The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1818-10-17 00:00:00

R+: • • .• • ______ it 111010. bet Ildlietd in' town till a quartet' before *aft o'clock, and is as follows : " iLeW October IS, ISIS. • Tis Qom pawmall i t i t er sshisla pi lemisy in a state of : v ita saw the& hat hod amprilacod daring • few of a ,. preceding days. Hoe 11141.11 bell a pod eight, sod feels refreshed by bar slag). F. HILMAR." The Panics RaGINT went as usual to Kew, and dined with his Royal Sister,. - - It Ilea been erroneouely stated in some of the l'aiwo, that a person at Dover had contracted to I.ring over the troops from France at 476. 6d. each. • I.i.t morning Government gave notice, that on the 19 t h they woold be ready to receive the tenders of soy person who would wish to enter into such con , tracts; the offers to be made at so much each matt. „A at so much each horse ; the troops to be em barked at the rate of one man to each ton or the vessel. Yesterday the Earl of LIVRIFOOL and Viacount SlD:writ had audiences of the Pattscs ItEctatir st Carlton House. Earl and Countess STAMM , ' arrived in town yesterday, from their seal io Kent. Viscount and Viscountess DUDLEY-AND-WARD srrivril yesterday at their house in Park-lace, from Worthing. Sir Kona: WlLLtams. Bart. M.P. arrived yesterday at Warrtu's Hotel, Neweatreet, from his seat in Wales. Departures yesterday from Thomas's Hotel, !ledgeley-square: —Lord THOMAS CECIL. for U:- -ford; Sir Citaat.as Sumwria. Bart. on • tour; and Mrs. HoirAce Bscaroao, for Brighton. BIAUMARCMAie Barber of Seville way first intro flora WA the English St.ge, by the late Groans Coue•a, Esq. about forty years ago, under the title .of the Spanish Barber, at the Haymarket Theatre. At that time JOHN PALMER woo the Cmint.disioriera ; PARsows. Dr. Bawl(); Epsom figura : and Mrs. BAlloisTilit. then Miss Haar:a. the Rosana. Uptol its revival, some year, after,. the resent Countess of Dimly was the heroine of the Dianna. The Te/arere, of 80"gorts, launched on Thurs. day et Wurdwieli, was named by the Hon. Miss TowNstimitD, daughter of Viscount SY DN SY. The young Lady was conducted to the prow of the ship, and • bottle of Madeira, suspended by a small cord from the upper part of the vessel, was put into her hood. She flutig the bottle against the ribs, and called the ship lament. We presume the phrase of erockiag a bottle, so much in fashion among topers, is derived from this ceremony. A Coblents paper contains a sort of address to the French people, published under the name of blselacutt. inn which the author solemnly declares, that he hail been commisoioried to nammaniite N*- 1.011011 and his son. He actlipsto I personage. whom he indicates by the initials M. de T., of hay. nig made the proposition to him, with a promise of au annuity of itoo,ooo lines. the title of Duke. and the government of a province..-AI lf," says the author, s• I overthrew the bronze effigy of NAPo t.euh, I ran at least boast of having saved. his and his son'. life • • • 4 . 1 . ;.. 4 Mont 1 . 491 . e: I offered him m Meier.. Had he accepted my offer, I should have remained faithful, notwith- Standing the museum esaatples le the wog shame ful treachery which took place at that epoch:" The increase of the revenue of the Post-office in the last quarter, compared with the quarter in 1817, may fairly be put down to the dissolution of Par liament. The increased internal correspondence ; -of-the country during a general election, wheel the privilege frankiug letters even by Peers is taken away for a certain period, must naturally produce • large extra sum, added to the late increased vi gilatice of the officers in preventing any communi cation in the form of a letter, being conveyed by any other medium than through the Post-office. Tl.e residence of the Princess of W4l.e.s. in Italy. is on the sea-shore, near Prato . and between 30 and 40 miles from Ancona. Her Royal Highness bay ing on English and very few foreign visitors, has patronised the building of a clew theatre at Pesaro, at which she paws her evenings as °fiestas it can be kept open ; but the population of the place is so small, that the audiences do not support the pere formers, few as they are, and the company could not exist without die Princess's subscription. The theatre is supposed to have been built chiefly at her expense; she has a stage box there, to which she is attended, with some form, by her suite, including Young AUSTIN. who is treated by the inhabitants of - Pesaro with a degree of ceremony astonishing to an Englishman. The Princess has not yet found a purchaser for her seat at Como. baron BIRGADIO, who is Steward of the Household, drives a muck and pair in the English style, attended by a groom. Earl GROSVENOR, some years ago, made a pre sent of his hatrierr to the Cheshire Hunt; but since the return of his son, Lord lik,LeittAYS, from him travels, a crack pack has been pat into the ken nel of Eaton Hall. Bitussus, OcT. 9.