler "(leorjie Heiirv ," I have now the fionoiir to transmit to yonr Lordship a copy ol' .Mr. (irattan's replv. as well as (-opies ol' a correspcindenee which has passed between Her iMajesly's Consul and Alessrs. Perkins and Smith, the owners ol' the whaling-vessel " (Jeorge Henry," and between those gentlemen and mysell', on that subject. In my rcpIv to .Messrs. Perkins and Smith, I have informed them, that full satisfaction of the just claims of the salvors of the " Uesolute" will, as a matter of «-ourse, be made by the proper tribunals ; but that I should also deem il niydutv. in reporting the circumstances attending the recovery of the " Itesoliite," to expres.'i to your Lordship my sense of tlie energy and skill which were displayed by Captain IJiiiidiiit;ton, his oHicers and crew, in extricating the abandoned vessel from the ice, and ill i'^mvey iiig her safely into port. (Signed) ' JOHN K ('HA.MPTON, IncloNurp i in Vo. ft. IKIIM illl'l <'M)liilr " ich lliov ■"'M'l. anil KM' up III iiiti\ Ih> ('•'i|)laiii ('oiutil Uiiillnn In Mr, Cmmfitnit, Sir, ^ Hiut„», l)f ember 2!). i8:>6. I IIAVK the lioiiour to acknoulcdt;!* tlir ini'ipl of your il(!M|)at(*li of thn 2(itli iMtAiit, iiiNtriu>liii(( nic to iii(|iiir(* into tlic Iriidi ol' tlic r<'|)orl(Noliiti'," ul Nrw Lonilon, iinti )luMiriii(if iiw, in vuho (he i-o|M>rt ■hould |inivp wvll rouii(l«'«l, to tnko Hiirli h'\i;ii\ Ht('|m an may Ih* niM-r.-iMary to CNlahliNli the euntiiiuiiiK right ol' llor MajcNly'H (iov«*riinii>nt to that vphhcI In reply l beg Iravn to Htat«, that thrri' ran In* no doubt an to th<> I'lirrpctiieHN of the itatcmcnt that the vi>itHnl in (piPHtion wan ItrotiKlit into the par, and inTorming them that I uni inHtructrd by you to make known that the ItritiMh (iovrrnuu'nt rontinueH to uHHort itN rloini to the Mikid veNsel; and I ha\e also wi-itlen to the same eli'cet to the Collector or CiiHlomH at New l.(Mulon. I am advineil hy eminMel that, in the firnt inittancr, tluM notiee to the parties eoiieerncil will he snilieient. The usual mode ol' proeecdiug in smli a case, I am inlormed, will 1)0 for the H.ilvom of the l>ro|M!rty to lile a lilM'l against the vesHcl in the Admiralty Court. But an adjustment of the carte might, no doubt, be eireeled by private arrange- ment with the HulvorH, nhouid Her Majenty's (iovernment prefer Hcttling the matter in this way. I shall ex|M'et auHWcrn from New London within u day or two, and I Hhall not fail to take whatever further steps mny be neo^sary in the matter, and apprixe you thereof without delay, I have, ke, (Signed) K. A. GRATTAN. ■re; ft lneh)snre 2 in No, (>. Messrs. PnkiiiM J»- Smith to Mr. ('lamplon. Sir, Self Lrtiidon, Di-rpniher '29, IS.').'!. WK have the pleasure to inform yim of tlie safe arriv.il at this port of the barque " Resolute," late one of the scpiadion ol Sir K. lielcher, enga;;ed in search of Sir J. Franklin. She arrived on Sundav. the 2:h-(t instant. We inclose herewith statement of llie captain of iIm- "iJeorgc llcnry." of discovery of the baripie, and account subsecpicnt. We were ileterrcd from communicating at an earlier date the news of her arrival, embarrassed by the novelty of the case, anil «'\peellng (liat we might receivt "ome expression fnmi yonrsell, or other party, on behalf of your (iovernment. She is nokv securely at anchor in this harbour, tight and staunch, and with \ery little ap|)eurance of wear or injury. From Mie hour of her arrival we have taken every precaution in our povyer to protect her lading from petty pilfering; so that, in the event of your desiring to reclaim her, we shall Ije abfc to give up the vessel in the same state in which she was brought into port. The crew on her honieward passage undoiditedly used freely any clothing found on board which they happened to need, and other things of which wi- h:ive no account, but ('uptain Buddington thinks of but small amount. But all property of public value Captain Buddington thinks will be found as he discovered it. At as earlv a day as your convenience will permit, we shall l)e happy to have your views, and the wishes of your (i«>vernmcnt. We have &^c* (Signed) ' PKRKINS & SMITH. iHcIogurP 3 In No. 6. I Captain Buddington to MeMn. Perkim & Smith. Gentlemen, F HANI") you herewith, as you request, a written account of my discovery of the " Resolute." On the 10th (lay of September, 1855, while in latitude 64° 40' north, longitude 64° 50' wpsi, Cape Jilerpy bearing north-east, twenty miles distant, 1 saw a larg6 ship to the south-west, about ten miles off. We wore in sight about five days, th" ships nearing each other A\\ the time. On tlic 15th of Septi'ml)er Mr. Quayle (my first mate) and three men started to board her. and succeeded in so doing ; on that night a gale of wind came up, and prevented them from returning. On the 17th they returned, and reported that the vessel was Her Majesty's barque " Resolute," one of Sir E. Belcher's squadron, deserted, and that she had about seven feet of water in her hold. On the 18th 1 sent Mr. Quayle, with a gang, on board, to rig the pumps, and endeavour to free the ship, with orders to set a signal if they succeeded. The 19th, not having seen any signal, I went on board, fixed the pumps, and, after three days' hard lalmur, freed the ship. After examining the vessel, I concluded that, as she was so valuable,' it would be best to abandon our whaling voyage, and endeavour to take the " Resolute " to New London. We accordingly prepared for the homeward voyage, clearing away the running rigging, getting sails ready, &c. ! took ten men from the " George Henry," leaving Mr. Quayle in command of that vessel, with fourteen men, with i)r(!ers, if the two vessels were separated, to make the l)est of his way home. On tlio 20th of Oclolier, it blowing a gale of wind from the north-east, and not seeing tiie " Cieorge Henry.*' we squared away for home. After a stormy passage of sixty-four days (having in that time had a succession of gales, and being driven as far south as Bermuda), we at last reached the port of New London, and came to anchor Sunday, December 23, 1855. (Signed) JAS. M. BUDDINGTON. J» n u Inclosure 4 in No. 6. Mr. Crampton to Messrs. Perkins Sf Smith. Gentlemen, Washington, January 1, 1856. I HAVE to thank you for your communication dated the 29th ultimo, by which you inform me of the recovery and safe arrival at New London of Her IMajosty's ship " Resolute," through the e.vertions of Captain Buddington, of the Aiacriean whaling-vessel " George Henry," of which you are the owners. I have as yet received no instruction from Her Majesty's Government in regard to t' e " Resolute," and the other vessels abandoned in the Arctic SeA6, by Captain Sir K. lieielier, save to communicate to the (iovernmeut of the United States, with a view to its publication in this country, the noi'ce contained in the •' London Gazette" of the 10th of November, 1854, asserting a continuing right on the part of Her Majesty's Government to the vessels in question. This notice was published in the Washington " Union " of the 3rd of Janxtitf last ; and 1 ler Majesty's Consul at Boston has my instructions to take such steps as may be necessary in the premises. Full satisfaction of the just claims of the salvors of the " Resolute" will, as a matter of course, be made by the proper tribunals ; but I shall also deem it Irtjr duty to make a full report of the circumstances attending the recovery of the " Resolute," to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairt, and to express my sense of the energy and skill which were displayed by Captain Buddington. his oHicers, and crew, in extricating the abandoned vessel from the ice. and in conveying her safely into port; and 1 have no doubt that these will be duly appreciated by Her Majesty's Government. 1 have, &c. (Signed) JOHN F. CRAMPTON. IncloBure 5 in No. 6. Consul Oratlan to Mr, Orumplon. Sir, liostnn, Janiian/ ^, lH5(i. I HAVE the honour to transmit herowitli copies of two letters \vl\ic-Ii I hnvc just received from New London in reply to my communication of the '2Hlh ultimo, relative to Her Majesty's ship " Resohite," referred to in my dcspjilch of the 29th ultimo; the one from Messrs. Perkins and Smith, owners of (he baniuc " (ieorgc Henry," of that port, and the other from Mr. Hobart, Collector of Customs at New London. 1 have, kc. (Signed) K. A. GRATTAN. Inclosurc ti in No. 6. Mstsrs. Perkins ij iSmith to Consul Giatlan. Sir, New London, January 1, \Hi)6. WE have received your letter dated the 28th ultimo, just at iiand. We were aware of the notice given by the Admiralty regarding- the ships of the Artie expedition, and we last week communicated to his Kxcoilcncy i\Ir. ("rampton, at Washington, the fact of the arrival of the '•Resolute," and the imrticulars of her discovery and preservation. At as early a day as can be appoinlcd we should Im; happy to wait upon some person empowered to act in behalf of the English tJovcrnment respecting the disposition of the " Resolute," and have no doubt that an adjustment, sjieedy and satisfactory, will result. (Signed) PERKINS & SMITH. Inclosure 7 in No. 6. Mr. Hobart to Consul Grattan. Sir, Custom-House, New London, January 1, 1856. I AM in receipt of your letter of the 28th of December, and in reply have to inform you that I have, by direction of the Treasury Department, taken possession of the ship " Resolute " and her lading, and that both are now in charge of an officer of the Customs. (Signed) H. HOBART, Collector. No. 7. Tht Earl of Clarendon to Mr. Cramplon. Sir, Foreign Office, February 6, 1856. I HAVE received your despatch of the 14th ultimo, inclosing copies of a correspondence with Her Majesty's Consul at Boston, and with Messrs. Perkins and Smith, the owners of the American whaling vessel " George Henry," upon the subject of the recovery from the Arctic Seas of Her Majesty's ship " Resolute," by Captain Buddington, the master of the above-mentioned vessel, and I have to stale to you that I approve of the letter which you addressed to Messrs. Perkins and Smith upon this subject. By the time this despatch reaches you, you will have received mv desj)atch of the 2oth ultimo, which will have apprised you of the wishes of tlie Board of C 2 10 Adinirnlty with regard to the disposal of the " Rcs(»lnte," niul of the otxirsc whicli it will lie proper for you to take iii the mutter. I am. (<.('. (Sjomti) CLAUKNDON No. 8. Mr. Crampton to Ihe Earl of C'hrendon. — {licccivrd Mtmli '^.) My Lord, Wanhiiujlon, Ftbruary 12, 18.56. I HAVE the honour to inclose herewith a copy of a note which, in obedience to the instructions contained in your Lordship's despatch of the 25th ultimo, I have addressed to the Secretary of State of the United States, informing him of tht decision ol' (he Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to waive their right to Her Majesty's ship " Resolute," which was recovered ny the skill and exertions of Captaiii Hiiddii gton, of the American whaler "George Henry.'' I li!i\c also the honour to inclose the copy of a letter which I have addressed to Messrs. Pcikii s and Smith, the owners of the " George Henry," making them iic(|uainted with that decision, and of an instruction which I have addressed to Her Majesty's C'on^ul at Boston on the auhject. 