Capt. Hartstene, who commanded this expedition, reached lat. 78° 32', and then found his onward progress stopped by a firm barrier of ice. Returning, he found Kane and his crew at Upernavik, and returned with them to the United States in the fall of 1855. In a scientific point of view. Dr. Kane's expedition attained most important results. These are thus summed up by himself in his report to the navy department of the United States:

1. The survey and delineation of the N. coast of Greenland to its termination by a great glacier.

2. The survey of this glacial mass, and its extension northward into the new land named Washington.

3. The discovery of a large channel to the northwest, free from ice, and leading into an open and expanding area, equally free. The whole embraces an iceless area of 4,200 m.

4. The discovery and delineation of a large tract of land, forming the extension northward of the American continent.

5. The completed survey of the American coast to the south and west, as far as Cape Sabine; thus connecting our survey with the last determined position of Captain Ingle-field, and completing the circuit of the straits and bay heretofore known at their southernmost opening as Smith sound.

- The Resolute, one of Sir E. Belcher's expedition, was, as before mentioned, abandoned May 15, 1854, not far from Beechey island. On Sept. 15, 1855, she was discovered by Capt. Bud-dington, of the George Henry, whale ship, of New London, off the W. shore of Baffin bay, in lat. 67° N. The vessel was encumbered with ice, but was perfectly tight and seaworthy. The distance between the place where she was abandoned and that where she was retaken was at least 1,200 m. She was brought to New London, purchased by the United States government by order of congress, thoroughly refitted, and presented to Queen Victoria and the British government, in December, 1856. The British government took possession of her, and had her stripped and laid up in ordinary in Woolwich dockyard. - In 1857 Lady Franklin, having resolved to send out a vessel at her own expense for a fresh search for her husband, offered the command of the proposed expedition to Capt. Francis McClintock, who had served with distinction in the arctic expedition with Sir James Ross, Capt. Austin, and Sir Edward Belcher. (See McClintock.) The screw steamer Fox, of only 177 tons, formerly the pleasure yacht of Sir Richard Sutton, was purchased, refitted, and equipped with a crew of 24 volunteers.

Capt. Allen Young of the merchant service contributed to the cost, and also acted gratuitously as sailing master. Lieut. W. R. Hobson, Dr. David Walker, and Carl Petersen, interpreter, so favorably known as the companion of Dr. Kane, were the principal other members of the party. The little vessel left Aberdeen July 1. McClintock's plan was to examine a tract about 300 m. square lying W. of Boothia, and between the northern limits of the explorations of Rae and | Anderson and the southern boundaries of those ! of Sir James Ross, Austin, and Belcher, while | to the west he expected to penetrate as far as the track of Collinson and McClure. Having purchased 35 Esquimaux dogs at Disco, on the coast of Greenland, and taken on board two of the natives as drivers, the Fox pushed on toward Lancaster sound until on Aug. 17 she was beset in Baffin bay nearly opposite the entrance to that channel. For eight months i the ice held her fast, but the moving pack mean-| while carried her back upon her course, and when finally released, April 25, 1858, she had drifted 1,395 m. to the southward.

McClin-tock refitted at Holsteinborg, arrived in Lan-caster sound July 12, 'sailed through Barrow strait, and attempted to pass down Peel sound, between North Somerset and Prince of Wales: land; but having been stopped here by the ice, he passed northeastward around North Somerset in the hope of reaching the mouth of Back river through Bellot strait, which is the water ! communication between Prince Regent inlet I and the western sea (now known as Franklin i strait), and separates the North American con-tinent from North Somerset. He found the strait obstructed by moving ice, but after much difficulty and danger pushed through it on Sept. 6. A frozen barrier stretched across its western end, and here the Fox remained moored for three weeks, when she took up her winter quarters at Port Kennedy, on the N. shore of the strait. In the mean time extensive sledge journeys were undertaken. Lieut. Hobson carried out provisions toward the magnetic pole, Capt. Young established a depot on the further side of Franklin strait, and McClintock and Petersen travelled southward in the hope of gathering some information from the natives.

On March 1, 1859, McClintock met a party of Esquimaux near Cape Victoria, and learned from them that several years before a ship had been crushed in the ice and sunk in deep water off the N. W. shore of King William land. Her people went away to a great river, where they all died of starvation, and their bodies were found the next year. It was impossible to obtain any information respecting the number of white men, or the length of time since they left the ship. Another interview with some of the natives in April confirmed these statements, and threw light upon the fate of Franklin's second vessel, which they said drifted ashore at King William land. The skeleton of one man was found on board. Sending Hobson to search for the wreck, McClintock explored the E. shore of King William land, and on May 7 came upon a village of Esquimaux, from whom he learned that when the white people marched toward the great river "many of them dropped by the way," and their bodies were found the next winter; some were buried and others were not.

Point Ogle, Montreal island in the estuary of Back river, and Barrow inlet were searched, with no better success than the discovery of a few scraps of iron, tin, and copper; and McClintock, having now reached the track of Anderson and Stuart (1855), resolved to follow the S. and W. coasts of King William land until he met Hobson. The first trace of the long lost crew was found near Cape Herschel, the western limit of Simpson's explorations. It was a bleached skeleton lying at full length on the beach; fragments of European clothing, a pocketbook, and a few letters were picked up about it. A day's march N. E. of Cape Crozier the party came across a boat fitted to a sledge and apparently prepared for navigating the river. In it were two skeletons, two loaded guns, and various other relics, including Sir John Franklin's silver plate, besides fuel, ammunition, chocolate, tea, and tobacco. Its head was turned toward the abandoned ships, from whose first position it was about G5 m. distant. A record was also found which had been left here five days before by Hobson, who in the mean time had made still more interesting discoveries.