. Discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform]. Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847; Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847; Northwest Passage; Natural history; Nord-Ouest, Passage du; Sciences naturelles. INJUSTICE TO AMERICA. 467 Mr. d up ered, land d by :pedi- i was ilbert L'icans I land Lontlis me of r'sub- irange, salousy e Geo- ct that ericans, lovered, ,ven—a ive, was he was ative of js; and, >ry now To enter r, is im- nd fully rce, who liscovery Among lamphlet, in which e Haven ,ting that American position. land was '/ / discovered by Captain Ommanney on the 25th of chap. xi
. Discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform]. Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847; Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847; Northwest Passage; Natural history; Nord-Ouest, Passage du; Sciences naturelles. INJUSTICE TO AMERICA. 467 Mr. d up ered, land d by :pedi- i was ilbert L'icans I land Lontlis me of r'sub- irange, salousy e Geo- ct that ericans, lovered, ,ven—a ive, was he was ative of js; and, >ry now To enter r, is im- nd fully rce, who liscovery Among lamphlet, in which e Haven ,ting that American position. land was '/ / discovered by Captain Ommanney on the 25th of chap. xiii. August 1850—an attempt which has, however, been frustrated by that gentleman's own journal, which asserts that on that day no land was visible north- ward. It is deeply to be regretted that so unjustifiable an attempt should have been made to advance the glory of the British flag at the expense of the stripes and stars of America. There is too much of this feeling of jealous rivalry between us already; but we feel as- sured that the British nation does not sympathize with this dishonourable action, which has been done (we hope in ignorance) under the sanction of the British Government—an action which reflects all the more dis- credit upon those engaged in it, when we consider that it blots from the map of North America the name of a man whose philanthropic effbrts in behalf of our long- lost countryman. Sir John Franklin, are beyond all praise. In the autumn of 1853 the deep interest of the nation News of the was once more aroused by the arrival of Captain Ingle- ^^!I7^^ **[ field of the Phoenix with despatches from the Arctic passage. Regions, conveying the intelligence that the North-West Passage had at length been discovered by Captain M^Clure of the Investigator, who had passed through Behring's Straits and sailed to within a few miles of the most westerly discoveries made from the eastern side of America, at which point he was frozen up, and where his ship was fi
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