—On the sth of this month there died, in the commune of Haute-Croix. district of Nivelles. a mother and two children, from poi son occasioned by the bad quality of the mush :owns, of which they had made use.—(Paris Paper.) Last night the . 1 litatre-lioyul in Cornwallis street, was totally consumed by fire, which broke out between eleven and twelve &Omit ; though the attendance of several engines was prompt, and the supply of water was considerable, yet the flames spread so rapidly, that the progress of them could lint he effectually got under until the interior of the building was destroyed ; the occurrence is stated to be purely accidental. The Theatre has been since Wednesday undergoing some necessary re. pairs, preparatory to the introduction of Miss STEPHINS to u Limerick audiesice—she and Mr. HoltN, with the entire strength of Crowrotreet, were to matte their appearance in it on stext Moo d:ay se'nuight. The theatre destmyeil was built in 1770, and cost 9001. which was contributed by `24 Gentle:met), who had free• tickets.—(Litopack C'hromiele, October 10.) INSOLFEN7' DgMRS` * coma, TIIDAT, IMPTIINIFER 16. The business of this day was generally devoid of interest. John Robinson. • poor mariner, was discharged. He had been in prison since the 4th of last June, and the whole of his debts only amounted to :eve*• teas pounds. Hout.urras V. COWLIST. Henry Cowley was opposed by 1111 r. Notate, on I the part of Mr. Houlditch, for claridestinely re. moving his goods to avoid re distress for rent. The Court overruled the objection, and the In• solvent was discharged., 'The whole of his debts amounted only to 291. NAM P. (LIS. • George Iln was opposed by Mr. HEATH. The Insolvent stated in his examination. that he bred in Long-alley, Moortirlds. and carried on the be siness of a butcher. Ms wife 'had hum August 1817. to March 1818. it hotel in White Lion -street, Goodman's-fields. She now livid in Church-row, Whitechapel ; there were. great many beds in the hotel kept by his wife, but the Insolvent denied that any of them were ever his property; he be lieved the furniture hold been reamed by the laud. lord. He denied that he ever stated the hotel cost him 400 guineas. He knew a Mr. Notes. who cer tainly sold him a horse, but it turned nut to be a btshop'd mare, " Newer no older than six years, and Never no younger. That there wee the fact," mid the Insolvent. He owed Levi money. which was lent to his wife. Levi got a bill of sale fur this loan, end afterwards had the fur niture on. account of it. This occurred about Christmas, 1817. The Insolvent acknowledged the sort of hotel which his wife kept, and said that Mr. Levi, who advanced her the motley. was a Sheriff's Officer, but be denied that he was a prn praetor of certain hotels its Goodotaii`r-field.. The Court conceived the oleose tratio,ction tween the Insolvent. his wife. and Levi, to be fraudulret. he was therefore reinauded. John Horan was opposed by Mr. ANDILUNS.— The Insolvent stated that he sees au upholsterer, and that all his furniture had beta sold by the landlord tp pay arrears of rent. He was dis charged. Pliallat v. DEVIMISII. shells Philip Devenish was opposed by Mr. Joins Prosser, a creditor. on the gravid that the hominid had given a power of attorney to him fur 301, out of his half-pay. The Insolvent had subsegoesttly given three other instruments of the same kind—be. however, allowed the witness a certain portion out 4 of the first quarter's halfepay. He had not. how ever. paid any thing since. The half,pey amounted to Al!. a-year, and the *plowing creditor applied to the Court to appropriate a part of this pay for the payment of his debt. The Insolvent was discharged, except as to the debts of Mr. Prosser (deducting the coats incurred upon it), and another which be agreed . to pay in two years. 'MAY v. SITNOLDO. Michell Reynolds was opposed by Mr. Pot.tocu. The Insolvent stated. in his r=umination, that his wife lived in George-street, and was a dress-maker. She Rooked for the DUCilesll of Leeds, Lady Amherst, and other Ladies of distinction. The Insolvent 'admitted that before Ile went to prisms, he pledged four pieces of fine muslin and two silver Eitleis, but they had since become a forfeit to the pawnbroker. The debt for which he was sued by the opposing creditor was contracted by his brother. 