1 have, &ic. (Signed) .lOfJN V. CRA.MPiON. Inclosurc 1 in No. 8. Mr. Crampton to Mr. Murcii, Sir, IVasliiiujIon, February 12, 185fi. WITH reference to my note of the 30th of December, J 8;")4. by which 1 had the honour of informing you that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, on behalf «)f Her jNIajesty the Queen, asaertcfl a continuing right to Her Majesty's ships " Assistance," "Resolute," " Investigator," " Pioneer," and "Intrepid," wliich were left in the Arctic Seas by their crows ; I am now instructed by Her Majesty's GovernnuMit to state that the " Resolute," having been recovered from the Arctic Seas, and navigated from Baffin's Bay to New London, Connecticut, by the skill and exertions of Captain Buddington and the crew of the Anierican whaler " George Henry,'' the Lords of the Admiralty, as the best mark of the sense they entertain of Captain Buddington 's conduct, will waive their right to the vessel, and leave her to Captain Buddington 's entire disposal ; or if he should prefer giving her up to Her -Majesty's Consul at Boston, the Consul will Imj instructed to sell the vessel, and to distribute the proceeds of the sale to Ca|)tain Buddington and his crew. 1 have &c. (Signed) ' JOHN F. CRAMPTON. Inclosure 2 in No. 8. Mr. Crampton to Messrs. Perkins Hj IS mi III. Gentlemen, Washington, February 12, 1856. WITH reference to my letter of I'lth January last, regarding the ship "R' solute," I have now to inform you that I have received a reply to the statement which I made to Her Majesty's Government of the circumstances attending the recovery of that vessel by Captain Buddington, of the whaler " George Henry." The Earl of Clarendon states to me that the Lords of the Admiralty have read with great satisfaction the account of the exertions and skill evinced by Captain Buddington and the crew who navigated the " Resolute " from Baffin's Bay to New London, and, jis the best mark of tlic sense they entertain of Captain biiddington's conduct, their Lordsliips will waive their right to the vessel, and leave her at Captain Buddington's disposal ; or if he shouhl prefei' giving her up to Ilef I'MO wli it'll 11 Majcbty'H Consul at, Boston, the Consul will be instiiiclcd to sell the vessel and distribute the proceeds of the sale to Captain Buddingtoii and his crew. I have, &(;. (Signed JOHN I". CRAxMPTON. Inclosure 3 in No. 8. Mr. CnimptoH to Consul Gratlun. Sir, WashhigtOH, February 12, J 856. WITH reference to my letter of the II th January, respecting Her Majesty's ship "Resolute," I inclose lor your information the copy of a despatch which 1 have received from the Earl of Clarendon, stating that the Lorda Commissioners of the Admiralty will waive their right to that vessel, and leave her at the disposal of Captain Buddington ; or if Captain Ruddington slinuld prefer to give the vessel up to you, their Lordships request that you may be instructed to sell the vessel, and to distribute the proceeds of the sale to Captain Buddington and his crew. I have already made the owners of the American whaler "George Henry " acquainted with their Lordships' decision ; and I have now to instruct you to communicate with them, and to take such steps as may be necessary, whether for giving up the vessel to Captain Buddington, or for selling her and distributing the proceeds to Captain Buddington and his crew, in case he shall prefer giving the "Resolute" up to yourself. I have, &,c. I (Signed) JOHN V. CRAMPTON. No. 9. Mr. Hammond to the l^rcretary to Ike Admirultij. Sir, Foreign Office, March A, 1856. I AM directed by the Earl of Olarendon to transmit to you, to be laid before the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty, copies of n despatch and its inclosurcs from Her Majesty's Minister at Washington,* reporting tiic steps which ho has taken in obedience to an instruction which, on receipt of your letter of tlie 24th ultimo, Lord Clarendon addressed to him respecting the decision of their Lordships in regard to the disposal of Her Majesty's ship " Resolute," lately recovered from the Arctic Seas. I am, &c. (Signed) E. HAMMOND. No. 10. Mr. CramploH to the Earl of Clarendon. — {Received March 1 1 .) My Lord, Washington, Februury ii.% iSTt*;. WITH reference to my despatch of the 12th instant, inclosing the copy of a note which 1 had addressed to the Secretary of State of the United States, informing him that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty had determined to waive the right of Her Majesty's Government to Her Majesty's ship " Resolute," and to leave that vessel at the disposition of Captain Buddington and his crew, I have now the honour to inclose a copy of Mr. Marcy's reply to my comnuinication, cxpressini^tho sense of the United States' Government of the generous decision of the Lords Commissioners. I have, &.C. (Signed) JOHN F. CRAMPTON. No. 8, 12 liiclosurc ill No. 10; Mr. Marci/ lo Mr. Crnmpton. Sir, Washhifflon, Frhruanj 21, 1850. I IIAVK had ihc liononr to receive your note of the Pith iiiHttml, rcprcscntinp that yoii had l)ccn instructed by Her Majesty's (lovcriiincnt to state* that the Lonh* C'oniinissioiK-rs of t!ic AdmiraUy will waive their right to the ship "Resolute," whieli h.Ms iTiciitly been recovered from the Arctic Seas, and navigated from HuiHn's l?ay (i) Now London, Connecticut, by Captain Huddiiigton and the crew of tiic American whaler "(leorge Henry." Ill reply, I have the honour to acquaint you, that measures have been taken by I his Dei [jords be appreciated. 1 avail, &ic. (Signed) W. L. MARCY. )cnartinent to appri/.e Captain Buddington of the generous derision of the Commissioners of the Admiralty in the premises, by whom it will, no doubt, Sir,! exi| wail of I intc are | for No. 11. Mr. Hammond to the Secretary to the AdmiraVy. Sir, Foreign Office, March 12, 1856. WITH reference to my letter of the 4th instant, I am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to transmit to you, to be laid before the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a copy of a despatch from Her Majesty's Minister at Washington,* inclosing a copy of a note from the Ignited States' Secretary of State, expressing tlic acknowledgment of the United States' Government for the generous intention of Her Majesty's Government to waive their rigiit to Her Majesty's ship " Reso- lute," and to confer that vessel, or, should he prefer it, the value thereof, upon the master of the American whaler "George Henry," who recovered her from the Arctic Seas. I am, &c. (Signed) E. HAMMOND. No. 12. Mr. Crampton lo the Earl of Clarendon. — (Received March 27.) My Lord, Washimjlon, March 6, 1856. WITH rei'ercncc lo my despatch of (he 2.")th ultimo, upon the subject of the relinquishment by Her Majesty's (iovernment of their right to the ship " Resolute," which was recovered from the Arctic Seas by the captain and part of the crew of the American ship "(Jeorge Henry," I have the honour to inclose the copies of two letters which have been addressed to ine on this subject, the one by Messrs. Perkins and Smith, the owners of the vessel, the other by Mr. Henry Grinneil at the request of the former gentlemen. -Mr. Henry Grinncirs name is already honourably known to your Lordship on account of his connection with the American expedition in search of Sir John Franklin. I also inclose copies of my replies to these communications. The object of the application m;ule to me seems to be some alteration in tlio terms of the instruction of the Lords of the Admiralty, by which all the part interested in this matter should receive in just propertions the benefit of the libei (iicision of Her M.njesty's Govcrnincnt in regard to the " Resolute." Not leiiing myself conipetoiit, however, to form a correct judgment on a matter soiiicNvliat complicated by the peculiar circumstances of the case, I have preferred submitting- it to tiie further consideration of Her Majesty's Government. I have, &c (Signed) JOHN F. CRAMPTON. les liberal No. 10, Indosure 1 in Nc. 12. Mesgrs. Perkins Sf Umilli to Mr. Cramplon. Sir, i\'fw London, February 2C>, 18jG. IN riirther reply to your letter under date «>!' the 12tli instant, we hasten to ex|,resB our appreciation of the lihcrnlity of Moi Hritannio INIajestv's (.iovcrniTient in waiving their ripht of r»demption of the lianj. ;■ " llcsoluto," anil the vahie of title ofpossesHion under the goieral law of salvau;c awards, to ho appropriated hy the interests of those parties interested in her rescue. This is the view we take of your letter. Sonic diilerence in the custom in tlie English pt)rt8 probably induced you to think tiiat tiie ca|)tain was the ai;cnt of all parties interested in salvage caused hy whalin<;- vessels. By custom and the agreements oj' the ship|)iii|n articU's the agents of the vessels are the agents of the officers and crew, and whatever of value is to be disposed of for their benefit, is to be so by the agent. This being, perhaps, novel to you, we have called the attention of Mr. Henry Grinnell to your letter, whose intinmte knowledge of the whaling business will correct any erroneous views of ours. We will ask liinj to write you on this point. In order, therefore, that the interests concerned in this salvage may have the benefit of the relimpiishment of claim on the banpie " Hesolute," we desire that you will, if your views agree with ours, "abandon to IVrkins and Smith, agents for account of parties interested in salvage on barcpio ' Resolute,' all right and title the English (lovernment have in her; said salvage to be distributed and appor- tioned by said Perkins and Smith, in conformity with the terms of the shipping articles and the custom of the port of New London.'' Very respectfully, &e. (Signed) PERKINS & SMITH Inclosure 2 in No. 12. Mr, Grinnell to Mr. Cramplon. Sir, Neir York, March 1, 185G. I AM requested by Messrs. Perkins and Smith of New London, agents and part-owners of the whale-ship " George Henry," to state to you my views as to the relinquishment of your Government to all claim to the ship " Resolute," found derelict, and brought into the port of New London, by Captain Buddington and men from the " George Henry." The relinquishment, if taken literally, would give to Captain Buddington and his men, who brought the ship to a sale port, the full reward of your Government's niagnanimons generosity. Now, I must say, the officers and men who remained on board the " George Henry," as also the owners of that ship, should be participators, agreeable to the shipping arti' Ics entered into between the owners of the ship " George Henry" and the officers and crew, viewing the capture of the " Resolute" in the same way as the capture of a whale. The sliipping articles of a whale-ship give the officers and crew al)out one-third of the oil, bone, or any other article that may be procured. It must lie understood that the owners of the ship have to pay for the cost of the ship and outfit. The " George Henry's " voyage was broken up l>y the act of Captain Bud- «lington, by taking pbssessioli of the " Resolute," by which the owners of that ship would sufler severefy, us well as the officers and men that remained on board of her, provided the abandonment of your (iovernment were literally carried out. It appears to me that your Government should relinquish to the owners, officers, and crew, of the " George Henry," its claim to the " Resolute," to be appropriated in accordance to the shipping articles. It must be borne in mind that the act of Captain Buddington placed the owners of the "George Henry" in great peril, as, in the event of her loss after he left her, the iDBurance on her was vitiated, null, and void. Should the abandonment be made as suggested, I think it would give entire satisfaction to all parties concerned ; probably Ca|)tain Buddington would agree to the suggestion himself, but some of the men might got into the hands of tlie lawyers, and cauise trouble and litigation, which Perkins and Smith are desirous to avoid. A simple note of explanation from you to Perkins and Smith, in accordance with the suggestion, would settle the matter amicably and satisfactorily to all concerned. II 14 Yoii must nol infer IVom my remark that there nrc diflcrcnceH oxiHling;— I know of none — it is tu avoid (hem that I write to yon. With, &c. (Signed) HKNRY GRINNELL. IneloHnre li in No. 12. Mr. Cramplon to Messi\i, Per li ins fj Smith. Gentlemen, iVathimjton, February 28, I85G. I HAVE tu acknowledge the receipt of yuur letter of the 25th instant, copy of which I will forward to Her Majesty's Governmint, who arc naturally desirous that all parties eoncerned in the recovery of the ''Resolute" should be satisfied. In my letter to you of the 12th instant I formed no opinion of my own, hut adhered strictly to the words of the instruction I had received from tier Majesty's Government; nor should 1 he authorized to depart from the terms laid down by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the only comiKJtent authorities in this matter. I have, &c. (Signed) .lOHN F. CRAMPTON. Inclosure 4 in No. 12. Mr. Criimpion to Mr. Orinnell. Sir Washington, March 4, 1850. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the Ist instant upon the subject of the rdinquishmeut by Iler .Majesty's Government to their continuing, right to the sliiji " Hosolule." i IW'I every conrulencc in the correctness of your view of the subject, but I shoul'l. I I'oar, overstep the limits of my oIKcial discretion, were I to alter the terms of the instruction of tiic Lonls Commissioners of the Admiralty upon a matter wliich more peculiarly a|)|M!rtains to that Oepartment of (he (lovernmcnt, without |)revious reference to their Lordships. I shall not fail, however, to trnuKmit a copy of your letter, as W(!ll as oi.e on the same siil)ject w liich I have received from Messrs. IVrkins and Smith, the owners of the "George Henry." As Iler Majesty's Government can have no other desire than that .ill the ties who contributed, whether directly or indirectly, to the recovery of the " Resoluto." should feel satisfied, 1 feel assured that the considerations which you have presented to me will receive from them the ta\ouralile notice to which they are entitled. I have, iic. (Signed) .lOlIN F. CRAMPTON. No. 13. Mr. Hammond to the Senrelarif to the Admiralty. Su-, Foreign Office, March 27, 1856. WITH reference to my letter of the 12th instant, inclosing a copy of a despatch from Her JMajesty's Minister at Washington upon the subject of Her Majesty's ship "Resolute" which has Ikjcu recovered from the Arctic Seas, I am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to transmit to you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and for any steps which their Lordships may think fit to take thereupon, a copy of a further despatch from Mr. Crarapton,* inclosing copies of two letters which have been addressed to him by Messrs. Perkins and Smith, and by Mr. Griimell, upon the subject of the salvage of the above- mentioned vessel. I am, &c. (Signed) E. HAMMOND. ♦ No. 12. 15 No. H. The Seeretary io the Admiralty to .Vc. Hammond,— {Rernved April 5.) Sir, Admiraltji, April 4, 1856. IN reply to your letter of the 27th ultimo, contaiuing copy of a despatch and itH inclosures from Her Majesty's MiniHtcr nt Washington, relative to Her Majesty's ship " Resolute," recently recovered from the Arctic Seas by tl)o captain and part «»r the crew of the American ship " (ieorgc lltnu-y," and also to the persons who should participate in the salvage, I am conunandcd l>y my Lords Cninmissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you, for the informalion of the Karl of Clarendon, that they will be ready to acquiesce in any arrangement whicli Mr. Ci-ampton may deem fair and equitable to all parties concerned. ■ 1 am, &c. (Signed) THOS. PHINN. No. 13. TA«* Earl of Clun-ndnu to Mr. Craniplon. Sir, Foreign Office, April 9, 1856. I RGFIilRRKD to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty your despatch of the 6th ultimo, inclosing copies of two letters which had been addressed to you by Messrs. Perkins and Smith, and by Mr. (rrinnell, upon the sid>jcct of tlie salvage of Her Majesty's ship '♦ Resolute, " which was recovered from the Arctic Seos by the captain and part of the crew of the American ship "(Jeorge Henry ; " and 1 now inclose to you a copy of a letter which 1 have received, in reply, from the above- mentioned Department,* by which you will see that their Lordships will be ready to acquiesce in any arrangement which you may deem fair and equitable to ail parties concerned. i am, &c. (Signed) CLARENDON. No. 16. Lady Franklin to the Secretary to the Admiralty. . 60, Pall Mall, April 15, 1856. LADY FRANKLIN presents her compliments to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and requests he will do her the favour to place the accompanying letter before the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty at the earliest opportunity. Inclosure in No. 16. Lady Franklin to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. My Lords, HO, Pall Mall, April 14, 1856. I HAVE the honour of laying before your Lordships the copy of the notice published by your orders in the " Gazette" of 22nd of January last, an»l of solicit- ing your consideration of the motives which compel me respectfully to enter a protest against the early adjudication therein proposed. 1 should not have delayed until this late moment the execution of an intention formed Boon after the publica- tion of the notice, and communicated many weeks since to Dr. Rac, but that I have been inca|)acitated from writing by serious illness, from which I am, indeed, but par- tially recovered. The grounds upon which I venture to appeal to you against the present adjudication of the reward are the following : — I. Because it cannot truly be affirmed of the crews of the " Erebus " and " Terror " that their fate has been ascertained, and, therefore, to adjudicate on such an assumption seems to be premature. .2. Because Dr. Rae has not by his efforts ascertained their fate. • No. 14. 16 I 3. Hocniiso it may yet hnppon tlint tlu'ir laic will ho p«)Nitivnly and fully nHCcr- tnined. anii if sn, iIkimo'wIki l)y Hu'ir ollorls hiicccciI in nHcortnininp; il, will, nIioiiIcI n picnmtiin' ailjiuliiation liiisc iilacc, l)i' ilrprivcil ol' tlicir lff;itinuite rewuni. '1. DccaiiM' an immediate adjiKlicalion. Iiy alllniiiii;; lliat Oicro is nothing more to inMlisi'l(isci!, (i|i|ii>srs a check In any I'mtlu'r ('H'crls lor a^cfrtaihine llio I'atr dI' the i'\|i('iiitli)n, and aiipcars to (■dtintcnu-l lit*- luinian" intention of tlu* llnnHe ol' CoinnuMW in votin;;- a iar^-e snni of mom y lor tliat |)iir|)ose. I trust tliat in n^akin:; soni" ol)ser\alions in e\|ilanalion of tlioHC points I Himll not Meeni to Tail in tlie respect doe to \onr liordsliiiis. ami that yoii will accord ni(^ tiiat indulgence wliieh llii" sniiject, and my own deep porsonal inturcHt in it, may appear to claim. I. It is not lay iiilentinn, iinil(>r the lirsl ol" tlic-.e heads, to throw doiihts ii|H)n the reports l)roni!,Iit home hy Dr. Ilae, ennlirmed as they are in Home |)oiiitM l)y tho indispiitalilc relies procnred Irom the Ks(piiniaii\, Inil only to point ont that llicy arc convincing' wilhin certain limits only, , and that much that has hitherto hecii con- sidered as estahlislicd is only conjectural, and shonid le;id to a suspension of Jiul}?- ment rather than to a hasty ennnciation of it. It is not pr.ivcd i>y any facts wc are in possession of. that the party of while men who arrived with iheir larjye boat (the remains of which, with many articles heloniiin!;' to it, have lieen fonnd) within the estnary of the IJrcat Kish River, and who ar^' said to have p"ris'ied there, were the oid\ survivors of the crews of the " Krehii:; ";md " Tirrin'," and that no other remn.'int of the oritjinal ships' com nan icB, amounting' to ;d)oul 1").') m"n, took :i dillerent route; and even, as to this known hoat-parlv. it has not hoen tr.aeed hack to the ships, or to the wrecks from whi«'h it was e(pii|)|)ed. nor iiave t!ie ships heeii soiij,ht for at jdl, though there iti much reason In lielieve, from the nature of the ohjeets Iiroiiftht home hy Dr. Rac, and of others scon hv Mr. .\iid.>isoii on Montreal island and the adjacent Hln)rc, that they had hecii pillaf;ed liy llie lv;ipiimaux. ami were not far distant. What HccrclH may be hidden within those v, p-eked or stranded ships we know not. VVhat maybe buried in the ;;raves of mn- mdiappy countrymen, (u* in caches not yet discuvered, wc have yet to learn. The l)orl at the close t)f lHri4, and by the relics which, to certain extent, autlienticaled tliem, is shown by your own proceedinc;s; for it was immediately decided that steps must be lakc^i to verify the truth of these reports, which could not b(; !icce|)tcd as conclusive, and that further intellip;once must be sought for. There was, moreover, but one feeliti{>- in the country on this sad occasion. No amount of ex])ense would have been grudged to develop the truth and to make a hnal expedition of search complete, for it was felt, after six long years of failure and disa|)pointment, tlie clue which wo had aske /.raliiiis oiUccrs wiio, iindi'i' nil tlicMc iliNailvaiita;;;»'s, wrii" aMo In aci'iiin|)ii-.li aii\ thiisi; ; Iml it is scarcoly to l)o uimdi'ii'il al if, iilli'i* a rajtiil smvi-y nlniiii' tl.ivs i)mI\ witiiiii a \cv\ limitt'il liistrict, wliicli ilid mil ixlcnil cww tt» Kin;;' W'iliiaiii Isianl, wticrc our riit;;i(i\(' ((iiiiitrynun nci'i! (irst Mi-rii, lliry wcit cciminHcd liy llie slate iiT the dam:ii;i'i| liojils hastily to rctiini. Tlicy liavo t'.irowii im iiinv li;;'it upon tin- liistory ul' tlutsi- whose iale they went to ascertain. .Mr. .\n(lersi)n lias been able 1 ) e:)nllrin the evidenees oi" a iarijo jiarly Irom tiie " Kieinis ' and "'rerror" havin;;' aiii\ed friiin tin- sea witiiin tho estuary of the tlreat Kish Hiv.-i', hut Ins neL';,iti\i' Icsiiniony oii oilier mnllers, sneli as tho bodies and ^ra\es (whiili were not, to he innndi, tends ratlwr to throw doubt upon, than toconlirin tlu-ni. I may lure, |>erha|is. he allowed to add, without prc- jiidiee to that o\eellent servant ol" the llndson's ll;iv Company, Mr. y\iideison, that no is HO far IVoni considering' I lie late of the expedition has been I'ldly ;iseertained by the resnllH ol'liis Late survey, or that tiiere is nothing- more to he done, that ho has felt it to bo a ilnty to express to me since his return, as he had done liefore he started, his decided opinion fh it a vessel should be sent out to tlio vicinity of King William I.Jind, to pursue the search. With aiiont twenty men well armed, anil two interpreters, he considers that two parties niiLvht be dispatched from it to o.xploro the east and west siiies of Victoria Strait, as well as the lower part of Re;(;rnt Inlet ; his own opinion beiii!;' that the w recks of the vessels are to he ionnd in Victoria Strait, on tlie west co;ist of Uoolhi.i, bvtween IJellot Strait and King William Land. On the l.'ith of September last, .Mr. \ndi ion writes to me that he had himself made preparations for a second season of scareii, hut I presume that, h.avin;;' no instructions on this head, they have not l)r;'n tiiiuc.d to any !ieconnl. It is evident that he considers the Ksipiimaux tribes on the shores ol' the IJi^lil hold the secret wo arc in search of. and that something,' more than a liyinj; visit of a few days must be ettectcd before their, perhaps, .'^iiilty feirs can be allayed and their coididenco won. The view 1 have thus venliired to ^.nhmil, that there is much more ronclnsivo evidence to bo yet obtained as to the fate of l!ie expedition, and that the means of obtaininaj it have not been used, but are wiliiin our reach, is not confined to myself alunc, in which case I mi{;ht, notwithstanding- my deep personal interest in tho matter, hesitate to ndvunee it. It would be in my power to adduce tiie most positive evidence that tho sent!- mcntii and views I have taken the liherly of exiiressiii!;- are shared by some of tho highest authorities t() whom your Lordships have been accustomed to refer Arctic nintters, as also by those bra\c and I'xperi.nced oilicers who have most distinji'uishcd themselves in Arctic service; and 1 would entreat of yon, before yon place an extin- guisher upon the lii;ht which has ;. risen in that dark corner of the earth whither we have been directed as by a linj^i'rof (lod. that yon will, ;is you lia\e (hMie before, call together those Arctic oilicers, ;ind ohtain their individual and eolleciive judg- ment in this emergency. 