See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

JOHN See also:

• FRANKLIN
• FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN (1706-1790)
• SIR JOHN FRANKLIN (1786-1847)
• FRANKLIN, WILLIAM BUEL (1823-1903)

FRANKLIN (1786-1847)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• REAR

rear-See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral and explorer, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at Spilsby, See also:

• LINCOLNSHIRE

Lincolnshire, on the 16th of See also:

• APRIL

April 1786 . His See also:

• FAMILY

family was descended from a See also:

• LINE

line of See also:

• FREE

free-holders or " franklins " from whom some centuries earlier they had derived their surname; but the small family See also:

• ESTATE (through O. Fr. estat, mod. flat, from Lat. status, state, condition, position, stare, to stand)

estate was sold by his See also:

• FATHER

father, who went into business . See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John, who was the fifth and youngest son and ninth See also:

• CHILD
• CHILD, FRANCIS JAMES (1825-1896)
• CHILD, L
• CHILD, LYDIA MARIA (1802-1880)
• CHILD, SIR FRANCIS (1642-1713)
• CHILD, SIR JOHN (d. 1690)
• CHILD, SIR JOSIAH (163o - 1699)

child, was destined for the See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church . At the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of ten he was sent to school at St Ives, and soon afterwards was transferred to See also:

• LOUTH

Louth See also:

• GRAMMAR (from Lat. grammatica, sc. ars; Gr. ypaµ)

grammar school, which he attended for two years . About this See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time his See also:

• IMAGINATION

imagination was deeply impressed by a See also:

• HOLIDAY

holiday walk of 12 M. which he made with a See also:

• COMPANION (through the O. Fr. compaignon or compagnon, from the Late Lat. companio,—cum, with, and panis, bread,—one who shares meals with another; the word has been wrongly derived from the Late Lat. compagnus, one of the same pages or district)

companion to look at the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea, and he determined to be a sailor . In the See also:

• HOPE, ANTHONY
• HOPE, THOMAS (c. 1770-1831)

hope of dispelling this See also:

• FANCY (a shortened form, dating from the 15th century, of " fantasy," which is derived through the O. Fr. fantasie, modern fantaisie. from the Latinized form of the Gr. cbavraoia, Oavrai'ecv, Oat Pais, to show)

fancy his father sent him on a trial voyage to See also:

• LISBON (Lisboa)

Lisbon in a merchantman; but it being found on his return that his wishes were unchanged he was entered as a See also:

• MIDSHIPMAN

midshipman on See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board the " See also:

• POLYPHEMUS

Polyphemus," and shortly afterwards took See also:

• PART

part in her in the hard-fought See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• COPENHAGEN (Danish Kjobenhavn)

Copenhagen (2nd of April 1801) . Two months later he joined the " Investigator," a See also:

• DISCOVERY

discovery-See also:

• SHIP

ship commanded by his See also:

• COUSIN (Fr. cousin, Ital. cugino, Late Lat. cosinus, perhaps a popular and familiar abbreviation of consobrinus, which has the same sense in classical Latin)
• COUSIN, JEAN (1500-1590)
• COUSIN, VICTOR (1792–1867)

cousin See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

Captain See also:

• MATTHEW, GOSPEL OF ST
• MATTHEW, ST (MaOOaior or MarOaIos, probably a shortened form of the Hebrew equivalent to Theodorus)
• MATTHEW, TOBIAS

Matthew See also:

• FLINDERS, MATTHEW (1774-1814)

Flinders, and under the training of that able scientific officer was employed in the exploration and mapping of the coasts of See also:

• AUSTRALIA

Australia, where he acquired a correctness of astronomical observation and a skill in See also:

• SURVEYING

surveying which proved of eminent utility in his future career . He was on board the " See also:

• PORPOISE (sometimes spelled Porpus and Porpesse)

Porpoise " when that ship and the " See also:

• CATO, DIONYSIUS
• CATO, MARCUS PORCIUS (234—149 B.c.)
• CATO, MARCUS PORCIUS (95-46 B.c.)
• CATO, PUBLIUS VALERIUS

Cato " were wrecked (18th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1803) on a See also:

• CORAL

coral See also:

• REEF (1)

reef off the See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of Australia, and after this misfortune proceeded to See also:

• CHINA

China . Thence he obtained a passage to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England in the " See also:

• EARL

Earl See also:

• CAMDEN
• CAMDEN, CHARLES PRATT, 1ST EARL (1714-1794)
• CAMDEN, JOHN JEFFREYS PRATT, 2ND EARL
• CAMDEN, WILLIAM (1551-1623)

Camden," See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East Indiamart, commanded by Captain (afterwards See also:

• SIR

Sir) Nathaniel See also:

• DANCE
• DANCE (Fr. danse; of obscure origin, connected with Old High Ger. danson, to stretch)

Dance, and performed the See also:

• DUTY (from " due," that which is owing, O. Fr. deu, dil, past participle of devoir; Lat. debere, debitum; cf. " debt ")

duty of See also:

• SIGNAL

signal midshipman in the famous See also:

• ACTION

action of the 15th of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 5804 when Captain Dance repulsed a strong See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French See also:

• SQUADRON

squadron led by the redoubtable Admiral Linois . On reaching England he joined the " See also:

• BELLEROPHON, or BELLEROPHONTES

Bellerophon," 74, and was in See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge of the signals on board that ship during the battle of See also:

• TRAFALGAR, BATTLE OF

Trafalgar . Two years later he joined the " See also:

• BEDFORD

Bedford," attaining the See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant the See also:

• YEAR

year after, and served in her on the See also:

• BRAZIL
• BRAZIL, or BRASIL

Brazil station (whither the " Bedford " went as part of the See also:

• CONVOY

convoy which escorted the royal family of See also:

• PORTUGAL

Portugal to Rio de Janeiro in 18o8), in the See also:

• BLOCKADE
• BLOCKADE (Fr. blocus, Ger. Blokade)

blockade of See also:

• FLUSHING
• FLUSHING (Dutch Vlissingen)

Flushing, and finally in the disastrous expedition against New See also:

• ORLEANS
• ORLEANS, CHARLES, DUKE OF (1391-1465)
• ORLEANS, DUKES OF
• ORLEANS, FERDINAND PHILIP LOUIS CHARLES HENRY, DUKE OF (1810-1842)
• ORLEANS, HENRI, PRINCE
• ORLEANS, HENRIETTA, DUCHESS
• ORLEANS, JEAN BAPTISTE GASTON, DUKE
• ORLEANS, LOUIS
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE JOSEPH
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ROBERT, DUKE
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE, DUKE OF (1725–1785)
• ORLEANS, LOUIS, DUKE OF (1372–1407)
• ORLEANS, PHILIP I
• ORLEANS, PHILIP II

Orleans (18,4), in which See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign he displayed such zeal and intelligence as to merit See also:

• SPECIAL

special mention in despatches . On See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace being established, See also:

• FRANKLIN
• FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN (1706-1790)
• FRANKLIN, SIR JOHN (1786-1847)
• FRANKLIN, WILLIAM BUEL (1823-1903)

Franklin turned his See also:

• ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention once more to the scientific See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of his profession, and sedulously extended his knowledge of surveying .

In 1818 the discovery of a See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North-See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West Passage to the Pacific became again, after a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long See also:

• INTERVAL

interval, an See also:

• OBJECT

object of See also:

• NATIONAL

national See also:

• INTEREST

interest, and Lieutenant Franklin was given the command of the " See also:

• TRENT
• TRENT (Lat. Tridentum; Ital. Trento; Ger. relent)
• TRENT, COUNCIL OF

Trent " in the See also:

• ARCTIC (Gr. "ApKroc, the Bear, the northern constellation of Ursa Major)

Arctic expedition, under the orders of Captain See also:

• BUCHAN, EARLS OF
• BUCHAN, ELSPETH (1738–1791)
• BUCHAN, PETER (1790–1854)

Buchan in the "Dorothea" . During a heavy See also:

• STORM (in O. Eng..storm, and so in Du. and Low Ger.; in O. H. Ger. and mod. Ger. Sturm; the root is probably that seen in " stir," to rouse, move, disturb, cf. Ger. storen)
• STORM, THEODOR WOLDSEN (1817-1888)

storm the " Dorothea " was so much damaged by the See also:

• PACK (apparently from the root pak-, paq-, seen in Lat. pangere, to fasten; cf. " compact ")
• PACK, OTTO VON (c. 1480-1537)

pack-See also:

• ICE (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Eis)

ice that her reaching England became doubtful, and, much to the chagrin of See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young Franklin, the " Trent " was compelled to convoy her See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home instead of being allowed to prosecute the voyage alone . This voyage, however, had brought Franklin into See also:

• PERSONAL

personal intercourse with the leading scientific men of See also:

• LONDON

London, and they were not slow in ascertaining his See also:

• PECULIAR

peculiar fitness for the command of such an enterprise . To calmness in danger, promptness and fertility of resource, and excellent See also:

• SEAMANSHIP

seamanship, he added an ardent See also:

• DESIRE

desire to promote See also:

• SCIENCE (Lat. scientia, from scire; to learn, know)

science for its own See also:

• SAKE

sake, together with a love of truth that led him to do full See also:

• JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

justice to the merits of his subordinate See also:

• OFFICERS

officers, without wishing to claim their discoveries as a captain's right . Furthermore, he possessed a cheerful buoyancy of mind, sustained by deep religious principle, which was not depressed in the most gloomy times . It was therefore with full confidence in his ability and exertions that, in 1819, he was placed in command of an expedition appointed to proceed overland from the See also:

• HUDSON
• HUDSON, GEORGE (180o-1871)
• HUDSON, HENRY
• HUDSON, JOHN (1662–1719)

Hudson See also:

• BAY

Bay to the shores of the Arctic Sea, and to determine the trendings of that coast eastward of the See also:

• COPPERMINE

Coppermine See also:

• RIVER

river . At this See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period the See also:

• NORTHERN

northern coast of the See also:

• AMERICAN

American See also:

• CONTINENT (from Lat. continere, "to hold together "; hence " connected," " continuous ")

continent was known at two isolated points only,—this, the mouth of the Coppermine river (which, as Franklin discovered, was erroneously placed four degress of See also:

• LATITUDE (Lat. latitudo, latus, broad)

latitude too much to the north), and the mouth of the See also:

• MACKENZIE
• MACKENZIE, ALEXANDER (1822-1892)
• MACKENZIE, HENRY (1745-1831)
• MACKENZIE, SIR ALEXANDER (c. 1755-1820)
• MACKENZIE, SIR ALEXANDER CAMPBELL (1847— )
• MACKENZIE, SIR GEORGE (1636-1691)
• MACKENZIE, SIR MORELL (1837-1892)
• MACKENZIE, WILLIAM LYON (1795-1861)

Mackenzie far to the west of it . Lieutenant Franklin and his party, consisting of Dr See also:

• RICHARDSON, GEORGE
• RICHARDSON, HENRY HOBSON (1838-1886)
• RICHARDSON, SAMUEL (1689-1761)
• RICHARDSON, SIR JOHN (1787-1865)

Richardson, Midshipmen See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George Back and See also:

• RICHARD
• RICHARD (d. 1184)
• RICHARD, FRANCOIS MARIE BENJAMIN (18,9-1908)
• RICHARD, HENRY (1812-1888)
• RICHARD, ST

Richard See also:

• HOOD,
• HOOD, JOHN BELL (1831–1879)
• HOOD, SAMUEL HOOD, VISCOUNT (1724–1816)
• HOOD, SIR SAMUEL (1762-1814)
• HOOD, THOMAS (1799-1845)
• HOOD, TOM (1835–1874)

Hood, and a few See also:

• ORDINARY (med. Lat. ordinarius, Fr. ordinaire)

ordinary boatmen, arrived at the See also:

• DEPOT (from the Fr. depot, Lat. depositum, laid down; the French accent marks are usually dispensed with in English)

depot of the Hudson's Bay See also:

• COMPANY

Company at the end of August 1819, and making an autumnal See also:

• JOURNEY (through O. Fr. jornee or journee, mod. Fr. journee, from med. Lat. diurnata, Lat. diurnus, of or belonging to dies, day)

journey of 700 M. spent the first See also:

• WINTER, JOHN STRANGE
• WINTER, PETER (c. 1755-1825)

winter on the See also:

• SASKATCHEWAN
• SASKATCHEWAN (Cree: " Rapid River ")

Saskatchewan . Owing to the supplies which had been promised by the North-West and Hudson's Bay Companies not being forthcoming the following year, it was not until the summer of 1821 that the Coppermine was ascended to its mouth, and a considerable extent of sea-coast to the eastward surveyed . The return journey led over the region known as the Barren Ground, and was marked by the most terrible sufferings and privations and the tragic See also:

• DEATH

death of Lieutenant Hood . The survivors of the expedition reached See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York Factory in the See also:

• MONTH
• MONTH (a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Mond, Du. maand, Dan. maaned, &c., and cognate with Lat. mensis, Gr. µi7v, &c., in other branches of the Indo-Germanic family; all ultimately from the root seen in the word for the moon in nearly all those languages

month of See also:

• JUNE

June 1822, having accomplished altogether 5550 M. of travel . While engaged on this service Franklin was promoted to the rank of See also:

• COMMANDER

commander (1st of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1821), and upon his return to England at the end of 1822 he obtained the See also:

• POST

post rank of captain and was elected a See also:

• FELLOW

fellow of the Royal Society .

