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Excerpt from In the Arctic Seas: A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions
Whilst the supporters of Lady Franklin''s efforts were of opinion that the Government ought to have undertaken a search, the extent of which was, for the first time, defi nitely limited, it is but rendering justice to the then Prime Minister1 to state that he had every desire to carry out the wishes of the men of science2 who appealed to him, and that he was precluded from acceding to their petition by nothing but the strongly expressed opinion of official authorities, that after so many failures the Government were no longer justified in sending out more brave men to encounter fresh dangers in a cause which was viewed as hopeless. Hence it devolved on Lady Franklin and her friends to be the sole means of endeavouring to bring to light the true history of her husband''s voyage and fate.
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Whilst the supporters of Lady Franklin''s efforts were of opinion that the Government ought to have undertaken a search, the extent of which was, for the first time, defi nitely limited, it is but rendering justice to the then Prime Minister1 to state that he had every desire to carry out the wishes of the men of science2 who appealed to him, and that he was precluded from acceding to their petition by nothing but the strongly expressed opinion of official authorities, that after so many failures the Government were no longer justified in sending out more brave men to encounter fresh dangers in a cause which was viewed as hopeless. Hence it devolved on Lady Franklin and her friends to be the sole means of endeavouring to bring to light the true history of her husband''s voyage and fate.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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