2. It seems almost supcriluous to observe, if llie fate of the crews of tho " Erebus" and •' Terror" has not been aseertaineil, that Dr. R.ie has .lot succeeded in ascertaining it, and thus I might be spaieil the ungrateful task of considering whether or not he made the ed'orts implied in your Lordships' proelamatiou as a eomlitiim of reward, were it not that, by passing over this clause, i .seem to admit an assumption that endangers the main trutii 1 wish to establisii. It is with great reluctance that 1 find myself obliged to contest Dr. Uae's claim to having, by virtue of his eirorts, ascertained the fate of my husband and his companions, for we are indebted to him (short of this) for such vaiiiahle iiil'i raiation, supported by such tangible proofs of a few facts, as might have eiiablcti iis, had ample means been employed, to set the question at rest, and as enable'; iis siill to ilo s;). Had Dr. Rao verilietl some of the reports he received at secoiul or third hand from the Esijui- inuux by personal investigation, and made use of the facts thus altaiaed to get at further truths, or even had ho hastened home with no other objeet tiian to provoke the organization of a much more complete and eilcctive search than any he could himsclT accomplish on the spot, his claims wouhl bear a diircivnt aspect. But ho did not go out of his way to test the startling facts communie. ted to him, and he returned home, as he expressly tells vour Lordships ".a his olncial letter, to stop D 2 i! I' 18 rnrihcr cx|)0(litionH(in ntliPi- parth) -a |»raiH»'\Miiil»y ohjfct, |)prhu|m, but t)iii' widoly tl.iforcnt Irom that for which lht> reward wan oirrrr«l. It in hut yet advance a str/. lor the encouragement of private enterprise, .iml Inr private cnlcrprisc alone, in the search lor the l«)st ohjects of national solicitude, they plnccd no restrictions as to the period durin^- wliich the reward wiis to tie held out. Il iniild never lia\e lieen eoiUemplatcil that, while the community w.is divided in opinion as to the evidenc<' of the facts, and while a j;;reat majority of those hcsl iiifoimcd on the siiliject, and others the most deeply interested in it, were dissatisiicd with that evidence, and demanded hotter, an nrhitrary edict, such as lli.'d involved in the prenuiturc adjudication of the reward, Hhould, in favour of any one candidate of doulilfiil prv^nsiuns, shut out nil future ones. I would fain suhmit to \oiir Lordships that so lon^ as private funds are embarked in the sjune cause, and that active measures are in progress or ctmtem- templation to clear up the mystery as to the fate of the crews of the " Krehus" and " Terror," it would he unjust to place an nrhitrary limit to the ciperaticni of an net designed expressly for that ohject. and so |>r(K'laimed at the time hy llcr Majesty's (loveriunciit ; and here I feel compelled to state that, though it is my humble hope and fervent prayi'r that tiic (lovennnent of my country will them- aclves complete the work they have l)c<>im, and not leave it to a weak and heljilesK woman to attempt the doiiii; tliat imperfectly which they winild do themselves so easily and well, \et if need he. such is my lirni resolve. CJod helping me. In the name, then, of those brave men who will fdrccd to iindrrliikc ; and it mny not Ix* superlUioii!*, thouKh I trimt it iH NO, that I HhouM Ntuti* I cnn havi> no (xTNonnl intrrcnt in dcHirin^ thut tli<> adjudica* tion ol iht! rt'wanl Hlionid lie dpiiiyrd till tlif ii'Nult oi' that expedition, or any other, hr known. Kvrn in tli«> o\Tnt ol' tliu reward bcin^- adjiulffed in whoir or in part, to IIiono rnKafved in ni\ private rxpniition, this coidd in no dc^rrr iclicM- nic FrtHn any |N)rtion ol' my own prrnniary ol>li(;ations to ihrni, or Iniin any r\|HMiditurir what- ever. My IimkIh, Nince the NettJenient ol my late iiniHltand's allairH, are e(pial to the ample ecpiipmcnt ol'llie " iHaliel" Neliooner, whieh \h now lyinu; in dock, vvaitinf;, at a conNideralile current rxpenHe to me, her possihie deHtiiiiilion ; and unless thche my independent I'undN Hliould iHToine r\|iauHted, wliicli I do nol lorcsee, I nhall not even ank your l^ordtihips Tor th(! ordinary pennion oi' n Uear-Admiral's widow, to wliieh I presume I am entitled. My request to your l^ordships will he limited to Hueh aHHiNtani'i* as is entirely indepemleni of nione\ , iinil to smli as I have been aHHured on th«> hi<;hesl antliority will nol lir denied. t. And this leads nii* to aild, iis ni\ lani ;;rounil lor n-inoiislratoi;; a;;alll^l the immediate decision whieh Dr. Hae's claims have i>iveM \ou occasion to aruiounce, thut its (greatest evil, and that ol' which I should have the most reason to complain, would be the discoura(;;enient ;;iven to many a nohje-minded man, who, in volun- teering lor this service, ilesires to do so with the conlidenec Ih.-it he has your Lord- ships' approbation as well as permission. Your present adjudication would be to tell the public, and the navy in narti- culur, that in your Lordships' opinion all has been done that can or nee(l bo (lone ; that there is nothing more to learn, or nothing worth know ing, or nothing commcn- Hu rate with the cost and risk incurred (little as that cost and risk would lie) to obtain it, and it is to brand with infatuation and obstinacy the h-elings and convic- tions that prompt a dillerenl course. But if, indeetl, the oiijcct of so many years' labours and anxieties spent, but not wasted, in wrong directions, is to be abandoned at the very niomcnt when we know where and how to grasp it — if that which has hitherto been withheld from my husband and his companions as the lirst discoverers of the North- VV est Passage, and withheld on the ground that future investigation was necessary in order to determine the extent to which it might yet be found that they had carried these discoveries, to w hich they had sncriliced their lives : such was the barren, thtmgh kindly expressed, result of an appeal which, believing my motives must be above suspicion, I took courage to make to a Select Committee of the House of Commons app«>ivrii fiirried into cMt'ct, to the ttatiNJ'uetiou of ull purtieit who were in»truniental in Having thai veHucl. I have, &e. (Signed) J. SAViLK LUMLEY. IncloBure I in No. 17. ^fr. Crampton to Meitri. Perkin* i( Smith, Gentlemen, iVunhington, May 20. I8u6. ■ IN reply to your letter of the Hth inRtant, I have to inform you that the Lords of the Admiralty, in waiving the right of Her Maje«ly to the barque " Ueitolutu," arc- (K-sirouN that all particu who, directly or indirectly, were iuHtrumental in Having that vcHhcl, shouhl Hhare in the advantagert to be derived from that act. It is therefore the intention of Her MajeHty'n iiovcrnment that the barque " Ucsuiutc" should be relinquiHhed to the ownerti, olHcers, nnd crew of the "(Jeorgo Henry," to lie appropriated in the manner which may be uonsiderod muHt Matin, factory to all parties. I have, &c. (Signed) JOHN K. CRAMPTON. IneloHurc 2 in No. 17. E.r/r«c/ from the " New York Ilernld" of June 9, lSa6. WR learn, from Messrs. Porkin.s and Smith, that the Urititih Ciovcrnroont has relinquished all claim to the tliscovej-y barque "RcHolute" to the owners of the " George Henry." nnd the oiliccrs and crew of that vessel who were engaged in rescuing and i)riiiginK the "Resolute" into port from the Arctic Sen, where she was found derolic-t. The sails, stores, and articles of every kind have liecn kept on board, and strictly watched an to rorrncr f(irn'N|i(inilfiici< rcN|M'('tiiiK l(i«' irlin(|iiishmi'iit of tho ri^lit of Hit MiiioNty'N lit)\, iiuniMit to llcr Majt'nty'M Mint) " UiNuliitc," which had Imtii nrovornl rroni thr Anlu' S<'h«* hy the maM»t'r at' Ihc Anw ricnn whitliiis;- voHHcl "(ioi»r((n llrnrN." I «i» diroclml Iv th«« Karl of ('Inrciiiluii tu imiminit to Vdii, for \\w inrormatioii ol' the l.onh ('onuiiissioMcrM of thr Aihitimlt) , a i'ii|iy ol' a (i(>Mi)at('h Ironi .Mr. liiiiiilrv . Scrreturv "I" Logutmii at WaHhiiiKtiiii, upon tlto Miihjci't of tno nljovc-incntionwl vessel* i am, &ic. (>n RclntionH, Htated it to he hin oninion tlwit the proper diMpoHition of thai vinscI wouhl he for the Unitctl StatvH* Uovcrnment to purchase and return her In Her MnjoHtvH (iovcrnment, an a mark of coiirtcHy. I hvlicve that thin idea wan oriKinnlly auKK<'"t'(^*i t" Hvvernl mcmheiH of the Senate by Mr. Orinnell ond Dr. Kane, nnt the HnTiject wnn allowed to drop, and no propuHition with reference to it wax broiif^ht forwurd, an there appeared to Lir aomc doubt of itH being favourably entertained by CongrcBH. Ihave, hic. (Signed) J. SAVILE LUMLEY. Inclotiure iit No. 10. Extract from the •' National litlelligenrer" of June 12, 1856. Tub British Uahwvb "liBsoLtTi." In the Senate, on Tuesday, Mr. Fo«/er, of Connecticut, submitted the following resolution: — "72eto/oe(/,— That the Committee on Commerce be instructed to inquire into the expediency of authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a rcgiHter to the British-built barque ' Resolute,' found derelict near Cumberland Inlet, in the Arctic Ocean, by the officers and crew of the American whaling-ship • (Jeorne Henry,' of New London, Connecticut, and by said salvors brought into the port of New London, where she is now lying ; all claim to said vessel by the British Government having been relinquished to the salvors." Mr. Foster, having offered this resolution, Btti permitted to add, Mr. President, that I feel some little pride in the fact thai a .^Iiij), j-.liandoncd bv the officers and crew attached to her, belonging to the Hoyal Navy of Knglaiid, lias lieen discovered and brought safely into pert by Amcri'-'ui sailors and by (.'oiuiecticul sailors. 1 feel some national pride and some State pride on tiie sui»ject — both, I hope laudable, under the circiunstances. And. Sir, with \our pernii.ssion, if the Senate will grant me the indulgence, I wish to read a passage I'roni a speech of Mr. Burke, made in the House of Commons more than eighty years ago. in connei-tion with this very matter, which the present tu-easion suggests : — " As to the wea'tii which the colonists have drawn from the sea by their lisheries. you luul all that matter fully opened at your bar. You surely thought those acquisitions of value, for they seemed even to excite your envy; and yet the spirit by which tiiat entorprizing employment has been exercised, ought rather, in my opinion, to have raised your esteem and admiration. And pray. Sir, what in the world is e(|ual to it ! Pass by the other parts, and look at the manner in which the people of New Kngland have of late carried on the whale fishery. Whilst wo follow tiiem among the tumbling mountains of ice, and behold them penetrating into the deepest frozen recesses of Hudson's Bay and Davis's Straits, whilst we are looking for them beneath the Arctic Circle, we hear that they have pierced into the opposite region of polar cold, that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the South. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting- place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilst some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude ami pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries, no climate tiiat is not witness to their toils. Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity of France, nor the dexterous and (irni sagacity of Knglish enterprise, ever carried this most peri- lous mode of hard industry to the extent to which it has been pushed by this recent people — a people who are still, as it were, but in the gristle, and not yet hardened into the bcme of manhood. When I c(mtemplate these things, when I know that the colonies, in general, owe little or nothing to any care of ours, and that they are not squeezed into this happy form by the constraints of a watchful and suspicions Governincnt, but that, through a wise and salutary neglect, a generous nature has been suffered to take her ow n way to perfection ; when I reflect upon these effects, when I see how profitable they have been to us, 1 feel all the prirle of power sink, and all presumption in the wisdom of human contrivunces melt and die away within me. My rigour relents. I |)ardon something to the spirit of liberty." The President, pro tempore. — It requires unanimous consent to consider the resolution now. Mr. Mason. — I do not mean to object to any dis|)osition which the honourable Senator from Connecticut proposes to make of this subject ; but 1 wish to inquire of him, if he can give the information whether this vessel has changed owners since she was brought in by the salvors ? Mr. Foster. — She has not. I am advised that nothing has been done. She is considered, I suppose, having been captured by a whale ship, as being legally the " catching " of the voyage, and belonging to the owners, the captain, officers, and crew . just like any other products of tiie voyage, and to be disposed of in the same lice where -iciin Nhip •ed in the rqiie, and month of d to this re on tlie iir of New \y inqiiiie l>c rejjis- UK lor the ntiiig- thi- ne in the )nt>-in^ to pert by anil some es. And, sli to read nore than oeeasion by their i^ht those the spirit cr, in my lat in the n whieli SVhilst we 'netfating st we are d into the under the mote and :1 rosting- lieat more Wi! know : eoast of B (oust of ot witness ranee, nor nost peri- his recent iiardeneil iV that the (hey are suspicious atnrc lias »e elf'ects, wer sink, ay w ithin isider (he nnourable inquire of lers since e. She is egally the cers, and the same 3S way. The tcchnicul term is "catching," I licliuvc. That I Miippo^c — indeed I know — to be the condition of the vessel. Mr. Maaon. — Mr. President, I saw, as did the whole American people, the fact announced of the recovery of this vessel, and her being brought successfully, and after much danger and \ier\\, within our own waters. It occurred to me at the time, and I have been more strongly impressed with it in thinking over the subject since, that the proper disnosition oi that vessel would Ix^ for the Government of the United States to purcliase her, and refit her in a proper manner, and send her back to Rngland. She was the property of the Knglisli Uovcrnmcnt, and was one of their public ships, abandoned on an enterprise of discovery, in which we have largely participated with them, abandoned from necessity, and accidentally recovered by one of our merchant ships. I had thought that that high national courtesy, which I am gratified to say marks our country certainly w itii as much distinction as any other in the great family of nations— that national courtesy which does more to preserve the peace of the world, even than armed ships themselves, would suggest that, on a suitable occasion, this ship should become the property of the (jovernment, if it can be done on fair and equitable terms, and shoidd be sent back to England, in the name of the American people. I would suggest, therefore, to the honoiu'able Senator from Connecticut, learning that she has not changed hands, that, unless there be some immediate occasion for this resolution, it would be as well, perhaps, to let it lie over until we can confer on the subject. Mr. Foster. — I am exceedingly gratified in the suggestion of the honourable Senator from Virginia. The same coiu'sc of proceeding occurred to myself months ago, and I then made some in(|uiries of certain gentlemen in the Senate, older, more experienced, and more influential than myself, in regard to the probability of such a project as that being entertained favourably in this or the other House of Congress. I was not encouraged, as ( am now, by the honourable Senator from Virginia; I was discouraged. From the iiupiiries which I made, I feared that any such effort on my part as that suggested (with so much liberality, and, I must sav, with so much propriety) l)y the linnoural>le Senator from Virginia, wouid not be likely to receive the sanction of a majority of (his InHly. It seemetl to me it would l)e exceedingly unadvised to bring forward such a |n'0[M)sition, and have it fail. It would certainly be a mark of great discourtesy to a foreign Power, if such a project as that should be named, and voted down. Kor fear this wouhl be the result, I did not briiii;' forward the measure ; f)ut coming as it does from the .source from which it emanates, it seems to me we may now hope that there will be no difficulty, so far as this body is concerned, but that that measure will he entertained and favourably considered here. I can assure the honourable Senator from Virginia, anil the Senate, that the persons concerned in this vessel, from those who have the largest to those who have the smallest interest, down to the cabin boy on board, will, one and all, join heartily and cordially in disposing of it at a very low price, to the Government, in order that this project may be carried out. I will now, with the leave of the Senate, withdraw the resolution, trusting and believing that the Senator from Virginia will take such steps in this matter as shall result in doing what I, for one, should be so gratified to do, and what I know those whimi I represent arc exceedingly anxious to have done. They will make almost any sacrifice on the vessel, for the sake of doing this just, courteous, and proper act, so properly suggested by the honourable Senator from Virginia. The PresideiU, pro teinpore. — The resolution will be withdrawn, if there is no objection. Mr. Mason. — I wish to say to the honourable Senator from Connecticut, that I have consulted with nobody, and am not at all aware of what the disiM>sitions or feeling of the Senate and House of Representatives may be on the subject. I confess that, in my own judgment, 1 have been strongly impressed with the propriety of the step which I have suggested, although I a^ree with the Senator that it would be an unfortunate suggestion, if it should meet with disfavour, far more if it should not have the vote of the Senate. Mr. Foster. — The gentlemen with whom 1 conversed on the subject, one and all, expressed their entire willingness to vote for such a proposition themselves, but feared that others would vote differently. I did not meet discouragement so far as the action of those with whom I conferred was concerned, but the IV»ar was, as to what others might do. K Mr. j\t sauu! iDrcc upon niyscll, at Jistaiiiling;, ileiico in a were well precludi-il 1 depended " Gazette," arding my 5 to regard nee in that etieable to use and set iirial t(j the fie men in I l)een pre- ed), and I lavourable vings an«! e passed my own the time sibic, and iway. onsiderin"' II plaeeil, fxtingnisli of seeur- apni^al to men to bo iitnre, you leel it to knowledge details of iiy embar- id serious onerously >n, should his own with tny than this ;eive that le-minded him from Tc in your rse to the II ai immedinto starting of n vessel by the cnstern route, since I fully recognize the possibility of following my husband's track, on that side, down I'eel Cliannel, I yet may Ix" permitted to express the opinion I have long entertained, confirmed as it is by that tif your late eminent hydrogripiier, Sir Knincis IJcanCorl, ;iii(l l>y (hat of Captains ('olllnson and Maguire, that (he ronU' by Meliring Slrail, tlioiigii jouofi- in distance, is of surer and safer accomplishment, and that :i vessel (lispaf'hed iliis autumn lo Hchring Strait would, probably, arrive at the sjiot to be seanlied in a sluM'tcr time than by the ot!\cr. ( a))tain Collinson, whose experience is the highest that can be adduced on this point, has no doubt that \\r. could carry even such a heavy-sailing ship as the " Knterprisc," without the aid (if sleani, in one season oidy, to (he very locality where tiie remains of the " Krebiis " and " 'renor " are now lying; and while it is. at least, certain that the Bscpiiniaux hold the sccieLof their fate, and of the pillage they have acrpiired from the catasUopIie. This opinion of Captain Collinson, as to the fju ility of a vessel reaching (lie place of its destination, in one season, i)v way of Hehriiig Straits, is sli.ircd by Captain .Maguire, as i^xpressed in a letter which I have permission lo inclose; your Lordsiiips will also perceive tliei'ein anollier leason lor the ado[)ti()ii ol' tiiis route, which has not hitherto recci\cd (lie attention its extreme importance dcsorvcs, namely, the facility it gives of bringing t!i'i'eat deal more than travelling; particH ccnnuig from a considerable distance, who might iind themselves left with little more time for their search, or stronfj^cr in resources, than Mr. Anderson was, and the best chance of obtaining; information, or iindiiiti; the journals or papers, is through the natives, from whom it is diilicult to get informa- tion to l)c relied on in one or two interviews. No, 21. Mr. Lumley to the Earl of Clarnnhn. — {Received July 1 4.) My Lord, Washinijlon, June 30, 1856. I HAVE the honour to inclose the report of a debate which took place on the 24th instant, in the Senate of the United Stales on a resolution submitted by Mr. Mason, Chairman of Committee of Foreign A flairs, authorizing the purchase and restoration to the British Government of the ship "Resolute," late of Her Mjijesty's navy. This resolution was passed unanir.ously. 1 have, &c. (Signed) .1. SAVILK LUMLKV. inclosure in No. 21. Extract from thf " Salional Intelliycnver" of June 27, 18j(!. The British snip •' Rksgluik." In Senate, June 21, 183(>. Mr. Mason introduced a joint resolution authoiising the purchase andrestora tion to the British Government of the ship " Resolute," late of the British navy. The joint resolution was read a lirst time and ordered to a second reading. Its preamble recites that it has become known to Congress that the ship" Resolute," late of the navy of Her Majesty the Queen of (treat Britain and Ireland, on service lit the Arctic Seas, in search of Sir John Franklin and the survivors of the experli- tion under his command, was rescued and recovered in those seas by the olficers and crew of the American whaling-ship the *' George Henry," after the " Resolute " had been necessarily abandoned in the ice by her officers and crew, and after drifting in the ice for more than 1,000 miles from the place where she was aban- doned ; and that she has been brought to the United States by the salvors at great risk and peril, and Ihas been generously relinquished to them by Her Majesty's Government. In token of the deep interest felt in the United States for the service in which this ship was engaged, and of the sense entertained by Congress of the act of Her Majesty's Government in surrendering it to the salvors, the resolution requests the President of the United States to cause the ship, with all her arma- ment? and equipments, and the property on board when she arrived in the United States, to be purchased of her present owner's, and to be fully repaired and equipped at one of the navy yards of the United .^lates, and then sent back to England, under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, with a rwjuest to Hor Majesty's Government that the United States may lie allowed to restore the ship. For the purchase of the ship and her appurtenances it is proposed to appropriate 40.000 dollars, or so much of that sum as may be required. Air. Mason said : Mr. President, there was an informal conversation between the honourable Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Foster) and myself, a few days since, when he proposed that a register should be issued for this vessel in order to make her an American shi,«. In the course of that conversation that honourable Senator was good enough to withdraw his proposition in order that I might intro- duce this, which meets his concurrence, authorizing the purchase of that ship by the Government of the United States, with a view to restore her to the Government of England. The history c»)nntected with her is known, doubtless, to the Senate, and 1 will refer to it in a very few words. 