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forks and spoons. The articles themselves shall be handed over to the 
Secretary of the Hudson’s Bay Company on my arrival in London. 
“None of the Esquimaux with whom I conversed had seen the 
‘whites,’ nor had they ever been at the place where the bodies were 
found, but had their infotmation from those who had been there, and 
who had seen the party when traveling. 
“I offer no apology for taking the liber: ty of addressing you, as I do 
so from a belief that their lordships would be desirous of being put in 
possession, at as early a date as possible, of any tidings, however 
meagre and unexpectedly obtained, regarding this painfully interesting 
subject. 
“T may add that, by means of our guns and nets, we obtained an 
ample supply of provisions last autumn, and my small party passed 
the winter in snow-houses in comparative comfort, the skins of the 
deer shot affording abundant warm clothing and bedding. My spring 
journey was a failure, in consequence of an accumulation of obstacles, 
several of which my former experience in arctic traveling had not 
taught me to expect. Ihave, &c. JOHN RAE, C.F., 
‘* Commanding Hudson’s Bay Company's Arctic Expedition.” 
To such a tragic detail as this, little could be add- 
ed, until the recent returnof the screw yacht Fox, 
sent out by Lady Franklin, whose persistent devoted- 
ness of search for her husband is worthy of the high- 
est praise. This vessel arrived off the Isle of Wight, 
Sept. 21, 1859. The following is the report submit- 
ted by Capt. McClintock to the Admiralty. 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE YACHT FOX, 
ContTINvED From Mary, 1858. 
It will be remembered that the Fox effected her escape out of the 
main pack in Davis’ Straits, in lat. 633 deg. N., on the 25th of April, 
1858, after a winter’s ice drift of 1,194 geographical miles. 
The small settlement of Holsteinborg was reached on the 28th, and 
such very scanty supplies obtained as the place afforded. 
On May 8th our voyage was recommenced; Godhaven and Uperni- 
vik visited, Melville Bay entered early.in June, and crossed to Cape 
York by the 26th; here some natives were communicated with; they 
immediately recognized Mr, Peterson, our interpreter, formerly known 