111 rS.• Eady was examined.—She said she knew the wife of the Insolvent. and had seen a variety of articles of dress and some bales of silk stockings in her room—some of these she offered for sale to witness; they were expensive articles, and Mrs. Reynolds represented them as her own property, at least so the wituess understood the business. The lesolverit stated, that his wife never had any stock of her own, but bed occasionally dresses of other dress-makers, which site sold on commission. This evidence was confirmed by Mrs. Husband, who said she often intrusted Mrs. Reynolds with goods to sell on munisaion. The insolvent was then discharged. Thomas Bayley was opposed by Mr. ADOLPHUS on the part of several of his creditors. The Insol.. vent was e*ormittd at considerable length. He said that he lead compounded with his creditors in 1810, at which time he made an 'assignment of all ilia effect.. About • year and a half after he spin en tered into business, and always kept regular books, it was not terse 'het he had trumped up a set of hooks since lie was sent tp prison; he admitted that William Cooper, a youth 16 years of age. had sold articles for him since his imprisonment. but the amount did not exceed 151. or 161. He kept a a horse up to March last, but money had been ad vanced upon him, and he was sold since the Insol rent's imprisonment, He believed the horse was sold to one Dale in Moor6elds, for about 13/. 1 The Insolvent bought the horse for 251. worth of wool. There was no mention made in the schedule of either the hone or the articles sold by Cooper, the Insolvent was therefore remanded fur a concealment I of properly. WARRANT OF ATTORNEY. Richard Fox wavopposed by Mr. A votentis for I more than a dozen creditors. The Insolvent lasted ' in his examination that he had lived in London about a month before his arrest. Ile had pre. timidly lived in • house of Mr. Willis's, at Bristol. the rent was about 701. a year, end he stayed there for three months. Before that he had been a gro cer, at Gainsborough, and he followed the same trade at Bristol. Ms furniture and stock in trade were sold to pay oils bond for 300/. held by his water-iii-law, Miss Bailey ; he owed her 50/. more tattoo a note. His sister was a single lady, who lived with her mother, in the couutry. end had a fortune of about 700/. He gave a warrant of at tortiey to her last February, end Miss Bailey sold I all the property fur 340/. He had a little freehold at Guinshorouslo, which he left in October, 1817, and sold to a Mr. Barlow for 600/. About that time Ise was in possession of mere than 3,0001. f which he occesiosially paid to creditors as they I (*led for money. He paid no part of it to Miss IBailey, as lie thought she would never have Naked for it, nor did he ever contemplate being insolvent. Mr. Pintoes, who was Coyote for the haul vent, eximiued him in explanation of his dealings. The Insolvent steed, that he had tekeu every me thod in hiapowerixibring his creditors to a settle ment; some agreed, and 'others- would not. He got the sum of 3001. from Miss Bailey, a consi derable time ago, but the reason be gave the war.. rant of attorney wits, in consequence of some of the creditors requiring tit least a part secnirity for 'the composition hi offered them, and Miss Bailey's father agreed to recuretis. ed. its the pound of the composition, provided Miss Bailey got a warrant of attorney for her debt. The In.olrent complied with this requisition, but solely for Vie purpose of accelerating the eettleuient of hie affiirs, by ob taining for the creditors that security for a part of their debts, which he could not otherwise obtain. After he had done so, however, the creditors could not be Brought to any unanimous concorrence„ and Miss Bailey, contrary to arty expectation be pre •viously entertained, pot the warrant of attorney in force, and psi& herself In the course of this investigation Mr. Pot,- l.ocit insinuated that Mr. Rolfe, the agent for the opposing creditors, had been in the outset confi dentially employed by the Insolvent, and had in that situation nestled himself of certain' information, and partictilarly of a book of accounts now in Court, which lie now •converted into an instrument to oppose the present application of the Insolveut. The Insolvent declared this was the fact, and that lie had quitted. ell connexion with Mr. Rolfe, on account of the gross impropriety of his conduct. Mr; ADOLPHUS retorted upon the Insolvent, and mid lie never saw u man applying to, that Court for his discharge, conduct himself tri .4 ;such a black, guard manner. Mr. Serjeant RUNRINGTON-4 , We must opt I have their strong phrases used here. I oever heard theca before in this Court.'