27 Ih'i- ictuni };iC!it (Irjil I might find iirccs, tlinii iiiuiiiir;^ the jct inlurniu- 30, I85fi. (lace on the limitted liy pinfhasy late of llcr UMLKV. and restora sh navy. ind reading. " Resolute, " J, on service the c\|)cdi- the oIKcers " Resohitc " ', and after } was aban- ors at great ;r Majesty's r the service jress o[ the c rcsohition [ her arina« the United nd equipped to England, or Majesty's p. For the triate 40.000 ion between a few days 1 in order to honourable might intro- hat ship by fioveninicnt the Senate, The ship " Resolute'" was a part of the British navy — one of the naval shins nf the QiiecMi of Knglund. She was sent on an c\|)editioii to the Arctic Seas in the year lbn2. with a view to make fiirtlier explorations in search of that great and distinguished navigattn*, Sir John Krankiin. On her arrival there it seems (assliios arc likely to be in those seas) she was imprisoned in the i<'c, and remained so for a period of nearly two years. The oHic; is and crew, from necessity, abandoned her, as ships were abandoned by our navigator, Dr. Kane. She was abandoned in Harrow's Straits, 1 think in tlie spring of 1831, when one of our whalemen from (Connecticut, commanding the whaler " (Jeorgc Henry," who had but barely com- menced his wiialing voyage in those seas, iliscovcred hci- still in the ice, l)ut in floating ice, and, it appears now. at a distance of some l,*itK) miles Ircmi the place where she was abandoned sixteen months before. The captain of the whaleman, in tlie exercise of his discretion, and in justice to his crew and to the owners of his vessel, thought it best, as the ship was found in a slate of pcrrccl preservation, although so long abandoned, to (iiseontinue his voyage in order (o act as salvor of that ship. He (livided his crew, put (en men on board the restrued sliip, leaving' fifteen only on board the whaler, with instrtu-tions to return homo, and at great peril and risk he brought th<" Uritish ship to New London last fall. It occurred to nic at that time (and 1 feel myself authorised to say such was the opinion tif the Executive Clovernnient) that tliat proper national courteKy which should be extended from our country to Great Britain required that w(! should interpose by paying the salvage justly due to the salvors of the ship — she remaining then a JJritish ship, as she wouhl have been — so as to have enabled this (lovernment to return her to England. But Her M;ijesty's (Jovernment, witli a degree of high generosit), has relinquished all claim of the Britisii (lovernment to the salvors, whereby she has become their absolute property. In that condition the honourable Senator from (Joiuieeticut proposed that a register should be; issued to make hei* an American ship. As I have; saiil, with his entire approbation and eoncurrcnee, 1 offer, in lieu of that proposition, the joint resolution which has been read, and which gives authority to the President to purchase the shi|), with alt the ])ropcrty, |)ublic or private, that was on board of her at the time when she was brought into port by the salvors, to have lier projwrly (Mpiipped and relitted at one of our navy yartls, and to send her in naval cliarge back to England, with a recpiest, on the part of this Govennnent, lliat she may lie restored to tier Majesty's service. In inquiring into the proper price to be paid for the ship, which 1 did, also, through the kind instrumentality t)f the honourable Senator from Connecticut, we have obtained a letter from the owner, which shows, in my judgment satisfactorily, that the price at which she is offered i,s not the value of the ship, in fact ; although, probably, as full a price as could be obtained for her as a merchant ship. But it docs not carry with it that which, if I were at liberty, I confess, as a senator, I should be very willing to provide for — remuneration for these men for the losses they have sustained in rescuing this ship of a lort^ign Government aiul liringing her safely into port. The resolution contains oniy an appropriation sufficient to pay for the actual market value of the ship in her present condition. The owners, in a letter to the Senator from Connecticut, say : — " Dear Sir, * * " New LofiUun, June 11, 1856. * We do not expect to obtain for her anything like her original cost, which you are aware, perhaps, was very great. Our only expectation has been to get for her a sum ap|)roaching her cost to us. Captain Buddington, on boarding the ' Resolute,' thought it best, for the owners and crew of the 'George Henry,' that he should make her recovery iiis first object; and, to secure it, abandoned his whaling voyage, and the 'CJcorge Henry ' returned to this port with but 130 barrels of oil, making, in other words, a very considerable loss, as far as the object of the voyage was concerner I. * * * # * " We suppose that Congress, while they are not inclined to pay an exorbitant sum for the vessel, still do not wish to buy her at less than a fair price. In that view we offer the vessel for the purpose named to the Government at 40,000 dollars. " The expenses on the vessel before the matter is finally settled will probably amount to 4,000 dollars. " VVc think this a fair price for the Government to fiay. •' We have offered the vessel, exclusive of her lailing, for 30,000 dollars. 38 "W'v iliiiik there is an iulriiiuic vnluu on iHwiril of IO,OUO dollars, which, «ii' course, (lie (iovernmeiit would \\\h\\ to roluin. " Kvery tiling' hcloi)(>;in^ to the Hhip is as brought to this port, wilh b tir.o exceptions. Of little value, not |)riviito property, or pertaining to the peculiar cliarac tcr of the ship. ** Very resiMsctfuIly, &e. " Prrkims AMU Smith. "Hon. L. K. S. Foster, United States' Senate, Washington." The joiiil resolution appropriates -H),00() e found nccess.uy to make the purchase. [ do iiDt know that this ship will be of any very great value to the Kritmh (iovernmeiit w 111 II iTtiinied ; but I feel strong;ly impressed with the opinion that, as an act of national courtesy, it will redound to the character of our Ciovernnient, and will be very acceptal)lc to tiie foreign Government. I know it wouhl lie if a like courtesy were extcndi^d to us. Unless some gentleman objects, therefore, I shall ask for the |irei.( lit consideration of the joint resolution. The Pirsideiit pro tempore. — If no objection be made, the joint resolution will be road a second time. There being no objection, the Joint resolution was read a second time, and cnnsidered as in Committee of the \\ hole. No anu'iuhnent being proposed, it was reported to the Senate witliout aniend- nient, ami ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. Mr. Fosfer. — I will say but a single word, and it is, that I accord entirely with the statement made by the honourable Senator from Virginia in regard to this ^e.^olulion. It alVords me certainly very groat pleasure, as (me of the representa- tives IVom Conneelieut, to find tt;it this proposition seems to meet the favcnir of tiie Si'iiate. and that it will, an I iiusi, be passed without op|)osition. It is, as the lioiioural)le Senator from Virginia has so well observed, an act of courtesy due to a loreiu;!! (loveniinent, and peculiarly due under existing circumstances. In regard to this r.hip there .arc certain circumstances that make it of peculiar value to ithe (lovcrnment of Great Britain. It is the ship that was enabled to comnumieate with the crew of another ship belonging to the British navy — the " Investigator" — which went through Bchring's Straits, intending to make the nonli-wcst passage in that direction by sailing to the east, but, having cot locked in the ice, leniained for two years in the Bay of Mercy, I believe. While lying there this ship, the " Resolute," by sending a party of men across some 200 miles, or thereabouts, communicated with the " Investigator'' and her crew, commanded by Captain McCIure, and brought those men from the " Investigator,'' lying in the' }>ay of IMercy, eastward to where the "Resolute" was lying. The north-west, passage was thus carried ont jiractically by these two ships; neither, however, jwiving (*omplcted it by passing through the water, but by the men passing through, over the ice, on sledges. That circumst.ance gives this ship pcculmr value to the British Government, and, under the circumstances, I caiuiot but ho[>e that the Si iiate will pass the resolution. It will, I think, be worth to us, as a matter of ceonony, to s|)e.nk of nothing else, far more than it costs, and, as an act of national courtesy, to promote good feeling between two great nations, it is a matter not to be estimatetl in money at all. Mr. Toiiceff. — Mr. President, I would not say one word on this occasion were il not for the fact that the salvors are my constituents. I think their conduct on this occasion was sucii .as to entitle them before the country to the testimonial IVdin Congress which is embraced in this resolution. Their noble act of daring and jicrseveranee, characteristic of our seamen, is, |)erhaps, unparalleled. Tiie resolution is also commended to my judgment in the other branch of it. I tliiiik an act of high national courtesy of this kind, expressing the sentim<^nts of tiie Auuric.in peo|)le, c.innot be over-estimated in its effect Ujwn the leJa*^ jns between tiie two countries, in promoting a good understanding, and in expressing tlic l'eeiiiia;s which ought to prevail lietween these two great and powerful nations. 1 •;ivc' my thanks to the honourable Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions for l)ringing forward a proposition of this kind, which I think must commend itself to the sentiments of every American. Mr. Clayton. — 1 rise only for the purpose of expressing my concurrence in the sentiments which have been expressed by the gentlemen who have preceded me. 99 This is a ooiirfoBy which in eminontiy worthy of us n« a jjrcat nation. Tlic wliolc proposition, wliatovor niny hv thoiijjht oi" tlii> small amount of monoy that may bo expended, is eminently calculated to maintain ami(*abln relations with (iVcat Hritain. I am clecidedly in favour of the measure, and I trust, as it is a measure which will rcllcct honour on the (jovuriuneiit of the United States, that it will be r(*eorde(l in our journals that this resolution has been passed by the unanimous vote of the Senate. The joint resolution was passed unanimously. No. 22. Mr. Hammond to the Secretary to Hip Admiralty. Sir, Foreign Office, .Jnhj Ifi, IB.'tG. WITH reference to my letter i>f the 27th ultimo, inclosing a eo|)y of a despatch from Her Majesty's Secretary of Legation at Washington, relative to Her M.ijcsly's ship " Resolute," which has been recovered from the Arctic Seas by the niasler oT the American whuling-vcssel "Cieorge Henry," I am directed by the Karl ol Clarendon to transmit t«) you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a copy of a further despatch from Mr. Lundey,* reporting that a resolution had been passed in the United Stales' Con^^ress, autlun-i/.ing the purlicasc and restoration to the British (iovernment of the above-mentioned vessel. I am, &c. (Signed) K. HAMMOND. No. 23. Mr. Lumley to the Earl of Clarendon. — {Received September 15.) My Lord, Newport, .September 2, bSoG. WITH reference to my des|)atchcs of the lUh and 30th of .lune, I have the honour to inform your Lordship that, on the 28th ultimo, the President signed l! Bill, which had passed both Houses of Congress, authorizing the appropriation ol' a sum of 40,000 dollars for the purchase of the Arctic cxploring-ship " Resolute," which, having been abandoned in the Polar Seas while engaged in searcli of Sir .lohn Kranklin, was brought to the United States by the crew of the whaler "George Henry," in whose favour Her Majesty's CJovernment relinquished all right to the vessel. It is intended that the "Resolute" siiall be repaired without delay, and C resented to Her Majesty's Government as a token of the deep interest felt by tii(! Fnited States in the service in which that ship w.is engaged at the time she was abandoned. I have, &c. (Signed) J. SAVILE LUMLEY. No. 24. Mr. Hammond to the Secretary to the Admiralty. Sir, Foreifjn Office, September 19, 185G, WITH reference to my letter of the 16th of July last, I am directed by the Karl of Clarendon to transmit to you, for the information of the Lords Commis- sioners of the Admiralty, a copy of a despatch from Her Majesty's Secretary of Legation at Washington.t reporting that 40,000 dollars have been appropriated by the Uniter»'ss,* aiitliori/iiig the piirchnsi* and rcstoruticHj to llor MaJi'styVi (iovrrnmpnt of the ship '• llcsolute," Into «»!' tho Hritish navy. Captain llaistpn**, who cdnimandod the cxpcihtion sent to thi* Arrtic rcgionn lor the iTlii't'ol' Dr. Kane, will be appointed to (ho coinnimid of tlu' " Hesolutc " on hor return to Kngland. I have, &r. tSiffncd) .1. SAVIKK la.'