The narrative of this expedition was published in the following year and became at once a classic of travel, and soon after he married Eleanor, the youngest daughter of See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Porden, an eminent architect . See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

Early in 1825 he was entrusted with the command of a second overland expedition, and upon the See also:

• EARNEST (probably a corruption of the obsolete arles or erles, adapted from Lat. equivalent arrha, due to a confusion with the adjective " earnest," serious, O. Eng. eornust, cognate with Ger. ernst)

earnest entreaty of his dying wife, who encouraged him to See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place his duty to his See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country before his love for her, he set See also:

• SAIL

sail without waiting to See also:

• WITNESS
• WITNESS (from O. Eng. witan, to know)

witness her end . Accompanied as before by Dr (afterwards Sir) John Richardson and Lieutenant (afterwards Sir) George Back, he descended the Mackenzie river in the See also:

• SEASON (0. Fr. seson, seison, mod. saison, Lat. satio, sowing time, the spring, from serere, to sow; in Late Lat. the word is found with its present meaning, the spring being considered as particularly the season of the year)

season of 1826 and traced the North American coast as far as 149° 37' W. long., whilst Richardson at the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of a See also:

• SEPARATE

separate party connected the mouths of the Coppermine and Mackenzie See also:

• RIVERS
• RIVERS, ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL (c. 1442—1483)
• RIVERS, EARL
• RIVERS, RICHARD SAVAGE, 4TH EARL (c. 1660—1712)

rivers . Thus between the years 1819 and 1827 he had added I200 M. of coast-line to the American continent, or one-third of the whole distance from the See also:

• ATLANTIC

Atlantic to the Pacific . These exertions were fully appreciated at home and abroad . He was knighted in 1829, received the honorary degree of D.C.L. from the university of See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford, was awarded the See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold See also:

• MEDAL (Fr. medaille, from Lat. metallum)

medal of the See also:

• GEOGRAPHICAL

Geographical Society of See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris, and was elected corresponding member of the Paris See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

Academy of Sciences . The results of these expeditions are described by Franklin and Dr Richardson in two magnificent See also:

• WORKS

works published in 1824-1829 . In 1828 he married his second wife, Jane, second daughter of John See also:

• GRIFFIN
• GRIFFIN [O'GRIoBTA, O'GREEVA], GERALD (1803-1840)
• GRIFFIN, GRIFFON

Griffin . His next See also:

• OFFICIAL (Late Lat. QJicialis, for class. Lat. apparitor, from officium, office, duty)

official employment was on the Mediterranean station, in command of the " See also:

• RAINBOW

Rainbow," and his shipsoon became proverbial in the squadron for the happiness and comfort of her officers and See also:

• CREW (sometimes explained as a sea term of Scandinavian origin, cf. O. Icel. kris, a swarm or crowd, but now regarded as a shortened form of accrue, accrewe, used in the 16th century in the sense of a reinforcement, O. Fr. acreue, from accrofire, to grow,
• CREW, NATHANIEL CREW, 3RD BARON (1633–1721)

crew . As an See also:

• ACKNOWLEDGMENT (from the old acknow, a compound of on- and know, to know by the senses, which passed through the forms oknow, aknow and acknow; acknowledge is formed on analogy of " knowledge ")

acknowledgment of the essential service which he rendered off See also:

• PATRAS (Gr. Patrai)

Patras in the See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War of See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

Independence, he received the See also:

• CROSS

cross of the Redeemer of See also:

• GREECE

Greece from See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King See also:

• OTTO

Otto, and after his return to England he was created See also:

• KNIGHT, CHARLES (1791-1873)
• KNIGHT, DANIEL RIDGWAY (1845– )
• KNIGHT, JOHN BUXTON (1843–1908)

knight commander of the Guelphic See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order of See also:

• HANOVER
• HANOVER (Ger. Hannover)

Hanover . In 1836 he accepted the lieutenant-governorship of See also:

• VAN

Van See also:

• DIEMEN, ANTHONY VAN (1593–1645)

Diemen's See also:

• LAND

Land (now See also:

• TASMANIA

Tasmania), and held that post till the end of 1843 . His See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government was marked by several events of much interest, one of his most popular See also:

• MEASURES

measures being the opening of the doors of the legislative See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council to the public .

He also founded a See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

college, endowing it largely from his private funds, and in 1838 established a scientific society at See also:

• HOBART
• HOBART, GARRET AUGUSTUS (1844–1899)
• HOBART, JOHN HENRY (1775-1830)

Hobart See also:

• TOWN

Town (now called the Royal Society of Tasmania), the meetings of which were held in Government See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House and its papers printed at his expense . In his time also the See also:

• COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony of See also:

• VICTORIA
• VICTORIA (or VITTORIA), TOMMASSO LUDOVICO DA (C. I540-C. 1613)
• VICTORIA [ALEXANDRINA VICTORIA]

Victoria was founded by settlers from Tasmania; and towards its See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close, transportation to New See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South See also:

• WALES (Cymru, Gwalia, Cambria)

Wales having been abolished, the convicts from every part of the See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• EMPIRE

empire were sent to Tasmania . On an increase of the lieutenant-See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor's See also:

• SALARY

salary being voted by the colonial legislature, Sir John declined to derive any See also:

• ADVANTAGE

advantage from it personally, while he secured the See also:

• AUGMENTATION

augmentation to his successors . He welcomed eagerly the various expeditions for exploration and surveying which visited Hobart Town, conspicuous among these, and of especial interest to himself, being the French and English See also:

• ANTARCTIC
• ANTARCTIC (Gr. &vri, opposite, and apKTos, the Bear, the northern constellation of Ursa Major)

Antarctic expeditions of See also:

• DUMONT
• DUMONT, ANDRE HUBERT (1809-1857)
• DUMONT, FRANCOIS (1751-1831)
• DUMONT, JEAN (d. 1726)
• DUMONT, PIERRE ETIENNE LOUIS (1759-1829)

Dumont d'Urville and Sir See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James C . See also:

• ROSS
• ROSS, ALEXANDER (1699-1784)
• ROSS, GEORGE WILLIAM (1841- )
• ROSS, JOHN, or KOOESKOOWE (179o-1866)
• ROSS, ROBERT (1766-1814)
• ROSS, SIR HEW DALRYMPLE (1779-1868)
• ROSS, SIR JAMES CLARK (1800-1862)
• ROSS, SIR JOHN (1777-1856)

Ross—the latter commanding the " See also:

• EREBUS

Erebus " and " Terror," with which Franklin's own name was afterwards to be so pathetically connected . A magnetic See also:

• OBSERVATORY

observatory fixed at Hobart Town, as a dependency of the central See also:

• ESTABLISHMENT (0. Fr. establissement, Fr. etablissement, late Norm. Fr. establishement, from O. Fr. establir, Fr. etablir, Lat. stabilire, to make stable)

establishment under See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

Colonel See also:

• SABINE, SIR EDWARD (1788-1883)

Sabine, was also an object of deep interest up to the moment of his leaving the colony . That his unflinching efforts for the social and See also:

• POLITICAL

political See also:

• ADVANCEMENT

advancement of the colony were appreciated was abundantly proved by the See also:

• AFFECTION (Lat. ad, and facere, to do something to, sc. a person)

affection and respect shown him by every See also:

• SECTION
• SECTION (Lat. sectio, cutting, secare, to cut)

section of the community on his departure; and several years after-wards the colonists showed their remembrance of his virtues and services by sending See also:

• LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first part of the word is hldf, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hldford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr

Lady Franklin a subscription of 1700 in aid of her efforts for the See also:

• SEARCH, or VISIT AND SEARCH

search and See also:

• RELIEF

relief of her See also:

• HUSBAND

husband, and later still by a unanimous See also:

• VOTE

vote of the legislature for the erection of a statue in See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour of him at Hobart Town . Sir John found on reaching England that there was about to be a renewal of polar See also:

• RESEARCH (O. Fr. recerche, from recercher, re- and cercer, mod. chercher, to search; Late Lat. circare, to go round in a circle, to explore)

research, and that the confidence of the See also:

• ADMIRALTY, HIGH COURT OF

admiralty in him was undiminished, as was shown by his being offered the command of an expedition for the discovery of a North-West Passage to the Pacific . This offer he accepted . The See also:

• PRESTIGE

prestige of Arctic service and of his former experiences attracted a See also:

• CROWD, CROUTH, CROWTH

crowd of See also:

• VOLUNTEERS

volunteers of all classes, from whom were selected a See also:

• BODY

body of officers conspicuous for See also:

• TALENT (Lat. talentum, adaptation of Gr. TaXavrov, balance, ! Recollections of a First Visit to the Alps (1841); Vacation Rambles weight, from root raX-, to lift, as in rXi vac, to bear, 1-aXas, and Thoughts, comprising recollections of three Continental

talent and See also:

• ENERGY (from the Gr. ivipyela; iv, in, ipyov, work)

energy . Captain See also:

• CROZIER
• CROZIER, WILLIAM (1855– )

Crozier, who was second in command, had been three voyages with Sir See also:

• EDWARD

Edward See also:

• PARRY (from Fr. parer, to ward off)
• PARRY, SIR CHARLES HUBERT HASTINGS, BART
• PARRY, SIR WILLIAM EDWARD (179o–1855)

Parry, and had commanded the " Terror " in Ross's Antarctic expedition . Captain Fitzjames, who was commander on board the " Erebus," had been five times gazetted for brilliant conduct in the operations of the first China war, and in a See also:

• LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

letter which hewrotefrom See also:

• GREENLAND (Danish, &c., Gronland)

Greenland has bequeathed some See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good-natured but masterly sketches of his See also:

• BROTHER

brother officers and messmates on this expedition .