.' The COURT, after enumerating the grounds on which the present opposition was founded, decided that the warrant of attorney did. not appear to have been given with a view to secure an undue prefer- ' ...ice. bat rather for the purpose of securing so ultimate settleineut of the nsolvent's affairs. The Insolvent was according discharged. The Court then permitted Mr. Rolfe to explain . sway the charge made against him, of abusing his confidential intercourse with the Insolvent. Mr. Rolfe, after being sworn, stated that he hip. pelted -accidentally to have fallen to with the Insol vent at the King's Rend) Prison, and was asked by him for ht• professional assistance in this Court ; he accordingly agreed to assist the Insolvent, and had had occasional conversations with him two or three tunes, respecting his affairs, but he never had any of his papers or his book—he never saw either, and wbeu they were about to enter seriously into the consideration of the business, the lusolvent pro. posed that his case should he conducted for a spe cific sum, but Mr. Rolfe refused to enter upon it unless his bill should be paid according to business done, subject to the taxation of the proper officer. They therefore broke off on this point. Mr. Rolfe• with great warmth repelled the charge of his having in their slight casual intercourse had access to any papers which 'contained any serious etym. Lion of the Insolvent's affairs,. The Insolvent was ugrisi called up to the Court; he said that he had couverstd with Mr. Rolfe re specting his private affairs, and had shewu him a copy of his schedule. Hr. however, added, that lie paid no money to Mr. R. for these conversatious, nor did the latter make any charge. Mr. Roue, in reply, said, it must be clear to the Court, that had he conceived he had taken any trouble in the Insolvent's affairs, lie would have made a charge. Had he taken one step in giving hint assistance. he must either have received • fee from the Insolveut, or he should now stand as • creditor upon his schedule fur a professional debt. The Insolvent had admitted that he neither paid him any money, nor considered him a creditor—how then could he talk of having for some time pro. (regionally employed him ? The imputation carried with it its own refutation. The Court declared itself satisfied with Mr. Rolfe's explanation of the transaction. There were a number of unopposed cases, in which the Insolvents were discharged. Sutctriu.—The son of a moat respectable citizen of London, -yesterday put an end to his existence by cutting his throat ; the supposed or real cause that he had for committing the forbidden act, his friends have not the most remote idea of. FATAL. ACCIDENT.—A few days ago, a brick. layer, named ROBIRT MARTIN, a man with a large family, was at work in taking down a high wall at Newingtou-green, and us he was stooping down near the foundation, the wall fell upon him, and crushed him so dreadfully, that he died in consequence of the injury received, at St. Bertha- I loniew•s Hospital, at %%hid, place an inquisition was taken upon the body yesterday, before Tuos. Sesi.Tom, Esq. and a verdict was retu►ned— " Amid/Wally killed by a wall fulling upon hien." ROBSElLY.—Yesterday morning, during the ab sence of the family, who, it is supposed, were watch ed from home, a thief entered the premises occu pied by Mr. GOODWIN, of Stanhope-street, Clare market, and by means of * skeleton key opened the sitting-room dour, and carried off property of considerable value, amongst which was a large quautity of fur, belonging to a Gentleman who had sent it to be manufactured. We lament to have occasion to notice a serious accident which occurred on Monday last, to Mr. &scut, 'organs'', and a highly-respectable inhabi tant of Malibu. After his zealous attendance upon a poor woman who had fractured a limb, by a fall from a tree on which she had been brushing neorns, at Langford, he re-mounted a young spirited how, which. through some unexpected alarm, took fright and became unmanageable, and threw Mr. 13.411.1ia off so violently as to occasion considerable contu sions. ------- At an early hour yesterday morning some villains attempted to break tutu a house, corner of Stacey and Compton-streets, by means of a crow-bar ; but besug disturbed by the watchman, they mad• a precipitate retreat. It is a singsplar fact, that a vntleman near Ed monton is at this time cutting a toratlow of grass, ten inches high, which he int / ends snaking into hay, • should the present weather continue a few dap ICIOO6IIO AND motris.. • The doneer *ear tremiendoestamo of the ir light weights," it dem% after bawling been laid up in ordinary for upwards of a twidvetwooth upon die peace omablishmeat, is at length suddeoly brought forward into acti re serv i ce , an d mat c hed for . llloi. aside, and I perm of SW. for the winner, under the following circumstances Aritli Martin, the recent COtipirror of Johnsuot—A spiritelmf-to tarok idaer between them at Pariah's beeelit, on Wedusesday menial( last, when /kronen* gave so much satisfaction to two gentlemen aniattem pre sent, that they, without hesitation, hacked lyw, and pro posed the above 'coolest. The battle to take place ou the Sib ' of theemilber, one. weak after the light between Randall and Tomo. A deposit of les pounds was put flows last at that Castle Tavern Holborn, when the slakes 'between . Rale, sad Halt were also completed. Beta to a coosideraltl amount Imre made that Randall. and PAles did sot to m tit win ; aid 10 to 1 offered against naming the TURKU win ners. A vary sheep fight is expected between Scruggists and , I MELANCHOLY EVENT. It is with the most acute and painful emotions we feel it our duty to relate the following melancholy catastrophe:— CHARM, FIRLDING FITZGERALD, Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, being on u visit to Colonel and Lady CHARLOTTI STRUTT, at their seat, Terling Place, in Essex. was, on Thursday, the nth lost. requested to accompany Captain TiRELL, son of Sir JOHN TIMELY., Burt. of Borehant House, and Captain Stumm, of the 3d Dragoon Guards (uephew of Lady WALTHAM), int; sporting excursion on the Colonel's estate. Having met with good success, they halted shout three o'clock, to take some refreshment, a short distance from a large pond in the Colonel's Park; and whilst par taking of their repast, one 'of the dogs made to the pond, and sprung a wild duck, which Mr. FITZ ORRA LD presently shot ; it fell nearly in the middle of the water, which covers about an acre of land.— Mr. FITZGERALD (being an excellent swimmer) wus about to undress himself and go in fur it ; but being warned by his companions of the danger of so doing, and particularly by Mr.GEoItOR TAY LER, who had accompanied them, and was well no. quainter' with the depth of the pond, he was induced to relinquish his intended project. upon Mr. TAYI.ZR setting off for a dog that had been used to the water; but, becoming very im patient, he again renewed his intention of going in fur it ; and, although Captains TYRELf. and, STUART again very properly expostulated with him upou the probable danger of so doing, he still per sisted upon attempting to get the bird out, and begged they would not be alarmed, saying, he was not afraid of the water. He struck off boldly from the head of the pond, where the water is deepest, and was soon withiu a few yards of the bird, but feeling himself Wick exhausted, had the resolu tion to return without venturing farther; and hay ing got within shout 30 feet of the place where he - entered, he made a sudden stop (being, probishly i seised with the Cramp, or, as is conjeemped, broke a blood.vevael, his stomach being very . fall, and having bled profueely after he was got on)), and groaning twice " Oh! Oh !" sunk, to rise nu more alive. Captains TYRRLL and STUART Were, of courae, eye-witnesses of this tragical and awful sight, and it were in vain to attempt to picture the distress it occasioned them. When an event so truly awful as this ocean, beholder is apt to he overcome with terror, or may be induced to plunge in immediately. without pro per precaution; and although Captain STUART did actually jump in at the moment he saw Mr. FITZ.. GRRALO sink, he formed the prudent resolution to return immediately, and he and Captain TYRELL were quite collected. The former then hastened to Terling-place for inoistillice, from whence JOHN STRUTT, E.q. son of Colonel STRUT?, immediately set off for a surgeon. In the mean time Captain STUART had procured assistance, and having fats. tened a rope to his body, sprung into the water, and lie being' an excellent swimmer, exerted him self in eve►y possible way to find his unfortunate companiou, but without success ; and it was with considerable difficulty Capt. STUART was rescued, although several persons assisted in getting him out, he having become greatly exhausted, and the pond bring full of weed.. Mr. BARER, of Maddox-hall (which is a short distance from the pond), and his sun, Mr. WM. BARRA, of Chipping Oiler, who was on a visit at his friends, hearing of the accident, hastened to the spot, where Colonel STnure had just ionised, in the greatest distress. Many other persons had also, by this time, arrived. Mr. W. BARER, anxiously hoping, if the body could be gut out immediately lire might probably be restored, •nd having undressed himself, the rope being fas tened round him, ventured into the pond, truly anxious to rescue the unfortunate sufferer from a watery grave (although he had very recently reco vered from a long and severe affliction), but his attempt proved altogether es ineffectual as Captain STUART'S. A third person also went in, beiii; a good swimmer, (►ut from the extreme coldness of the water (it being a spring 'mad), and the obstrue. tion arising from the weeds, was she unable to effect the much-wished-for object. Mr. TOlllllll3, our- 'eon, at Withers, who had been sent for, hail by this time arrived, but despaired of getting him out alive, lie having beet, in the water more than an hour. Recourse was their had to dregs; with the as sistance of which, and a boat, the body was et length found, but not got out till after the lepse of two home since he sunk ; and every means that tl►e superior abilities of Mr. TOMILINII could devise to restore life were for sgyeral hours persevered in, but without success. An Inquest was held on the body, on Saturday. before W. COD°, Req. Cmcmer ; when the Jury, without lirritntimt, resuraed p verdict of "Acciden tally Drowned." Pentetimit CHIMP FIBLIMIG FITZOICRALD was born on the 21st of December, i 744. His the father, Lord IRAII6iT FITZGER4Ip, was .on to . then Duke of Lip:twist, the faller also of Lady CIIIIILOTTit STAUTT. His mother riot the sister of Earl WitICHILIMA. Lord and Lady LWOW FitzusaALD are now at Paris. Ditowatmo.—Yesterstay morni.u.c 1. young man named JouN MI, was found drowned in the River Tharusii, near Fontein-bridge, lie had beet: missed several days; lie was employed in s berg,, and it is apposed sliest he accidentally fell into the water, and was drowned. The body was taken to the Swin t for au Inquest to be held urou it. NORTHERN EXPEDITION, [From The Caledonia* Mercury.: • We have been favoured with the following enri ous and interesting Letter to the Honourahle Cap tain Napier, ti.N. from on board the !salmila, one of the ships, at present employed in the Northern Expedition : His Majesty's ship /Melte, Or Sugar Loaf Day, . Davis's Straits, July 17, 11118, lat. 74. 2. SI. lung. 88 W. MY DEAR Sta—l take the opportunity of a Leith ship to let you know ulna we are about in this icy scaion : a few extracts from the log will give some idea of our proceedings. On the 3d of May left Shetland, and had a tolerably fi;ir passage across the Atlantic ; on the 22d were in longitude off Cape Farewell; g deg. south of it foiled our variation increasing as we went west ; temperature of air end water nearly the same es at Mottled,, thermometer at 42 or 43 deg.— On the 25th saw the first ice-berg, 1at..58. 38. long. 50. 54.; we now had snow and sleet, ther mometer at freezing, a good deal of loose ice all round. June 2, in Isl. 65. long. 36. were close in with the main west ice, which we supposed ex tended the whole way to the American coast ; on the 4th made the Greenland coast, in lat. 65. 42. but did not stand close in ; the land here appeared something like the north coast of Spain, and about the same height, the mountains very precipitous. and terminating in ragged peaks. We continued our course to the northward, as the winds and ice permitted, keeping on the edge of the main west ice, which we found trending to N.E. On the Bth, in lat. 68. 20. long. 34t. 50. a few leagues off the Greenland coast, we were so hemmed in with ice on all aides that wo could not run through; a fine S.W. gale was blowing, and were obliged to tack about where we could find room. On the 9th we made fast to au ice-berg aground in 38 fathoms, about a mile oft* shore. The mode of anchoring to ice is very easy, the boat goes a-head with the anchors, and fixes them before the ship approaches ; when reedy, the ship stands , in and mattes fast, bovi to the ice; a low herg that the bowsprit lays over is preferred, mud aground if it can be had. Gus the 10th were obliged to get under way, a small change of wind setting a large body of ire upon us; we continued plying where we could bud open water, and fell in with a whaler. the first we had eerie, who informed tits that itone of the whale ships had been able to get past 70i deg.; that the ice to time north ward was still fast. On the 14th culled. et the Whole blends, where there is a Danish factory. The Danish Resident come op board ; frost} him we could get little information. except that the preceding protester had, been very severe. On the 16th we reached 70. 