.MI.KV. No. 2«. yfr. Hummonil lo the Secri'tury to llif Admiralty. Sir, Fori'lijti Office, Stptember 2(1, l.*i.')C. Wrril rcfcn'ncj' (o niv Utter of the MHh instant. I am diroflud by the Karl of Clarondoh to transmit to you, for tho information of the Lords ('omini.sKionerH of I lie Admiralty, a ropy of a despatch from Her Majesty's Secretary of Lpf^ution at Washinpfton.l inclosing' a copy of an Art of Congress anihori'/.ing the purchase and restoration to Her Majesty's Ciovcrnmont of the Arctic ship '* Uesolute." i am, &c. (Si-ned) K. IIAMMONP. No. 27. Tlif Sirretdiji to the Ailinirdllii lo Viic-Ailmlritl Sir fl. F. Sninwiir. Sir, Adniiniilji, Nnvendm- 20, iS.'ifi. I AM cinnmanded liy n)\ [.onls ('oniniissiniiers nl' (lie Admiralty lo send yon, lierewitli, (opics of.i Icttei- from the ditler-Serrctaiy of Slate for lMtrei>«n Allairs, dated ihe JUlh of Scptciitl or last, ami of ils iiiclosiires. relative to the pnrehase and ))ni|K)si'd rcsloralidii lo Her Majesty's sersice, hy Ihe (Jovernmeiit of tlie United Slates, of till' ship " llesiiliile." .Mv Lords desire that, on the arrival of llie " Kciolule" at Spithead, she may 1)0 alloueil to eome into harbour, and tliat yoti will pay every eomplimont and eourtcsv to the American ollicers in cliart;e of the ship. 1 iim, &e, (Si-ned) TIIOS. PHINN. No. 28. The ^errelanj to Ihe Admiraltij to ViceAdmirnl Sir 0, V. Seymour. Sir, Admirnlly, Denmber 13, IS.IG. I AM commanded by my Lords Tonimissioners of Ihe Admiralty to signify their direction to yon to order tho " lle.soliite" lo be supplied with fresh provisions from the Victiialiing-yard, f(n- which no charge is t») be raised; and my Lords further ilesire that von will |)lace a steam-vessel at the disposal of the captain of * liK'losure in No, 'i'J, • | No. "Ju. .i:v. thn " RcHolutc i" niui that you will arrunf;c with him for the Hliip to conic iiUu Imrhoiir. I iini, &(>. (Signed) K. OSHORNE. No. 29. Mr. Dallai to th0 Earl of Clarendon.'-iRectived Deetmbrr 14.) Legation of the United Stuten, ]My Lord, London, December I a, I65G. TMK barmie "RcsoliitP." under thoromnmnd of Opinnmndcr llurtNtene, of the United StatcM* Navy, having reached PortHinoiith, I beg leave briefly t«) invoke your Lortlship'H attention to the cuuhc and object of her arrival. It will be recollected that thiH veHHcl formerly belonged to Her MajcHty't; Navy, and had iMicn employed on a jicrilouH service, which enliHtcd the co-operative HympathicH and cxertiouH of the American (lovernment and |)eople. Her olficcrH and crew, after giilliuitly enduring prohinged sulFcring, left her inextricably imbedded, UH they had just reason to believe, in the ice of the Arctic region. She was, however, about two years afterwards, discovciT«l adi.ft more than f,200 miles from the place at which she had been abandoned, and was taken by certain American seamen to their own country. All claim to recover and repossesB her was generously waived by Her Majesty's Cioveniment, in favour of those by whom she had lieoii rescued. The Senate and House of Representatives of the UniteimkI «-itii«litiiMi, in In' piircliaNeii of lirr |M'c»eiil owncrii; II' s«'iin llic siiid sliip wiili cvorvlliiii^; |)ortaiiiiiiK; to \wr an iintrcMniil, afti'r wliiolt liiiK hof'M mill lli;it III Ixini; liillv i'<-|iain'il ami n|iii|i|)ctl at out' ol tin* iiavy*vat'«lH (if tito ihiitcil Statt'N, hmk to Kii;;I.iimI, iiihIit rttiitiol ol'tlir SriTi'tary <•! llu' Navy, with u rri|UfMt to ||«r MiijcHty's (iKviTninciil (hat the I'liilcd Slali-s may bn alhmcd to n-Htoic the Haiti Hlii|i " lU'solutc ' lo llvr Mujviity'M Hcrvicr; and lor tlio pun-hnHc of luiid Nhip and lici' :i|)|iiii'tniaiin>N, as idorcHaid, tlio Nuni oi 4(>,ll*)() dollniH, or mo n\iirli lIuMvofaM inav l)<> rr(|(iii-i'd, is liorcby appr()|>rinti>d m Im> pniil out oi any inoii>;\ in the tiraNiirv not. otlicrwJNo appropnnt<' HritiNh iintion nt Inrec. I iri^iirMl you, •lir, to hav«> tin* t((Mi(h)CMH hi cniivrv to i " |-i'<|iicNl liiiii to I'dininuitifntc In the l<<>KiMluluiv of lhi> Uiiiini liiuiikN of the Qiirni niid or th<< Rritinh (lovrniim'nl Uu an an nnd I nm < nfi* Hynipathy which will uwH with a warm rcHitons)' in this ronnlry, NtroiiKthni the kiniMv li>«'liii^;H which iniilr tlii' |iro|ilc ami iritvi'iii (V*'Hl«l('ft(, I to 'tCK, lh«' kIimI I ;j;nnor«»> and anil cannot (ui\ to Iiiim;h which iiiiilc llic |ico|ilc ami p^Mvi'niiniiii.s ol' iho iwo iintionN. I iM>K to uihl that the Queen Iiiih Hii;iiilicil her intcnlioii lo xihiI the " llcsolutc " oil CowcH on thiM «luy, in reco^rnitiiiii dl the nuiniru'cncc ol' the liC^islattiru and liovrrmnent ol'the lJnitehoIiiIo" lH>ing postponed until Tuewluy next, the 3()th inHtnnt, in order that Captain llartstene may lie enubleil to roiivey hiH men direct on board the packet, I am, &ic, (Si^nied) H, OSUORNK. from No. 3.'<. The Secretary to the Ailmlrnllii In Vice- Ail mirni Sir fl. F. Seuiiwur. Sir, Admirnlly, Decemlter 2!), l8r)G. WITH referenee to yoiir letter of the 27th iuKtant. slating that the " Resolute " Aretie Hhi|> will be delivered up on TueHclay, the .SOth instant, I am commanded by my Lords CommiHHioners of the Admiralty to Hignify their directiun to you to place a Hteam-veHsel at the diHposal of (.'aptain Hartstene, to convey Iuh crew to Southamp- ton when the " Resolute " in given up. I am, &c. (Signed) R. OSBORNE, No. M. Vice-Admiral Sir (i. F. Seiimour In llie Secretary In the Admiralty. (Extract.) Deremlifr r\0. IS.'iti. THE " Resolute" was delivered over by Captain llartstene to Captain Seymour, of the " Victory," to-day at 1 o'clock. The " Victory " saluted with twenty-one guns, and the Uniteil States' ensign was hauled down. The oHicers and crew imme- diately afterwards left for Southampton in the " Sprightly." An officer from the " Victory "' is in charge of the " Resolute," until their Lordships' pleasure as to her dis|X)sal is communicated. N«). 35. The Earl of Clarendon lo Mr. Dallas. Sir, Foreign Office, .himiary 20, 1857. I HAVE very great pleasure in transmitting to you a swonl, which it was the Queen's desire should have been presented t(? Captain llartstene, on the occasion of (j .ibikii^iu-. i .14 I. in tTtiirn (<• llir (ftiiirti Mtnti'M, nftri- l»riii|;;inK iivpr tit " Kfwliite," but which CIMllll mil Im' i'lllll|ll('tC(l iM't'ol'l' liJH iloptuiiiii- I sliiill I'lcl (;i<>iitl\ itl)li^;f«l 11)1)11 uill hi) ilti> ((oiMlnpiiH to riirwiml (he mwohI td tic S<(Ti'l.ii\ ol (lie Naw (if lht> I'nilcd Si , rx, tor pri'Mciitntiiiii to ('!i|itniii Hart* h(('i\i'; :mi(I I iiiii riiMiiiiiiiiitcil liy lli*r M;i|rstv In rvpri'Hii ttip Iiii|m< that lii« may Im> |Mi'niitt>'il In ncccpt il as a incinorial nl'aii event wliieli Ihim iM'eti hii Krntifviiig to tht) Soveivii;'li, llie (ioverninent. niiil tli(> |M'ople ol IIiIm ntnntrv. I avail, Nif, (MlRnwl) CLARKNDON. No. an. ^fr. Dnlliis to the Eari of Cliirnidnn. — {Hecrivid Junuartj 'i'i.) .My Lord. Lrifiilinn nf the Vnilfil Snten, I.Diiilon, Junuiirif '21, \sr>7. I II \VK Ili(> honour to acKnowleilge the receipt of y<)nr comniunk'ution ol' tlip 'JOlli iiisl.'inl. acconipanieil \>\ a NWortI, whieh it wan the Qiieen'it (leHire HJionhl havi> Itcen pri'.i'iili'd lo Captain llarNtene on Ihn (MTUNion ul' \m rrtiirii to the United Stales, .dler hriii^inn' '•v«'r the " Ki^soliite." I \u'ix your l.onJNhip lo allow nu* to espreNs the hip^h HntiHlaction whieh cannot Tail to !)<■ icil li\ the \nierican people and (iovernnient ut iindinjf the rcilorulion of llic ' llisohile" to her navy enteenu'd hy Her Majesty worthy of a nicmoriul ko iliHtiiitruiNhed. This Itrilliant token will, a|;reeahly to your LordHhip'N HUK^cntion, lie imiiii ill.ilely traiiKniilled hy n'e to the Secretary td' the Navy, lor prcHentaton to (.'a|il:\iii ilarsti'iie, conneetcd with the ^raeiouH hope which, at the command iif llvr MajeHt) , your l.ordshi|i has communicated, that he may l)c permitted to accept it. I Hci/e, &LC. (8if|;nod) (i. M. DALLAS. No. 37. ^fr. Hammond In Mr. Lumhy. Sir, Foreign Office, January 22, 1857. I .AM directed liy the Karl oi' Clarendon to trunHmit to yoti, lor your informa' tion, a copy ol' a note which he addrcHmMl to Mr. Dallas on tho2()th iuHtant,* sending; a Kword as a prrsent I'rom the Queen to Captain HarHlcne, ortlio United States' Navy, who l)ronf;;ht the "Resolute"' to this country. lam also to transmit to you a copy ol' .Mr. DuIIuh' re|)ly.t I am, Uc. (Signed) K. HAMMOND. N«). 38. Lady Franklin to Sir C. tVood. Sir, 60, Pall Mall, April 4, 1837. TIIK decision so unexpectedly announced by you to the House of Commons against completing the search for my husband's expedition, having thrown upon nio the reK|)(>nsil)ilitv ol' carrying out that work by my own roHourcca, I Hhoulu at onc(^ have .-idtlresscd you on the subject, but that I was strongly advised to wait until the ac;itatioii of the electicms had parsed away, and left me a better oppor- tunity of .sociuin}; your I'Mvourable consideratitm. The object of my present apjjeal is (in reliance on the primiises already given me l)v I Icr .Majesty's C'overiiment), to procure such moderate aid .is inay render my own funds more fully available than they can be without it; and I have there- fore earnestly to re(|iie.- KcKnlutiuii wliiili ilcNcrilM'il the Lril'l "(im a ttikcii orthrilm*!! liUciTnl Foil in tli<* llnitt'il SlutcH in tli« Ncrvin' in wliiiTi that Hlii|» wiih fingaa;(*«l" when aliitn«lon«*(l, an*! wIkmi tlir\ xutcil ,i |aii;c Nnni mC nuinc) in lelillin^ her Inr nucIi Mtrvitv, which nioni*v nii;;hl havi* Ih'imi v|iai'cil, had ihi* only olijccl Imioii to Nt'fiiro h(|| ym that, in thu Hanic N|)iiil, (lit- imliviilnal choitrn Id uxvriitc ihiH ntiMHioii u.'is the nuwl iliHtin^niNhcd Arctic nUicir in (h(> American navy, who had iMtrn Mciit in Mcrk, and had hrnni^ht home in MidVl), ihc missing niivi)(ittnrH, Dr. Kum> and liiN |)ar(v , and (hut ihc jicrson into whiMc hands wan coininitlcd by hirt (iovornnicnl the cntiri) rc><><|nipnicnl of the '■ UcmhIhIc," w.ih Mr. (irinncll, of Nrw York thi- main promoter oi' all th(> American Arctic cvpcdiiions. I may. perhapM, Ih- pi'iniilted to aihl, thai Hnch a diHiMmal as I plcid Icir iliis " coiisecrated nhip," aa a <'i>tin)(niHlicd American has calletl her, wonhl Im' e\lrrmely a;;reeal)le to thi< Amcricii i people, and wonid he well cahidated lo reninx' ans niipleaisant feeling existing in the United StalCH at Kceiiig thin niesHengcr nl tht^ naliimal Hcnti- ntentH connigned lo the ordinary cmulition ol' iiHcleN^ or supcrllnons mnmuIn — u feeling not the Ichk Nlrong bucaiiHO a junt seH'-ruNpcct and a due iipprc 'idlion of the delicacy of their own position forliid its undiHgnised e\prcHsi(in to the KngJiNh nntion. The " RcNolute," however, is not the only Arctic ship nnw lyinf; iiscIcsk in Her Mnjfsty'H (lockyardH ; and if there he any reason, of which I am ii;iior;ml, uhy hIic Hhoiild not Im' again emph)ved in the service Inr which she was n-iiilci! in ilic navy- yard at Xcw York. I woiiltl heg to slate that I should l»c ^^rateinl lor ,iii\ one of thoKO oilier live Arctic ships, or lor the iihc, as a tender, of one nf llcr .Majesly'a gun-hoalH of the Hinallesl class, that is not otherw ise wanted, witii pcrniission i>ivon to the very ublo and experiencctl ollieer who does me the favour of taking eonunami of the expodilioii, to select what he may think neceNHar\ for her out ol the Aictic HtorcH now lying in the diM-kyards. 