Thus supported, with crews carefully chosen (some of whom had been engaged in the whaling service), victualled for three years, and furnished with every appliance then known, Franklin's expedition, consisting of the " Erebus" and " Terror " (129 officers and men), with a transport ship to convey additional stores as far as Disco in Greenland, sailed from Greenhithe on the 19th of May 1845 . The letters which Franklin despatched from Greenland were couched in See also:

• LANGUAGE (adapted from the Fr. langage, from langue, tongue, Lat. lingua)

language of cheerful anticipation of success, while those received from his officers expressed their glowing hope, their admiration of the seamanlike qualities of their commander, and the happiness they had in serving under him . The See also:

• SHIPS

ships were last seen by a whaler near the entrance of See also:

• LANCASTER
• LANCASTER, HOUSE OF
• LANCASTER, JOHN OF GAUNT
• LANCASTER, JOSEPH (1778-1838)
• LANCASTER, SIR JAMES (f1. 1591—1618)
• LANCASTER, THOMAS, EARL OF (c. 1277-1322)

Lancaster See also:

• SOUND
• SOUND, THE (Danish Oresund)

Sound, on the 26th of See also:

• JULY

July, and the deep gloom which settled down upon their subsequent movements was not finally raised till fourteen years later . Franklin's instructions were framed in See also:

• CONJUNCTION (from Lat. conjungere, to join together)

conjunction with Sir John See also:

• BARROW
• BARROW (from A.S. beorh, a mount or hillock)
• BARROW, ISAAC (1630-1677)
• BARROW, SIR JOHN (1764-1848)

Barrow and upon his own suggestions . The experience of Parry had established the navigability of Lancaster Sound (leading westwards out of See also:

• BAFFIN, WILLIAM (1584–1622)

Baffin Bay), whilst Franklin's own surveys had long before satisfied him that a navigable passage existed along the north coast of See also:

• AMERICA

America from the See also:

• FISH (O. Eng. fist, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch visch, Ger. Fisch, Goth. fisks, cognate with the Lat. piscis)
• FISH, HAMILTON (1808-1893)

Fish river to See also:

• BERING (BEHRING), VITUS (1680-1741)

Bering Strait . He was therefore directed to push through Lancaster Sound and its continuation, Barrow Strait, without loss of time, until he reached the portion of land on which Cape See also:

• WALKER, FRANCIS AMASA (1840-1897)
• WALKER, FREDERICK (184o--1875)
• WALKER, GEORGE (c. 1618-169o)
• WALKER, HENRY OLIVER (1843— )
• WALKER, HORATIO (1858– )
• WALKER, JOHN (1732—1807)
• WALKER, OBADIAH (1616-1699)
• WALKER, ROBERT (d. c. 1658)
• WALKER, ROBERT JAMES (1801-1869)
• WALKER, SEARS COOK (1805—1853)
• WALKER, THOMAS (1784—1836)
• WALKER, WILLIAM (1824-1860)

Walker is situated, or about long . 98° W., and from that point to pursue a course southward towards the American coast . An explicit See also:

• PROHIBITION (Lat. prohibere, to prevent)

prohibition was given against a See also:

• WESTERLY

westerly course beyond the See also:

• LONGITUDE (from Lat. longitudo, " length ")

longitude of 98° W., but he was allowed the single alternative of previously examining See also:

• WELLINGTON
• WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF (1769-1852)

Wellington Channel (which leads out of Barrow Strait) for a northward route, if the See also:

• NAVIGATION (from Lat. navis, ship, and agere, to move)

navigation here were open . In 1847, though there was no real public anxiety as to the See also:

• FATE

fate of the expedition, preparations began to be made for the possible See also:

• NECESSITY (Lat. necessitas)

necessity of sending relief . As time passed, however, and no tidings reached England, the search began in earnest, and from 1848 onwards expedition after expedition was despatched in quest of the missing explorers . The See also:

• WORK

work of these expeditions forms a See also:

• STORY, JOHN (c. 1510-1571)
• STORY, JOSEPH (1779-1845)
• STORY, ROBERT HERBERT (1835-1907)
• STORY, WILLIAM WETMORE (1819—1895)

story of achievement which has no parallel in maritime See also:

• ANNALS (Annales, from annus, a year)

annals, and resulted in the discovery and exploration of thousands of See also:

• MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles of new land within the grim Arctic regions, the development of the See also:

• SYSTEM

system of sledge travelling, and the discovery of a second North-West Passage in 185o (see POLAR REGIONS) . Here it is only necessary to mention the results so far as the search for Franklin was concerned .