39. N. no clear water to be seen northward; rnsde fast to an ice-berg shout I mile off the N.W. end of Wajgat or flare Island. We found here most of the whale fishers waiting for an opening to go north, the fishery to the south ward having failed this season. ‘Veyget is eight or nine miles long. .1,200 or 1,500 feet high, uninlia. bited, some of the rocks basaltic. Coal is found near the surface oq the N.A. part of the island. Some grouse were shot, the cock perfectly white, the lien not unlike that of Scotland. I raw one hare pure white. On the 20th the ice opened a little, to the northward, when we began to. warp and tow the ;hip through the slack, the winsis light and vari able, and frequent calms. On the 26th were only twenty miles from Waygat, where we got into a piece of clear water that carried us to the land ice on the north side of Jacob'. Bight, • let. 70. 21. We found ourselves in 54. 17. W. per Inners, which agreed well with chronnmeters. We swung the ship. end took azimuths on board at every four points. Corresponding azimuths 'were taken at the same time on the ice. The observa tions were not taken in so. correct a manner as might be done to r0f4 . 1 a . just estimate of the deene ! lion of the compose by ship's attraction.. The idea here at present is, that the compasses are net at. tracted in a hoe with the ship, but obliquely. From my own obereveliou I find that the beariogs of Nut objects with the ship's head not th and south cor respond, which would not be the cane Vibe attraction of the ship was not fore end aft, but athwart. The azimuths taken with the ship's head north or south generally agree. It is supposed likewise that the error arisiug from the ship's attraction Imo increased with the variation and dip. As there were no oh. servatioos made before leaving England on the shie's attraction" we must have patience mail the eariation is again deceased. I think that the error Ices been constant the whole voyage. The snip?" head at west gives, according to my own observe. 6011, sit increase of variation 16 deg.; at east a decrease of 16 deg. On the 27th we cast off from the ice, with the prospect of an opening. and cruis ed about in a narrow pool till the 2d July, when a fine fresh breeze opened a passage far us. On the qd, we were in 71.30.—0 n the 4th, 72. 30. On the 7th in lat. 74. we were agaiu obstructed by the ice, the bergs and flaws much heavier than those hitherto seen. We are now in the same place that Boffin 200 years ago anchored. We find the Thiee Islands just om he describes them ' • he nukes them in 74. 4. ; we make them 74. Baffin gives an honest account of them. We stretched to the westward on the 9th and 10th, but found the sea ell fast. We are new in daily eepectatiou of the wind slotting to the N.E. and blowing strong, which is the only thing that will du us good. It is strange that, at the same time of the year, almost to a day, Baffin should have been stopped by ice in the same elect; he likewise stood west without fiiiding clear sea—his urpount takes hint to .78. N. but he does not say he was tit the top of the bay...or saw hied there. Our voyage hitherto has been very pleasant. Since the Middle of June we have had very fine weather, the therinonieter in sun 76.—eonsetianes in the shade it is at a mean about 33 or 34..satnetimes below the freezing point. For five or six weeks we have only had occasion to take in the first reef once. The water is as smooth es a mill-pond all weathers. We have scarcely seen rein—our changes of e;estiser are from cloudy to thick fogs, and sometimes light falls of snow. So:attunes the sun shines uncloud ed the whole 24 hours. %% e have only seen two whiles; and have only he.;rrl of our toeing killed since we have been here—they are all north of os. Bears ere as scorer—one has been seen. A great number of the gull tribe have been snot, and use sometimes procure a mess of eider ducks; seals are more abundant, but we don't trouble them. 3N f N I M ni i't