1 wonhi draw your attention to the fact that the concession tiins pleii(Kvl Inr, involves no expense to the nation, since the ohjeets indicated h.ivc aiitadv l>een included in the Kstimates: and I woidd aHsiiru yon thai the assistaiici; 1 thuH ventiirt! to claim, in fulfdment of those general promises of pecuniary support which wore conveyed to me hy Lord VVrottesley, on ifie authority of one of llcr Alajisty's MiniNterH, itt not presKcd for liy me with the view of spjiring tlie e\piiiililiirc of my private funtis, which will ho devoted, withtMit reserve, to the cxpcdili' n. Uut I maybe alhiwcd to remind ymi thai, in one shape or anotlu r,liovct'nmcnl akHititancc has never bc4'n withheld from mo on former occasions. In each of the three little expea(ors has very recently been declared by the Americans at a solemn public meeting, to be the (piestion of this age of active enterprise, and it is certain that it will alluded to remains luiexploret never be set at rest so long as the area I am sure you must wish that my exi)edition should accomplish its object, and return in safety ; and no one knows so well as you, that «)n the efficiency of the means employed, must depend, humanly speaking, those blessed results, and the consequent finality of the subject. Impressed with this conviction, 1 entreat your kind indidgence of my earnest words, and your generous consideration of my requests. It is my anxious liesire, and that of my advisers, that the expedition should be equipped in time to take advantage' of the present singularly favourable season (for sucii is anticipated) instead of being deferred lo the autumn, lor the route by Behring's Straits. The latter route has advantages peculiarly its own, but it would entail a longer voyage and a longer absence, besides being more costly. It will not, therefore, be adopted by me, unless it becomes absolutely impossible to e(|uip an expedition for the eastern route before the close of ,Iune. I have, &c. (Sigued) JANK FIIANKLIN. No. 3!). Lad]! FfunUUn lo the Sccrelnry lo the Admirttllij. Sir, CO, Pall Mall, April 2 1 , 1 857. IN the letter I hail the honour to receive from you on the 8th instant, in reply to one I addressed to Sir C'liarles Wood, re«|uesting to be allowed the use of Her Majesty's ship " Resolut(^" or of some other vessel at their Lordships' disposal for Arctic service, I am informed that tiie Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty arc not aware of ever having held out lo me any expectation of sending or of aiding in any expedition sincir they came to the conclusion that there was no pros- spcct of saving life by any further search in the Polar Regions. This decision was announced to the House of Commons, in reply to the motion made by Mr. Napier on the 2-lth «jf February last, up to which time, or within a few days of it, I had every reason to believe that the delil)erations of Her Majesty's (loveriiment would have hati a totally dillcrent result. But I allude to tlie date of their Lordships' decision only because you are desired to acijuaint me that iii) Lords are not aware of having even held out to me any expectations of tiie nature alhidcd to "since" they came to the above painful, and to n '., nexpected conclusion. I feel great difliculty in treating tiiis point, since it would appear as if I had been guilty of the extreme folly of ailixing the promises of assistance held out to me by Her Majesty's (lovernment to the short period which has elapsed since an adverse decision was come to. But as I know that this cannot have been their Lor(Ishi|)s' meaning, and Icel that it would be disrespe'-tful to affect to treat it as such, I am reluctantly com|)elled to adopt the only alternative which presents itself lo me, and lo conclude that the expression made use of is intended to convey to me their Lordships' desire lo ignore or withdraw from previous promises of help for a 87 Id mcrci- |i>n.s have Jfl away ; lie can do Indcd the Iction hy liiotwith- Indu and Ihcrcrore, lent even [lesirable kring for lo it by a Iniscd by I declared I of active the area ycct, and y of the and the •eat your m <»f my '. it would It will to eqtii|) fp for private expedition, which should not be confounded with a national one, but which were made to me with the express object of meeting the contingency that now presents itself, viz., that of the Government objecting to continue the search, and of my consequently undertaking this labour on my own resources. For I must again take the liberty of reminding their Lordships that it was with express refer- ence to a private expedition that Lord Stanley of Aldcrlcy (who was the organ of the Government in tne House of Lords upon this question at the close of the last session), assured Lord Wrottesley, wiio brought the (picstion forward, of being very favourably disposed towards a proposition l^ord M'rottcslcy then made to liini, and which was, " that pecuniary aid should be rendered to nie for a private expedi- tion next (that is to say, the present) spring," in case tlio serious consideration ol the whole subject, to which Her Majesty's Government had just |)iii)licly pledged themselves during the recess, should residt in a decision unfavourable to a Govern- ment expedition. This communication was so distinct and |)ositiv(' that Lord Wrottesley, who had given me no previous insight into his intentions, and to whom I had never made any request or suggestion, did not hesitate to coinniunicate it to me imme- diately by letter. But I allude to the fact, at present, merely to justiiy the deductions in which I have since implicitly confided, and not with any hope that an explana- tion of some of the causes by which I have licen misled, v/iil induce their Lord- ships to respect facts which they probably do not sec fit to recognize, or for which they do not desire to be rcsponsii)le. But the case is diHercnt with the i)le(lge I have received from Sir Charles Wood through the intervention of His Royal Highness Prince Albert, and which was forwanlcd to ine last year by His Royal lligliness's commands. In that letter Sir Charles WocmI, while expressing the objections the Admiralty then entertained, tis they do now, against any further scaicli ^tiie circumstances being precisely the same), yet declares his entire readiness to give? leave lo any naval officer who desires to volunteer for my private expedition; and adds, that the Admiralty will also make and furnish me with peminicar, if 1 ilesirc it, but refers me for ordnance stores to the proper Department. It is in reference to this ofKcial promise, which I had the satisfaction to observe was not confounded in your oHicial letter with other promises not recognized, that J venture to make an observation, and request a favour. The officers who have severally done me the favour and the honour of ottering to command my expedition, have all attained the highest rank by promotion in the service, and have nothing to gain, in that respect, from the highest degree of success which may attend their exertions in behalf of the claims of humanity. This fact makes me only the more anxious that the kindness of the Admiralty should be extended to such disinterested devotion, and to hope that if my Lords cannot distinctly approve of their volunteering on this occasion, they will, at least, in granting leave of absence, generously forbear from the expression of any discou- raging sentiment. I need not remark, in forwarding with this letter one which Captain M'Clintock has entrusted to my care, that, in the character of that officer, their Lordships will perceive a guarantee for all that ability and great experience and that I should perhaps apologise for alluding to it, were I not aware that its tendency must be to support my well-known iiDir wishes, which are also tliose of the Amorioaii cqin|quni^y. i^Kould tbiii expres- sion of u feeling on the part of n portion of that generoqs natiqn which purchased nnd rcstorccl Her Majesty's ship to thi« country, not lie (Ieempc| q^sufli- cicpt importance in the eyes of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, it will still help, I trust, to convince their Lordships that I have not lujsreprefpnted American feeling on the subject. Their Lordnhips may judge >vhat the sentimept must be wliich could lead aq officer of the high standing of Captaiq Hartatepe, to whom the highest missions in his country's service arcopep, to express to pie* in the most generous and fervent terms, his readiness at any time tq cqiniqand the private expedition I might i)c compelled to resolve on, provided only he dM not intcri'crc >\'ith any Kugbsh officer. It is a source of great comfprt to me, in the abscnec of that sanction from their Lordships which I should have so hieMv valued, to iiiul the same kind feelings and substantial support on every side. Without any effort of my own, my funds nave already received some considerable additions, and these contributions, with the whole of my capital, are now being transferred into the hands of trustees, for the purpose of providing against any possible contingency, and so that the Pinal search may yet be made, even should I not live, vie>ving tpd uncertainty of iuiman life, to see the result. i trust I am not more reckless of human life than are their Lordships, but the same men who volunteer to risk it in Arctic service, woqld, or nfight if pot so eniploycd, be required to risk it to a grcat«r extent in other services, since it has been well ascertained that the balance of health and safety is in favour of the former ; and should the returns of comparative mortality in different quarters of the globe be called for in the coming session, such a result will, I believe, be prqved beyond dispute. There arc, I would submit, other considerations in the highest interests of humanity to be put against the calculations of the chances of life or death. Were it not so. Her Majesty's Government would not sanction various enterprises now in progress for the advancement of science, the increase of general knowledge, and the welfare of mankind. T liAVG fa.P (Signed) ' JANP FRANKLIN. No. 40. I^^ST cf Sea and Land Expeditions, to the Officer^ and Men of which the Arctic Medal has been awarded. 1849. List of Her Majesty's Sii|P8. Nftroe of .Siiip. Data of Expedition. 1818 Name of Ship. Date of Expedition. . 1848 Isabella . . Plover .. Alexauiier . • • it Enterprise • ♦! Trent • • »» Investigator . . . • »» Dorotiiea . . • • «» Herald • ft Hecia 1819 Enterprise 1849 Griper « • »l Investigator • »» Fury .. 1621 North Star • f) HecIa • • >l Hesolute . . 1850 Griper 1823 Assistance • »» Hecla .. 1824 Rattlesnake . 1852 Fury • • J» Auistanoe • l» Griper t» RAoluto . 11 niossom isati North SUr • 1* Hecla 1827 Phoenix . 1853 Terror 1836 Pbosnix . . 1854 Erebus 1845 Lady Franklin Sophia .. ., , . 1850 Terror * . If « II List op I'li VATE SlIII'S. Victory , , 1829 Prince Albert .. , . 1850-51-32 Nanpy Dawsou , . 1849 Isabel .. I8f3 Felix'' .. . . .. 1850 Breadalbane t§53 Felix ' * .. 1851 List or Ami iRiCAN Ships. Advance . . . . .. 1850-51 Release . Propeller . .. , . 189S Keicue .. • • » • i» <^*tfv 1849 89 Land ExpeoiTioNf. Undw command of Sir George Back, betw n 1818 and 1835. Under command of Lieutenant, afterwards ar-Admiral Sir John, Franklin, 1821. Under command of Captain John Franklin. 1826. Under command of Sir John Richardson, C.B., 1849. u i- Under Sir John Richardson, C.B., sent under command of John Kae, Eiq., to tearcli Wollaston Sound m Hudbon'b Bay Comi'ant. Eipeditions to the Arctic Scaa, fitted out by the above-named Company, between the years 1818 and i855. W'' . c r • 3. o> 2" 5. u u '^ 9-. » 3 a '^ 98 W 8 ' ST. leg X :h^' 4 ^i