In this See also:

• GREAT

great national under-taking Lady Franklin's exertions were unwearied, and she exhausted her private funds in sending out See also:

• AUXILIARY (from Lat. auxilium, help)

auxiliary vessels to quarters not comprised in the public search, and by her pathetic appeals roused the sympathy of the whole civilized See also:

• WORLD

world . The first traces of the missing ships, consisting of a few scattered articles, besides three See also:

• GRAVES, ALFRED PERCEVAL (1846— )

graves, were discovered at Franklin's winter quarters (1845–1846) on See also:

• BEECHEY, FREDERICK WILLIAM (1796—1856)
• BEECHEY, SIR WILLIAM (1753—1839)

Beechey See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

Island, by Captain (afterwards Sir) See also:

• ERASMUS, DESIDERIUS (1466–1536)

Erasmus Ommanney of the " Assistance," in August 1851, and were brought home by the " See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

Prince See also:

• ALBERT
• ALBERT (1490'1545)
• ALBERT (149o-1568)
• ALBERT (1522–1557)
• ALBERT (FRANCIS CHARLES AUGUSTUS ALBERT EMMANUEL) (1819—1861)
• ALBERT (FRIEDRICH RUDOLF ALBRECHT)
• ALBERT, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS
• ALBERT, MADAME (c. 2805—2846)

Albert," which had been fitted out by Lady Franklin . No further tidings were obtained. until the See also:

• SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring of 1854, when Dr John See also:

• RAE, JOHN (1813-1893)

Rae, then conducting a sledging expedition of the Hudson's Bay Company from Repulse Bay, was told by the See also:

• ESKIMO, ESKIMOS

Eskimo that (as was inferred) in 185o See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white men, to the number of about See also:

• FORTY

forty, had been seen dragging a See also:

• BOAT (0. Eng. bdt; the true etymological connexion with Dutch and Ger. boot, Fr. bateau, Ital. battello presents great difficulties; Celtic forms are from O. Eng.)

boat southward along the west See also:

• SHORE

shore of King William's Island, and that later in the same season the bodies of the whole party were found by the natives at a point a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short distance to the north-west of Back's Great Fish river, where they had perished from the See also:

• UNITED

united effects of See also:

• COLD (in O. Eng. cald and ceald, a word coming ultimately from a root cognate with the Lat. gelu, gelidus, and common in the Teutonic languages, which usually have two distinct forms for the substantive and the adjective, cf. Ger. Kolte, kalt, Dutch koude

cold and See also:

• FAMINE (Lat. fames, hunger)

famine . The latter statement was afterwards disproved by the discovery of skeletons upon the presumed line of route; but indisputable See also:

• PROOF (in M. Eng. preove, proeve, preve, &°c., from O. Fr . prueve, proeve, &c., mod. preuve, Late. Lat. proba, probate, to prove, to test the goodness of anything, probus, good)

proof was given that the Eskimo had communicated with members of the missing expedition, by the various articles obtained from them and brought home by Dr Rae . In consequence of the See also:

• INFORMATION (from Lat. informare, to give shape or form to, to represent, describe)

information obtained by Dr Rae, a party in canoes, under Messrs See also:

• ANDERSON
• ANDERSON, ADAM (1692—1765)
• ANDERSON, ALEXANDER (c. 1582-1620?)
• ANDERSON, ELIZABETH GARRETT (1836— )
• ANDERSON, JAMES (1662—1728)
• ANDERSON, JAMES (1739-1808)
• ANDERSON, JOHN (1726-1796)
• ANDERSON, MARY (1859– )
• ANDERSON, RICHARD HENRY (1821–1879)
• ANDERSON, ROBERT (1750–1830)
• ANDERSON, SIR EDMUND (1530-1605)

Anderson and See also:

• STEWART, ALEXANDER TURNEY (1803-1876)
• STEWART, BALFOUR (1828-1887)
• STEWART, CHARLES (1778–1869)
• STEWART, DUGALD (1753-1828)
• STEWART, J
• STEWART, JOHN (1749—1822)
• STEWART, JULIUS L
• STEWART, SIR DONALD MARTIN (1824–19o0)
• STEWART, SIR HERBERT (1843—1885)
• STEWART, SIR WILLIAM (c. 1540—c. 1605)
• STEWART, STUART
• STEWART, WILLIAM (c. 1480-c. 1550)

Stewart, was sent by government down the Great Fish river in 1855, and succeeded in obtaining from the Eskimo at the mouth of the river a considerable number of articles which had evidently belonged to the Franklin expedition; while others were picked up on See also:

• MONTREAL

Montreal Island a See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day's See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

march to the northward . It was clear, therefore, that a party from the " Erebus " and " Terror " had endeavoured to reach the settlements of the Hudson's Bay Company by the Fish river route, and that in making a southerly course it had been arrested within the channel into which the Great Fish river empties itself . The admiralty now decided to take no further steps to determine the exact fate of the expedition; and granted to Dr Rae the See also:

• REWARD

reward of ro,000 which had been offered in 1849 to whosoever should first succeed in obtaining See also:

• AUTHENTIC (from Gr. aOO 'rns, one who does a thing himself)

authentic See also:

• NEWS

news of the missing men . It was therefore reserved for the latest effort of Lady Franklin to develop, not only the fate of her husband's expedition but also the steps of its progress up to the very See also:

• VERGE (Lat. virga, a rod)

verge of success, mingled indeed with almost unprecedented disaster . With all her available means, andaided, as she had been before, by the subscriptions of sympathizing See also:

• FRIENDS, SOCIETY
• FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF

friends, she See also:

• PURCHASED

purchased and fitted out the little yacht " See also:

• FOX
• FOX, C
• FOX, CHARLES JAMES (1749-1806)
• FOX, EDWARD (c. 1496-1538)
• FOX, GEORGE (1624-1691)
• FOX, RICHARD (c. 1448-1528)
• FOX, ROBERT WERE (1789—1877)
• FOX, SIR STEPHEN (1627–1716)
• FOX, SIR WILLIAM (1812-1893)

Fox," which sailed from See also:

• ABERDEEN
• ABERDEEN, GEORGE GORDON, 1ST EARL O (1637-1720)
• ABERDEEN, GEORGE HAMILTON GORDON, 4TH EARL

Aberdeen in July 1857 . The command was accepted by Captain (afterwards Sir) See also:

• LEOPOLD (M.H. Ger. Liupolt; O.H. Ger. Liupald, from hut, Mod. Ger. Leute, " people," and paid, " bold," i.e. " bold for the people ")

Leopold M'Clintock, whose high reputation had been won in three of the government expeditions sent out in search of Franklin . Having been compelled to pass the first winter in Baffin Bay, it was not till the autumn of 1858 that the " Fox " passed down Prince See also:

• REGENT (from Lat. regere, to rule)

Regent's Inlet, and put into winter quarters at See also:

• PORT

Port See also:

• KENNEDY
• KENNEDY, BENJAMIN HALL (1804-1889)
• KENNEDY, THOMAS FRANCIS (1788-1879)
• KENNEDY, WALTER (c. 1460–c. 1508)

Kennedy at the eastern end of See also:

• BELLOT, JOSEPH RENE (1826–1853)

Bellot Strait, between North See also:

• SOMERSET, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• SOMERSET, EDMUND BEAUFORT, DUKE OF (c. 1404–1455)
• SOMERSET, EDWARD SEYMOUR, DUKE OF (c. 1506–1552)
• SOMERSET, LORD ROBERT EDWARD HENRY (1776-1842)
• SOMERSET, ROBERT CARR (or KER), EARL OF (e. 1590-1645)

Somerset and See also:

• BOOTHIA (Boothia Felix)

Boothia See also:

• FELIX
• FELIX, ANTONIUS
• FELIX, LIA (1830– )

Felix . In the spring of 1859 three sledging parties went out, Captain (afterwards Sir) See also:

• ALLEN, BOG OF
• ALLEN, ETHAN (1739–1789)
• ALLEN, GRANT CHARLES GRANT BLAIRFINDIEI, (1848–1899)
• ALLEN, JAMES LANE (1850– )
• ALLEN, JOHN (1476–1534)
• ALLEN, or ALLEYN, THOMAS (1542-1632)
• ALLEN, WILLIAM (1532-1594)
• ALLEN, WILLIAM FRANCIS (183o-1889)

Allen Young to examine Prince of Wales Island, Lieutenant (afterwards Captain) Hobson the north and west coasts of King William's Island, and M`Clintock the east and south coasts of the latter, the west coast of Boothia, and the region about the mouth of Great Fish river .

This splendid and exhaustive search added 800 m. of new coast-line to the knowledge of the Arctic regions, and brought to See also:

• LIGHT

light the course and fate of the expedition . From the Eskimo in Boothia many See also:

• RELICS (Lat, reliquiae, the equivalent of the English " remains " in the sense of a dead body)

relics were obtained, and reports as to the fate of the ships and men; and on the west and south coast of King William's Island were discovered skeletons and remains of articles that told a terrible See also:

• TALE (O.Eng. talu, number, account, story; the word is common to many Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Zahl, number, Erzahlung, narrative, Du. taal, speech, language)

tale of disaster . Above all, in a See also:

• CAIRN (in Gaelic and Welsh, Carn)

cairn at Point Victory a See also:

• PRECIOUS (O. Fr. precios, mod. precieux, Lat. pretiosus, of high value or price, pretium)

precious See also:

• RECORD (Lat. recordari, to recall to mind, from cor, heart or mind)

record was discovered by Lieutenant Hobson that briefly told the See also: