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pedition. He had traveled 1980 miles—a sea voyage 
of 863 miles included—passing from Sacred Island to 
Fort Encounter, Fort Encounter to the Copper Moun- 
tains, and thence overland to Bear Lake. 
The winter of 1826-7 was passed in comparative 
comfort, certainly without actual suffering ; and late 
in September, the party arrived in London. 
CHAPTER XVII. 
On the -26th of May, 1845, Franklin—long since 
made*Sir John Franklin—with the “ Hrebus” and 
“Terror,” two strong and well made vessels, with 
140 men, set out on his Jast Arctic Expedition, and 
from which he has never returned. : 
A letter from Sir John Franklin, dated from th 
Whalefish Islands, Baffin’s Bay, J uly 12, 1845, is the 
last communication from the Expedition ever received 
in England. 
Dr. Rae, who prosecuted an overland journey in 
search of Franklin, gives the following particulars : 
: Repuuse Bay, July 29, 
‘ 8ir,—F have the honor to mention, for the information ee my 
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that during my journey over 
the ice and snow this spring, with the view of completing the survey 
of the west shore of Boothia, I met with Esquimaux in Pelly Bay, from 
