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GEORGE REEVES, 3,4, and 5, POPE'S HEAD ALLEY, 19, CORNHILL, LONDON, (pearl opposite the South Entrance to the Royal Exchange), being fi e 7 , nruned to supply the Public with the very best WINES and 1,,,, 41 T5, at the lowest remunerating prices, begs to submit the fol; Ying list for their consideration:— WINES. Good Draught Ports and Sherries ...... 245. per dozen. 811 Iserior ditto (second to none) ..... ••.. • • . • 325. per dozen. ' V ery .„ line Old Crusted Port., 4 years in Bottle • ... 425. per dozen. . 1 11 e Old Sherry, Pale or Brown ..... ........ • • 425. per dozen. SPIRITS. Gin of the finest Quality, 9s. 6d., 10s. Bd., and 12s. per gallon. P ine Old Jamaica Rums. 10s. 8d„ 125., and 16s. per gallon. .Lb_ Glenlivet and Campbelten Whiskies, imported direct, 5 years old, d 5 o ver proof, 20s. per gallon. ‘,.°. R. having purchased, previous to the rise, 50 Hogsheads of Virtell's Pale and Brown Brandies 4 and 5 years old, feels disposed r.oll'er them at the Original Vrices, , taking no advantage of the 3s. '"l_,:ance in the market s . rinest Pale Champagne 8ran1y.............. 28s. per gallon. LColour e d ditto •....... •. 265. per gallon. taMpers charged Is. per dozen, and bottles 2s. per dozen. ,„: 41 MITTANCES in all cases to be mule in advance, by Post 'mee Order, or by Cheque payable in London. SIRWILLIAM BURNETT'S DISINFECTING o r FLUID.—The best Concentrated "CHLORIDE OF ZINC."— a ir e „it. Reduction of Price.—The merits of this Fluid, invented by w. 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TOZEATTS COPAHINE-MEGE, or Saccharatt, C UPSULES, approved by the French College of Physicians, and successfully administered in the Paris and London Hospitals, and acknowledged by them to be the best remedy for the cure of Gonorrobsea, Gleet, and Lencorrhceal Discharges, on an average of six days (see " Lancet " of 6th Nov., 1852, an extract from a hich will be forwarded immediately on application).—Prepared and sold by G. Jozeau, sole French chemist, 49, Haymarket, London ; and Jozeau, Pharrnacien, 161, Rue Montmartre, Paris ; at Liverpool, M. Clay and Abraham, chemists, Bold-street; and the principal chemists of France, England, and the Colonies. Price of bottle of 100 capsules, 4s. Gd.; 50 do., 2s. 9d., with diree'ions, and stamp with the name of Gabriel Jozeau printed thereon. THE NEW STAMP ACT. THE new Act for Penny Receipt Stamps is intended to facilitate the purposes of business, and to circulate hake the people a legal guarantee for every purchase. 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All goods are marked in plain figures, the lo west lI I ' tronr which no abatement can be made. stablishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on • ,A7: 4 Ya. when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. f .• '„., L Y Hook, " The Epitome of Comfort and Economy," contain 1114't lists of prices, our system of self-measurement, &c., &c., A L . ' had on application, or post-free. taa,, u andsome Almanac for the year ending 1853 can be had gratis - ` ll ,Plication „loci Pon par . le Francais. Qui si pada Italian°. ".ler srrlcbt man Deutsch. Anna se habla Espanol Cp 4 - SPECIAL NOTICE.—The Establishments will be CLOSED olll4, n daY and Tuesday, Oct. 24th and 25th, re-opening, as usual, ` , llesday morning, at 7 o'clock. SECOND EDITION.-WITH ADDITIONS. Just published, Bvo., in cloth, price 55., by post free, ss. 6d. eh.bl TRUE dz FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, With the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors in relation to the Troatmeat and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the lenerative System, or Sexual Hypochondria's's. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD "Dr. Bickford t 1 known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he lfifOrms as, that he hag addreeaedlimself to the non-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall cletect any other equ?lly flagrant evil which it may be in his sower to correct." —London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. The tribe of Quiet Syma thisers,'and ' Medical Fri ends,'s -e mercilessly exposed; and if this book could find its way into the han is of those who suffer from the com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money ...... This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhosa, and to place the treat m'tnt upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, theretbre, likely to do much good."—Medical Circular, June 16. 1852. London: H. Balliere, 219, Regent-street. ;DISPUTABLE LIFE , 72, Lombard-street. __:EES. J. Campbell Renton, Esq. I Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. Richard Malin', Esq., Q.C., M.P. James Fuller Maddox, Esq. William Wilberforce, Esq. DIRECTORS. William Adams, Esq., Henrietta-street, Cavendish -square. John Atkins, Esq., White Hart-court, Lombard-street. 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Charles Pemberton, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, and Lin kEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF bit . ~ , YOUTH AND MATURITY. b ot SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE , LONDON , tl3 r Of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University of 4.111112'0, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical elety, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Scc., &C. 4 AY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on tee the the various disorders of the nervous and generative system, Itti e „,ag from juvenile irregularities and excesses, which have pro tki.esinore misery In youth, degradation in manhood, and prem.a tileesui_seaY.at all stages of life, than perhaps any other class of . dis k 1. 1 , 11° N" nto modern pathologists. Long and practical experience 515 ,,, , e treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in exist xt4l..._ eret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in liebi,', l 2.te, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous ag e i""ti, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitfhl Marri- IlliC. i tilPoteney, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their I t modifications owe their almost entire origin. t o bri n a absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are 1 11 (11 1 , 1 1 , 5153 of personal management which cannot be violated without the , frig grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed b la „,';_eYday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties iiiid,'e mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, tiu t ,'nv the evil and its consequerc Cl may be avoided, and above all, ih t ,:_txtere is scely any degree of ysical infirmity or functional 'aernent to w which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure 1 11 -- ;',` - ' I OR LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged I)l4; l ‘extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate com orthn and is tbe only legally qualified Physician who, regardless th e o , s ' - ' taunts and envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has had att e Znlidence, through the medium of the public press, to direct tre e - ‘ 1 2;1 to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is rew ar Aul selecting this department of practice, he has been amply tree.tZ e d by the great success that has attended his efforts in the ta re 'gent of these cases, which are too generally confided to . the babli,?f,unqualifted and ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated ' 3 , ftll„, ad ms, assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues Gaye been Patent nostrums, have Inflicted serious Injury on those who Ai u ean induced to place faith in their pretensions. 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T a n, and Is illustrated by 28 olod Engravl from excessive in tlei,,n_4! H. treats of the consequences resulting tneW t . l ,'e• and their lamentable effects on the system , ai d generative Inee,.,T_rld bodily weakness, nervous excli , ement . , ngs .„P.eltY. Illu producing strated b 10 Elanator3 Engravi . either ,.. th e ' ART In . t reats of the diseases resulting from infection, ,I,,ur , Priam,. ‘hei r 9or secondary form, and contains explicit directions gr a " , ,,, u_ t en Lreatment. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured En slru P pt v IV. contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a pea ' anplication, by which the danger of infection is obviated. flx t heu v e V r * , • is devoted to the consideration of marriage and its duties. gabjeclue:spf u nproductive union are also considered, and the whole Philosophically inquired into. i 4i tll AL BALM OF SYRIACIIM is exclusively employed 14 tr ath C Der bottle nervous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., 11 . s. and 335. 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Each WO Oct.l 25 Oct. l , 19• 'Nov. 1 Uncertsill, N o v, 12 Oct. j 8 Oct. 2 0 Nov. 16 Daily Nov. 11 ; Nov. 16 Oct. 26 Nov. 1 6 Oct. 26 Oct. 26 i Tii.T b. 85 Nov. I !Oct. 20 Oct. 2 0 di IT wicedaw TwiCeda Oct. 26 i Nov. 1 f . , Toes. 54 i Nov. ...._ 1 ,i Monau"" 'Nov. 16 i Oct. 21 rNoV. 1 Oct. 2 0 I i Twicecli , . , Oct. 2 6 NoV. 1 " e ov. 12 Oct. 18 lOct. 2. n Nov. 1 . Oct. 22 niNov. 1 sluncerta i* ,'Oct. 2 2 n Oct. 2 6 n Nov. 1 ▪ 'Oct. 2 6 . 'Oct. 2 2 'Oct. 22 n~No+• 1 alNef• rails will bf re India (v": p a tched t" ~~ 20, vicar Eton. Aril' r, the wifB 1, the wife dinbn ti' 3farga re aan - pa; k 9. the 1 “ ) ,, of IA" 'to ga ll ; or for tp A c rd de,t. Lrrister-A ci 4 r, Fr 9ll i 0 V. Fr sije [ c -gartl°,.,l be Eaw' re iiiv°'': 37th i'° ~ y01 14 0 °1. 1 ingtOD, y0t7 5 7 ~50.11.91 No. 19,056.] NOTICg. C HEAP RE-ISSUE OF EVELYN'S DIARY AND CO .RESPONDENCE. In Four Monthly Volumes, price only 6s each bound, printed uni fonnly with the last edition of " Pepys' Diary." On tho Ist of November, with the Magazines, will he published, the First Volume of the cheap re-i , sue of the new, revised, and en larged edition of " THE DIARY AND CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN EVELYN, F.R.S. ;" comprising all the important additional Notes, Letters, and other Illustrations last made, consequent on the re examination of the original MS. " We rejoice to welcome this beautiful and compact edition of Evelyn —one of the most valuable and interesting works in the lan guage —now deservedly regarded as an English. classic."—Examiner. "This work is a necessary companion to the popular histories of our country—to Hume, Hallam, Macaulay, and Lingard."--un. Published for Henry Colborn, by his successors, Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Orders received by all booksellers. Just Published, price Is., by post is. 6d., THE RESULTS of the CENSUS of GREAT BRITAIN in 1851: With a Der,cription of the Machinery and Processes employed to obtain the Returns. 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M`Cluro's despatches:— lAt parting several presents were bestowed upon Her Majesty's Discovery Ship Investigator, them, which had the effect of eliciting promises off Cape Bathurst, Polar Sea, A ug . 30 , of friendship for us or any of our white brethren 1850, in lat. 70.28 N., long. 128 33 W, who might come on their coast. These people had Sir,—ln accordance with the intention express e d a t no article of Europ ean manu f acture, e xcept a f ew the conclusion of my last letter, I proceeded in th e fi rs t iron pots, which certainly they gave a very formidable rice for—no less th an fi ve o f t h e b est s il ver f ox - s ki ns whaleboat, accompanied by Dr. Armstrong and Mr. P for each. The trib e l eave th e C ape a b out t h e 20th o f Miertsching, followed by Lieutenant Cresswell and a party of officers in a cutter, bringing a vuriety of p re . September, when the ice is sufficiently strong to bear their sledges, for th e p urpose o f b artering w i t h t h e bordering tribe ; th ey th en go to their winter houses sents. We were met upon landing by two women, who some distance inland, w ith th e exception of a f ew faini- I r greeted us very cordially, and, through the medium o f the interpreter, acquainted me that the remainder of th e pitable shore. Sept. 2d.—Fi ne day, with lAA northerly tribe were at Cape Bathurst, catching whales, which w as lies who live the e n ti re year upon this bleak and inhos at no great distance, and they would be our guid es . Gladly availi n g ourselves of this apparently fortunate i n . wind,ran along the pack e d ge , t h e i ce b e i ng h avy an d im cident, the boats were directed to pull along shore, whil e penetrable, not a drop o f water to be seen fr the mast we, ascending the cliff, reached, a fine level plain, extend- head among it ; the wa t er b etween it and he shore i s ing several miles north and south, rich with verdure and practicable, although encum b ered with mu loose i ce. abounding in moss. We preferred walking, hoping to meet Experienced a stro ng current from the sout h -east, wh i ch some reindeer, for which the pasture was excellent, but set us to the west war d o f B a i lley ' s Island. Upon the mile - after mile was walked without any appearance of morning of the 3d th e w i n d gradually vered to the south the fishing party. Arriving, after the expiration of three ward, bringing with it a very d ense fog, and, being at the hours, in a small bay, we were, however, gratified at time surrounded with h eavy fl oe pieces and close sa i l i ng being told this was the spot where two boats, the yea r ice, through which it was necessary to pursue our course, before last, had pitched their tents for the night (Sir J. so that every ad van t age m i g h t b e taken of the favourable Richardson), and we had to go a very little furthe r , breeze, the vessel o ccas i ona ll y came into violent collision. CiU reaching the next bay s _ s we found. there two tents, At noon it clea re d a lit t l e , when Trail Point bore * which our guides said belonged to them, but the C a p e S.S.W. aboutese ven "lffileiff-'i tashd e d in 65 fathoms ot or any appearance of the tribe could not be seen. W e (mud). The n i g ht s h av i ng a f ew hours ' da ness, blue declined going any further, as, in conseque nce o f th e lights and rockets are fi re d f or th e purpose attracting wind falling light, the vessel was by this time hull down, the attention of any parties that might tie returning We were then kindly invited to become part a k ers o f th e i r from Woll as t on t o Vi ctor i a L ands bound to the Mac tents, and go on the next morning, which hospitabl e offer kenzie. S e pt em b er 4.—Li ght variable winds, with was not accepted ; but, bartering several articles in ex- warm weather, the temperature rising to 41 deg. ; the change for salmon, and making them a few presents, we water along shore free from ice ; about four miles to returned on board, when, at 10.30 p.m., it b ecom i ng d ar k the westw ar d o f th e. H orton, sounded in 83 fathoms, a and foggy, and getting into 3i f a thom s , we anc h ore d f or and shortly a ft er passe d over a narrow shoal having but the night. 13 fathoms ; a few pieces of heavy ice were grounded August 31st, at daylight, found that w e were b e t ween upon it ; the l an d appears to average from 80 to 100 feet in height, com p ose d o f bl ue clay, intermingled with sand. the mainland Bailey's Isla n ds, a bo u t a m il e f rom t h e latter, the weather still foggy, with a moderate N.W. A eig h h e t a , r an t d he fro fi m rst on ti e m t t o h fo a u e r b the greater part of the day. Many whales have been about the ship—at one time breeze, but determined, if possible, to discover the fish ing party, at 7. 30 a.m. I left the ship, with Mr. Miert- marked upon some loose ice in-shore,eenseen im w t was l e i k w e e w u i l sl nreet sching and Dr. Armstrong in the cutter, and after coast- allow of its being pursued. September s.—The weather, ing about 10 miles, discovered upon th e ex t rem ity o f C ape which had be en squa ll y , accompanied by a thick fog, during the early part of the day, cleared towards noon, Bathurst, a large encampment, consisting of 30 tents and 9 winter houses, numbering a little over 300 people. when iniles ftgeanvdolvmee to f ti Lm e o a ke t wa r s d o e ller i t i red about 12 teorto e n sie i r n . Upon landing upon a very low isthmus, which connects the same sp . ot that it had e attracted sw our attention within a few yards the islands and mainland, we remarked day. As divers opinions were in circulation respectingi r a commotion at the village, and a number of men rushed its probable cause, and the ice-mate having positively re down the cliffs, launched their kyacks, and crossed to ported that from the crow's nest he could distinguish several an persons moving about, dressed in white shirts, meat us ; hauling these light and elegant skiffs on the beach, they advanced with knives drawn and bows observedcertainly yd every w rea hi s t e e n te t n e t; m in a n ho t ll h ow of the cliff, t l bent, evidently prepared for hostilities. Finding by of Europeans in listress, convinced agie thate nwoe weretravellersour gestures that our intentions were amicable, their would remain for so long a period as we had remarked bows were returned to their sealskin cases, but the knives the smoke in one spot for their pleasure ; therefore, to they still retained. The interpreter told them that h sa o t a i t sfy on m s y h self, equally as others, I determined to send a our visit was friendly, and that they shouldePut away under Lieuetreen, a a n s t it e w re a s s s n w o e w ll ca w hir t i ii 3 T ) h r. The I r rs m t s w tr h e a n l whaleboat, their knives. "Yes," said they, " when you do your Mr. Miertsching, was dispatched to examine into the guns." To be allowed to carry the musket appeared a cause, who on their return reported the smoke to emanate great favour, for which they presented you with their from 15 small mounds, of volcanic appearance, occupy knife, as a token of friendship. We remained upwards p in r g eg a na s t p e a d c w e R.I. sulphur, 50 h yards, the place strongly uln aan hour ; during the greater part of the time, Mr. 30 feet above the psear,levtele, the highest mhoeustndatobuetinfoa feet. t Miertsching was in earnest conversation with the chief— The land in its vicinity was blue clay, much intersected a fine, intelligent, middle-aged man—upon the neces- with ravines and deep watercourses, varying in elevation sity of his forwarding our despatches to the Mackenzie, from 300 to 500 feet ; the mark of a reindeer was traced 1 which he promised most faithfully to p er f orm , f or w hi c h to a small pond of water i mme di a t e l y a b ove t h e mounds ; he was to receive a musket and ammun iti on , an d, upon n a o n t o t l i o c n e g of re o m ur ai h n avi y, ng l t a h n e d e c c l l i ffwaiss leefvtiden which wll l d his delivering the packet, a further reward equ a l i n va l ue crum bl ing away. Thus the mystery of tylierav!rliter to a silver fox-skin. He, however said that their tribe do shirts and tents was most satisfactorily explained. not trade with the Mackenzie, but with another further A breeze shortly springing up from the westward, south, who in their turn traffic with the Indians who we made considerably, d etraablhe N.E. tl ; during the night it are in the service of the Hudson's-bay Company ; so, This, combined witk fyo'urlours':adi a n rk a n n e d ss thiek weather. me as they have to pass through three tribes of the heathen to shorten sail, although loath to lose the full compelled benefit of before they come into the hands of civilised men, the fair wind ; but we struck heavily against large blue I think it extremely probable that they may never floe pieces that were barely above the water, that the reach their destination. Mr. Miertsching, from his greatest vigilance and a tt en ti on were i nsufficient to knowledge of the Esquimaux character, thinks other- a a s v t o e i r. d th A em, r s e o a t no alternative remained to prevent dis wise, and imagines that the chief will himself carry Franklin-bay great no in l a es n s y th s a e n a s ls an e d f N t v h h e al l e a s tte w r e w re er s e een la in them. The perfect ease with which this gentleman un - i ng aroun d us at one time, but very small, or, according derstands and converses with these interesting people to Greenland fishing phraseology, " having wily three surprises them very much ; they were most anxious for f A o t ot 4 bone," so Mr. Newton, the ice -mate, informs me. him to remain, promising to be very kind. The chief small. a.m., d u a p n o e n a t r h e e a m e oring of tho 6th, we were off tho presented his daughter, a very pretty girl of about 15, miles, with a fine westerlypParry, bre e bearingbreeze, and N ,loose E ' llol4' ice, ten who should be his-wife ; tents and all appurtenances interspersed with many heavy floe pieces ; the main were to be added. While these negotiations were pack was about three miles to the N.W., apparently going forward, upwards of 100 persons had descended one solid times. At 11.30 a.m, high land was, observed from the village ; with such a concours e I did no t thi n k miles. on On app roac hi ng it th the port bow, bea r ing N.E. b y N., distan e a b ciut 50 it prudent to open the bag containing the presents, be restin uon the western the main , pack appeared t w - hich side it a well knowing their cupidity is easily exc it e d b y th e my intention to have coasted had it been possible ; he display of such valuables, when they are not to be eastern one being, however, comparatively clear as far relied on. We consequently returned to the boat, as could be ascertained from the masthead, decided me When the chief was instructed in the use of his to follow the water, supposing it an island round which gun, he showed himself an apt pupil, and when the t a ixn a e s sdaro working l d t e b e w f i o n u d n w d a i r n d t t o h the Polar Sea. We t caonnd ammunition was given into his hand s ex p resse d hi mse lf b y 9.30 a.m. of the 7th were ofef w t l l i e olo n f t t h he ca n p ig e la , a , fine very much gratified at the gift, and walked towards the bold headland, the cliffs rising perpendicularly upwards village with his chief men. A line was then made on of a thousand feet, which was named "Lord Nelson's the beach, which the recipients of gifts were not to pass Head," in memory of t c he hero, whose early career was (and this they perfectly understood), and the interpreter cwoanrndeec hove to, and, Arctic adventure. first haleeboshtorntld. cutter, rr then commenced the distribution. For a little time landed and took ' posession, in the name w of her most gra order was maintained, but the fair sex becoming clamor- cious Majesty, calling it "Baring's Island," in honour of ous and closing round, the line was broken, and to pre- the First Lord of the Admiralty. A pole was erected, vent being driven into the water, we were compelled to with a large painted ball upon it, near a cask which was l e e f ft e , n c r on h taining h a notification and other particulars retreat to the boat, which was lying aground about 20 yards from the beach. By this manoeuvre, we escaped artificial a l u i g izon een pl t ac e e re ihe signal The fg s h t t a s fr obtained by from all that had not on water-tight boots, but still 71° 6' N., longitude 123° 0' W. ; and the fall of the about 40 surrounded the cutter ; and, although all the tide was ascertained to be six inches during one hour crew were stationed round her to prevent their getting and a half. We observed numerous recent traces of on board, so eager and persevering were th e women reindeer,er, hare, an d w ild f ow l ; moss and divers species that several were lifted in, endeavouring t o seize speeim d e fl n o s w o e f r t s he w m er e e qu a a ls l ? y' in as ge ~.,p o t ti a l ü bunda b ric je e et ; s :3 f a i n n y everything within their reach ; one of them in the most terest t o th e naturalist, were selected wer ith much care dexterous manner slipped the compass out of its box by Dr. Armstrong. From an elevation obtained of into the breast of her jacket, and with difficulty it was about 500 feet we had a fine view towards the interior, recovered. It was only by great firmness and stoppage which giving was well c l o th e d w i t h moss, • • ng a verdant l ap of the supplies that we reduced t h em t o order, or to b pearance to the ran between 2,000 and 3, g 000 feet, es of hills thainterstecrteesdewgirthadsuaavinyetse quit the boat. The presents being at length distributed, which must convey a cop i ous supply of water to a large and every one in good humour, we wished them fare- lake situated in the centre of a wide plain, about 15 well, and commenced launching the boat, in which miles distant ; the sight to seaward was favourable in the extreme • open water, with a .l very small quantity operation they most vigorously assisted, and 17, in their of ice, for the' distance of full 40 n tolfd t s the east, fairy kyacks, escorted us to the ship, arriving about a insured good progress in that direction, quarter of an hour before we did—except one, who hay- board at 1 p.m., we made sail to the eastwar u d r , u l l i n afrin a g a ing got some little distance off the shore, encountered a beating wind. Continued working along shore, in a fresh breeze and rough sea. We shortened sail and mixedsoundin vygisth"ryi n from ol nine . to 76 fathoms, dark mud took boat and all in. The poor fellow being drenched, changed to yellowfine whitey' s u a n n tt close ., to the land, when it we offered him a little brandy, which he drank at a foggy, our lead was the only ' guide ue ntil 10 a. becoming ln. mouthful, not being awa re o f it s streng th . He suffered 9th ;it then cleared for a short time, when land was the sensation to subside without evincing (except by his observed to the eastward, about 15 miles distant, ex tending to the northwardfar as the eye could reach. eyes watering) any symptom of vexation, and then asked The mountains in the interior ar e lofty very re markable snow-covered, for water. Many came on board the ship, but one onlya while the low ground is quite free. Several e ventured below, who was exceedingly surprised to find markable peaks were discernible, apparrentlyof volcanic that we had not tents, but houses (cabins), and said he origin. The discovery was named Prince Albert's Land, should have many wonderful things to relate when he in honour of Her Majesty's Consort, in lat. 72 IN. went home. This tribe is a fine intelligent race—cleanly, long. 119 25 W. Continuing o ur course slowly to the handsome, and well-grown; and I deeply regret that so N.E.,in consequence of thi c k f og, snow, and baffling little has been hitherto attempted in civilising them. I winds , isets m n a at Besr after of he 10th t we were near t wo roc ky sincerely hope that the day is not far distant when this Royal, the largestebn her r eig about eyalllighness the Princess 600 feet in interesting people may be redeemed from their deplor- m il e an d- a-half in length, the southernandhee aistertghi 's and sides a able state of heathen darkness. being precipitous ; the other was about a quarter of a mile At 5 40 p,ra. we weighed, with a moderate breeze long and a hundred feet-high, gradually sloping to the from the S.W., and reached to the S.E. for the purpose water's edge, representing very much the appearance of of clearing Bailley's Islands. At 9 tacked and stood a weather inverted elea w ri h n ale- a tt tim The wind a b f e h e i omingi , fair, and h to the N.W., the wind becoming light and variable. the hope of reaching Barrow gStsraits,w;rro7ket,wteth During the night we made but little progress ; and at 8 we were now distant about 70 miles. The 'water was a.m. on the morning of September I observed Cape tolerably clear in that direction, although much ice was lying against th e wes t ern land, and from a shoal e x t en d- Bathurst, N.E. by E. 6 miles. In th e course o f th e forenoon many kyacks came off. The natives, now as- T s f a t n o d w s, ar u ds o it n & w ell i iei t i he we lars ta st in o e f d tl l e 3 farttmesss water, sured of our friendly intentions, came on b oar d w ith ou t much loose was also in motion, and, whil e en d ea : the slightest reluctance, and, through the medium of the vouring to run between two floes, at the rate of four interpreter, acquainted us that during the night they knots, they closed so rapidly, one upon either beam, had been preparing a feast, roasting wh a l e an d ven i son that our way was i ns t an tly s t o pp e d, an d th e vesse l s lifted rt c r ensi a derably ; in this position we were retained a and had salmon, blubber, and other delicacies, besides plenty of skins, ready at the tents, and hoped we would readeci. of Our n hour,advance when was th e e p f re e t . s e u r r t e eased tira tfe a n n d as we a p t r 0 2 - come on shore, which, indeed, I should very much p.m. the wind sudderly shifted to the north-east and have enjoyed had the vessel been in a less precarious began to freshen ; the water, which a few hours pre position • but under the present circumstances it pos , was vious had excited sanguine hopes of a good run; became soon so thickly studdec with floes that by 4 Am. there impossible, which it appeared that th ose on s h ore un - derstood, for in the afternoon a great many of both m wa n s eh s e ca x r e c rt e i t su w ffi as ciel l it ov t e o ve k r eeto ffe t e h t e e s , ht t fir ‘; a th m is by sexes joined us ; and, all being clamorous to get on the 11th, when we were beset ; at 5 a.m. the ice again board, we were obliged to take their kyacks on deck. opened, which admitted of our getting a few miles to Seeing their boats were in safety, th e y ma d e th emse l ves the north-east, until 11.30 a.m., when our c ou r se was perfectly at home, examining every article of furni setth whole body " ofhtehwind e impeded snt e by t i le a n v o e r r t i . w dense l t pack. At p m t ture most minutely. The pictures and looking-glasses upon shifting eastern shore, ' which shoaled our water from in the officers' cabins were objects of much admiration. 80 to 50 fathoms in one hour ; a clear space of two miles Many were dancing with our men, and so mutually happy was, however, the resrlt of this movement, in which we were all parties, that it was near 6 o'clock before I continued working the whole night, and upon the morn could not get them to leave the ship ; indeed, had not i t u h g e ()fa cttewl2e i atl we p t ersei t ved h we e had h lo a st d soze se m t i f l i es i as the interpreter told them that we were g o i ng towards ther p morticat u io m n e o l f eu see e in t g e tte ut wh w ole r of ; the we e ste u rn r. the pack, and would not again come near their tents, i shore perfectly exempt from ice, while the space of water I very much question if we should have got them we occupied was becoming rapidly more limited by very awa y without compulsion. We understood from them large and heavy flocs, through which we were unable that the main pack is permanent, never leaving the, to l force it rd at 11 h tl i n. weje nu a e g d ai u n nt b i re t t e i A frush shore above 12 or 14 miles. They designate it as tho 1 g of a t e l:e w l3th, s p n r o e w es ' eci the ic e rso l heavily upon th m e e v r e u s i s u fl "land of white bear," as it abounds with those animals, 1 that the rudder was unhung to prevent its being dam which they appeared rather to dread, as, when we stood I aged ; during the night the temperature fell to 10°, and towards the pack in the forenoon, they entreated the land became completely snow-covered ; on the 15th, not to be left there, as they were fearful of the however, it r i c l )se to 30°, with the wind from th e S.W., bear now that so many of th eir wom en were with them. I our e b erste: te t o a . ee vci i d u collision w cc i or a l n lin f g mm us en t s o e s fi b e i e ft One mother mentioned that she had her little child car- At 2,g1 a,m, ammenced warping, Which' tedious TIIE NORTH-IT/ESP PASSAGE. and laborious duty continued with but slight inter mission until half-past 12, when we passed into clear water. A run of five miles to the N.E. brought us to another icy field too dense to penetrate, extending from shore to shore, which here is about 12 miles asunder. The weather towards sunset becoming thick with snow, we ran into six f a th oms, and secured to a piece of' grounded ice under the western land, with the intention of remaining during the night, as they were then long and dark ; therefore, navigating close ice is quite im practicable ; the wind, which had been fresh from the S.W. durin g the day, abo u t 7 p . m. f ell light, when the ice in the N.E., no longer restrained, spread itself abroad with such rapidity, that at a little after eight it was observed approaching, its white line, clearly defined, running like an unbroken wave along the dark smooth water. To turn the hands up, make sail, and cast off the warps, was but the work of a few minutes ; yet with such violence was it impelled, that we had scarcely time to tow clear of the piece we had been fastened to before it encircled the vessel, sweeping her away to the S.W. into five fathoms. I expected to have been driven on the beach ; fortunately, from some unseen cause, its course was changed to the S.E., which took us into 20 fathoms, thus fluctuating between hopes and fears until 11.45 p.nl A the navigable season was now drawing to a .' when opening p its eni ng progress allowed vas mysteriously ur a runningr arrested, s i tnetdu, clear and, gradually close, which the fall in the temperature, as well as the formation of pancake ice upon the surface of the water water. whenever the wind became light, unmistakeably pointed out, it became a subject of anxious consideration what t e ll () e u r r e b t y o adopt runningin re Tu g ard the t s o u u t h t h e safet y ward, in o n f w t he vessel, hi uh - direction the water was still open, endeavour to obtain a harbour in one of the bays indenting the south-eastern side of Baring's Land, the nearest probably being sixty miles distant, and then only the chance of finding a safe an chorage, which, if our search proved a failure, would place the vessel in a worse situation than. at present, ex posing her to a wide sea range, subject to heavy pressure from the enormous massive floes with which the Polar Sea is encumbered, but from which we are here protected by the Princess Royal Islands, or continue our ad vance to the north-east as long as the season permitted, and then submit to the only alternative, that of hazard ing a winter in the pack. I decided upon the latter, for these reasons,—that to relinquish the ground ob tained through so much difficulty, labour, and anxiety, for the only remote chance of finding safe winter quar ters, would be injudicious, thoroughly impressed as I am with the absolute importance of retaining every mile to insure any favourable results while navigating these seas, the loss of which might frustrate the operations of a whole season. Above all, being in the vicinity of Bank's Land, and in the direction which Sir J. Frank lin would, in all probability, have endeavoured to pene trate, could he have reached Cape Walker. I therefore considered that our position was most eligible for carry ing into full effect the instructions of my Lords Com missioners of the Admiralty, when the season becomes favourable for dispatching parties upon this important and interesting search. These, Sir, were the considera tions which influenced me in this "choice of difficulties," and they will, I trust, appear of sufficient validity to meet with the concurrence of their lordships, hazardous as was the experiment. At 6 a.m. of the 17th, the wind, which had been light from the N.W., gradually died away, when we were almost immediately beset. There were several heavy floes in the vicinity ; one, fully six miles in length, passed at the rate of two knots, crushing everything impeding its progress, and grazed our starboard bow. Fortunately there was but young ice upon the opposite side, which yielded to the pressure ; had it otherwise occurred the vessel must in evitably have been cut asunder. In the afternoon we secured to a moderate-sized piece, drawing 8 fathoms, which appeared to offer a fair refuge, and from which we never afterwards parted ; it conveyed us to our furthest N.E. position, lat. 73.7 N. long. 117.10 W., ba c k round the Prin cess R o y a l Islands. Passed the largest within 500 yards to lat. 72 42 N., long. 118.42 W., re turning along the coast of Prince Albert's Land, and finally freezing in at lat. 72.50 N., long. 117.55 W ., upon the 30th Sept., during which circumnavigation we received many severe nips, and were frequently driven close to the shore, from which our deep friend kept us off. To avoid separation, we had secured with two steam cables (one chain) two 6 and two 5 inch hawsers. As our exposed position rendered every precaution ne cessary, we got upon deck!l2 months' provisions, with tents, warm clothing, &c., and issued to each person a pair of carpet boots and blanket bag, so that, in the event of ony emergency making it imperative to quit the vessel, we might not be destitute. On the Bth of October our perplexities terminated with a nip that lifted the vessel a foot, and heeled her 4 degrees to port, in consequence of a large tongue getting beneath her, in which position we quietly remained,., As, however, there was a probability of being thrown upou the ice, it was requisite that a smooth surface should be made to receive the vessel, which was accomplished with much facility, by blasting the hummocks along the edge of the floe for about 150 yards, and 20 in breadth. This done, and every indication of the pack being now tho roughly cemented with a temperature of 7 minus, we completed housing over, and other arrangements for our winter-quarters. As the weather upon the 10th was calm and fine, and the ice quiet, at 8.30 a.m. left the ship, accompanied by Lieutenant Cresswell, Dr. Arm strong, and Mr. Miertsching, with a party of seamen, carrying a pole, &c., to plant upon the shores of Prince Albert's - Land, to which we proceeded to take posses sion in the name of Her Most Gracious Majesty. This accomplished, we walked to the highest hill observable at the distance of five miles, to an elevation of 1,500 feet, which gave an extended view in every direction. The country was very hilly, with deep ravines and large lakes. This appears the general character of the land on both shores. The course of the water towards the N.E. we were anxious to trace, hoping to see an open. ing into Barrow's Strait. In this we were dis appointed, from the many low points intervening, rendering it impossible to ascertain the land from the sea, both being frozen. On our return we had the mortification to find that the land and sea ice had separated about 100 yards along the whole line of coast. We walked by its margin for some miles, hoping to meet with a loose piece of ice to ferry us across ; but night closing rapidly subjected us to so many falls, owing to the inequalities of our road not being distin guishable, that we were compelled to halt, and com mence firing to attract attention, but our distance from the ship was too far to render our signals of any utility. At 8.30 p.m. Mr. Court, with one of the many parties that were searching the ice in all directions, fortunately saw our flashing, and made for it ; but, unsuspecting our dilemma was created by open water, he had no boat; immediately returning, he met with a party which had two of Halkett's. These were soon launched ; only getting them through the pancake ice, which was by this time an inch thick, was attended with great difficulty. The sea' ice also rapidly setting to the northward, the boats after each transit had to ba carried south before being launched, so as to insure their reaching the only spot from which the party to be relieved could embark. This operation commenced at 10.30 p,m., and by mid night we were all over, and reached the ship at 2.30 a.m., all parties meeting with heavy falls, but receiving no accident of consequence. I cannot refrain from noticing the excellence of Halkett's boats, or speak in too high terms of the ingenuity' of their inventor. These admir- able little articles were inflated on board, and with the greatest facility carried upon a man's shoulders over ice which, from its excessive roughness, no other boat could by any possibility have been got across without being smashed. By their means a large party were relieved, who were without tents, clothing, fuel, provisions, or in any way provided to withstand the severities of a polar night, with the thermometer 8 degrees minus. The conseiuences to them might have been very serious; as it was, however, the annexation of Prince Albert's Land to the British Crown was considered to have ter minated so favourably, that I directed an extra supper and allowance of grog to be issued to my energetic crew as a reward for their eight hours' vigorous exertions. - -- - Being dissatisfied with the view obtained from Prince Albert's Land respecting the waters we were now in as to their connection with Barrow's Straits, which would V VB.& •• • settle the question of a north-west passage,to proceed in that direction with a travelling par y, al though rather I late in the season, as soon as felt that th e vessel might be safely quitted, which I judged would oc cur after the ensuing spring tides, if at that period there was no commotion among the ice. Accordingly, upon the 21st, everything being favourable, I started with M r. Tiffany, Court, second master, and the following men :—Robert the foretop ; and James Saunders, private, ' Royal Ma r i nes . Gt C a a ei cap tain o e g r fe , thecaptainß rowinna, n o At f 0. Bp t h . :e ; i r ei e te c eh a r a s et Thomson, eh Flynn,o; m R so o n b e rt captain The ice, for two miles from the ship, was so rough that Lientenant Haswell and the whole of the ship's com pany were occupied in carrying the sledge and different articles of lading. At 8 a.m. the sledge was finally packed, when, with the fatigue party in charge of Mr. Wynniatt (mate), accompanied by Dr. Armstrong, as an amateur, we set off to the north-east at noon ; the fa tigue party, having taken us eight miles, were directed to return. Soon after they quitted us we got among very difficult ice. The sledge was broken, but, quickly fishing it, we proc ee d e d . Unfortunately, scarcely an hour had elapsed, when in crossing a floe, the inequali ties of which were imperceptible, it came down with such a crash that it broke into pieces. This was unlucky, but, pitching our tent, Mr. Court and Peter Thomson (captain of the foretop) started for the ship, where they arrived at 7.30 p.m., and rejoinedthe next day at 2 p.m., with a fresh and larger sledge, and a fatigue party, with Mr. Wynniatt, to carry the damaged one back. (This party, upon my return, I found did not get on board until the following day, being stopped by a heavy u s ff n e o r n; drift, but, having a tent and provisions, did not te s was packed, and by 3 p.m. we were ag a l i s n ter, until 3.45 ing our course, without any further 's gratification p.m. of the 26th, when we had the extremesofßarrow's Strait, As soon as the new corners were refreshedo,fft iconslteidngue. of pitching our tent upon the shore h line, as represented 114 14 W. lunar), nearly n o ward Parry has very in the charts, where Sir of the land. Upon the marked the loom correctly in lat. 73 31 N., long. 114 39 ; before sunset, Mr. Court and following morning, 11 hill about 600 feet in height, ascended a small myself ascen nd extensive view of 40 or command so that we could point of Prince Albert's Land 50 miles. The extreme W. (chronometer ), (long. ners. r T) Ric-upe bore long. 78 E. true, about 35 miles, the furthest land N.N.E., 8 miles. The Melville Island shore oould not be discovered, but in that direction the 'ice appeared to be very heavy, and the floes exceedingly large. While we were making these observations the crew were busily engaged erecting a cairn above the water (which bad been named Prince of Wales Strait, in honour of hii Royal Highness), in which a copper cylinder was de posited. The spot is so conspicuous that any person passing along the shore must remark it. All being completed by 10 a.m. of the 27th, we turned for the ship, arriving upon the morning of the 31st, having in nine days made in a direct line 156 miles by observa tions, with a temperature of between+ 7 and-15 de grees. Upon the afternoon of the 30th the weather, which had been overcast, suddenly brightened, showing the Princess Royal Islands, distant about 12 miles. At 3 p.m. I left the sledge, with the intention of getting early on board, to have everything in readiness for the comfort of the party, anticipating their arrival at 9 p.m. Unfortunately, the weather became again foggy about 5 p.m., followed soon by darkness ; consequently. my way was speedily lost, compelling me to wander about the floe during the night, with a temperature of from 5 to 15 degrees minus, when at seven the next morning I had the mortification to find that I had passed the vessel 4 miles, which I reached by 8.30 a.m., and im mediately dispatched a party to assist Mr. Court, who was at 5 miles distance, -baying most judiciously en camped abo u t 7 miles from• the ship when the fog be came too dense to travel. I was agreeably surprised to learn from • Lieut. Has well that on the 29th a party, consisting of Messrs. Sains bury, Paine, Miertecbiog, and Newton, while sporting upon Prince Albert's Land, had encountered a herd of musk cattle, 2 bulls, a cow, a heifer, and a calf, and most adroitly shot the whole, which yi e l ded 1,2961 b. of excel lent nutritious meat ; a supply thus opportune and un expected may be regarded as a most favourable termina tion to our season's operations, in which we have been nearly enabled to carry out, verbatim their Lordships' instructions, in reaching the ice by the let of Augnst, and establishing a position near Banks's Land, which service has been performed under circumstances over which we could exercise but little control, ow.- only credit consisting in seizing the advantages that an In visible Power scattered along our road through fields of ice, where all human exertion would have been as uavailing as the feebleness of a child to advance us one yard. The winter—that dreary period of the voyage which I had looked forward to with much apprehension, passed mildly away, there being very little snow or wind, without our sanitary state being in the slightest degree impaired, for which happiness I assign these reasons—viz., 1. The unflagging spirits and cheerfulness of the men. 2. The excellence of every species of provisions. 3. The free ventilation of the lower deck. 4. The extreme attention of Dr. Armstrong (upon our monthly inspections) to the state of the crew. So that the month of March found us in a most healthy and efficient condition. Accordingly, upon the 3d we commenced our preliminary duties by taking a 30 foot whale-boat to the larger Princess Royal Islands, where it is my intention to leave three months' provi sions for all hands, that, at the breakinc , up of the ice, should the vessel unfortunately get crushed, we may have a certainty to fall back upon, which will enable us to reach the Plover without hazard of starvation—this duty being completed, as well as the transporting of another whale boat, besides one of Halkett's, to the eastern shore, distant five miles, for the facility of allowing the tra velling parties going along that coast to reach the islands, should the ice break up and carry the vessel away dur ing their absence. All arrangements being now made for the start of the searching parties, and the weather becoming very favourable for travelling, upon the 18th of April three were dispatched under Lieut. Haswell, S.E. shore ; Lieut. Cresswell, N.W. shore ; and Mr. Wynniatt (mate), N.E. shore, with six weeks' provisions each. At 1 a.m. May 6, Mr. Wynniatt (mate) having broken his chronometer at the distance of 120 miles from the ship returned, but, all being in good condition, they were completed to 30 days' provisions, and at six p.m. were again en route. At the same time, two hunting parties with tents, &c., left the ship—one for each side of the Strait, as some deer had been seen, besides several ptarmigan and four hares shot. This early indication of fresh provisions is a subject of deep congratulation, in dependent of the very healthy and exciting occupation for the crew, who are all eager for the sport. May 20.—Rieutenant Cresswell returned in conse quence of the severe frost bites of two of his men, hav ing reached lat. 74 16 N., long. in 40 W., being absent 31 days ; during the greater part of the time he was subject to strong N.W. winds, sweeping from the Polar Sea, through Barrow's Strait, which meeting him in the face rendered it exceedingly difficult to Walk against, the thermometer being frequeßtly 45° beloyf zero ; he, however, traced the coast line, which, for about 70 miles along Banks's Land, was very precipi tious, averaging from 1,000 to 1,400 feet, from which it gradually slipped to a point trending to S.W., appa rently the extreme of the land in that direction, as it abruptly turned to southwards. An elevation of a thousand feet, aided by an exceedingly clear atmo sphere, left no doubt in his m i n d th a t th e P o l ar S ea was before him, and that Banks's Land is a part of Baring's Island. He was anxious to make a further advance, and encamp during two days, with the hopes that the invalids would recover, but, finding them getting worse, he very properly deemed it advisable to return with all haste.iothe ship. Before reaching her, however, both had to be borne upon the sledge, which threw the work upon four men ; when, getting into heavy snow, the officer had to fall in at the drag ropes ; nevertheless, the working people arrived in most excellent health and spirits. On the 21st a large bear was killed. Upon examination of the stomach an extraordinary medley was discovered, consisting of raisins, tobacco, pork, and adhesive plaister, so that I came to the conclusion that the Enterprise must be near, the animal not having been seen before near our dirt heap. nor were there any traces of him about the ship. I therefore determined to send a party to the S.W., the only direction we had no travellers, to satisfy myself upon the subject. Accordingly at 6 p.m. on the 22d Lieut. Cresswell and his party, completed with tv7o fresh hands, were agai n di s patched with provisions until June 10. Upon the 24th the above mystery was satis factorily solved. Some men in pursuit of a bear about half-a-mile from the ship picked up a preserved meat tin with articles in it identical with those found in the stoi mach of the bear killed on the 21st ; the foot prints of the animal were likewise abundant on the snow. This evidence was perfectly conclusive as to the locality where bruin had obtained his dainties. This being the anniversary of the birthday of her Most Gracious—Ma jesty, a Royal salute was fired, and the colours displayed n celebration of the event. 29th.— Lieut. Haswell and party returned all in the most perfect health, having traced the coast towards Wollaston Land, to lat. 70 38 N., long. 115 W., from which point, the day being remarkably clear, he observed the outline of land to the distance of full 40 miles trend ing to the S.W. but having advanced 25 d ays h e con sidered it prudent to proceed no further. Two large inlets and a deep bay were examined, besides an archi pelago of small islands along the northernmost shore of the southernmost inlet, which is high, bold, and strati fied, each inlet trending to the E.N.E. from 80 to 90 miles. The whole coast was strewn with driftwood, and many vestiges of Esquimaux encampments were met R ith, but of a very old date. Upon returning he was most surprised to find a p ar t y, consisting of 18 natives, encamped upon the ice a few miles frorn the N.W. point of the northernmost inlet in quest of seals, but they were very friendly and well-disposed, but not under standing each other, no information could bo ob tained. They exchanged a few presents, and upon that day week he arrived on board, having re mained out his forty-two days, thereby fulfilling his instructions to the letter. In consequence of the above, I immediately decided upon proceeding to these people, for the purpose of obtaining information that might determine the question relating to the Prince Albert's, Wollaston, and Victoria Lands, as to their forming part of the American continent, or whether each was an island ; therefore, taking Mr. Miertsching (our invaluable interpreter) and 12 days' provisions, at 6 p.m. we started, and early on June 3d fell in with them, about 10 miles to the northward of the point where they were first met with. They conversed freely with the interpreter, giving every information we re quired, re l a ti ve to the trending of the coast as far as they knew, which was some distance along Victoria Land ; thi s th ey did b y trac i ng upon a l arge s h ee t of paper whi c h I b roug h t f or t h at purpose, con tinuingship h sketch which M r . Mi er t sc hi ng h a d ma d e f rom hen to their tents weever they immediately compbree . islands and, as they y particular in placing_etr ansnot of "Sutton ' and " Liston," with three sinall_ am fully mentioned in the chart, off Wollaston Land, I regretted that persuaded of its correctness, and only they could not go further (a tracingaoLwehlifinhdacoepopmo-- u rk ." this of accom panies this narrative). They describe site Wollaston, called ' Nun h avat course is America, to which to the S. E., nor Esquimauxey saadranuever been, a s sight o of The iron he any was when cohpe perfectlyenr aoat e tthe is e they only trade with the o f European manufacture had they the slightest article about them ; the use and b - lig copper—eir spears new, all their implem . ants el and arrows barbed with theobssae m rv e ing by one of our men remarkably fine (but, not . was given me tents, the specimen . procured, but ,'.unfortunately, we lost some time after quitting them) • the opportunity of inquiring where it was that it 'n lined to think comes from the south-east t l ri a b m es, L in e their bartering transacti ons, as the few and I simple i orna ments which th ey possessed were of that metal, and obtained thence. These are a kind, simple, 1 and purely pastoral tribe, d evo i d of the knavish pr pen- sities which so strongly characterise those upon the Mackenzie and Colville, where interc ewith ' civilized ous . civi . man has demoralized the savarre Upon displaying the presents brought for them the utmost propriety t wn observed ; although, doubtless, all were anxious o par ticipate in th ese treasuresthere to seize whi c h was not that eagerness rendered our interchange with the other Es doquimaux so troublesome • so far was it from these to e tivo- , L ' them 'to ' " Was with d i ffi cu l ty we could persuade accept them without our receiving an equiva lent, they inquiring of the interpreter, after each ar ticle was given them, , what we wanted for it. A pi ece , f scarlet cloth whiZtied round a girl's neck re mained there until we were going away, when she ran l e up to Mr. Miertsching to ask what she was to give in exchange, and when assured it was a gift from the chief, she gracefully acknowledged it with a smile. No wea pons were remarked among them except for the chase; siiieir whole demanour bespoke peace. They live near their present locality the whole year, not going any fur -tiler to the northward, nor do they believe that there are any others in that direction ; but to the S.E., along Victoria and Wollaston Land, the coast is thickly p pulated. It appears very extraor di nary that they do s n e even p ossess tra di t i onary l egen d s of their ances t having b een north, where t h e numerous traces iv ich we me e t w ith upon both s i des of the Straits, as i well as on the large Princess Royal Island, show that at one - period the whole of this coast must have been densely populated. Their language, Mr. Miertsching observes is identical with that spoken on the Labrador coast. At half-past 9we left this interesting people on our return to the ship, which we reached at 7 p.m. of the sth, exceedingly gratified by the result of our plea sant excursion, our only misfortune being Cornelius Hullott, my coxswain, having both feet badly frost nipped. At 5 a.m. of the 7th Mr. Wynniatt (mate) returned with his party, having been 50 days under the tent. From his exploration of a portion of the S.E. shores of Barrow's Strait as far as lat. 72 . 6 N., long. 107.42 W. (D.R.), whence the land was observed for about 15 miles trending to the N.E., after rounding Point Peel, lat. 73'21 N., long. 112'30 W., the north west point of Prince Albert's Land, he reports it to be in all respects, as to formation, the same as in this vici nity for the distance of about 40 miles, when, upon crossing a deep inlet, the land assumed a north-west n,:pect, and became high, precipitous, and barren. No drift-wood of any description was met with, but the ice lay against its bas e i n h eavy and un b roken masses. Furthr to the eastward a lesser one was circumambu lated, having in it several small islands, with its southern shere formed of stratified cliff, having an elevation of abOut 800 feet. Upon the 10th, at 7.45 a m., Lieutenant Cresiwell and party, having completed their 19 days, returned from their search towards the S.W. to lat. 71 1 0 N., long. 123 4 W., making in the aggregate 50 under the tent, during which he had coasted three sides of Baring's Island, from the north shore of which Le looked upon the Polar Sea, and upon the south walked 24 miles on it, both presenting the same smooth surface, which I consider to be attributable to the long preva lence of north-easterly winds at the terminatio n of the, navigable season setting the heavy ice, which we en countered ar d saw resting upon the western side of the island, over to the American and Asiatic shores, which may cause the great difficulty in rounding Point Barrow late in the season. Unfortunately, the weather became overcast, which limited his view to the northward, only all Owing him to observe that the coast was high and bold. Upon this excursion he met with four partitions of the ice, varying in breadth from 10 to 20 feet, appa rently renning across the strait ; but, being provided with one of Ifalkett's valuable little boats, this obstacle, which would otherwise have caused a detour of many miles, was easily overcome. It is impossible to recom mend these boats too highly upon a service of this de scription, where every article of weight is objectionable. Their whole fitting is but 251 b. When not required they form a platform on the sledge to stow the baggage, and when in use they are carried inflated upon the top. Thus, on two occasions, they have been of essential service, without the smallest inconvenience. Lieutenant Cresswell erected -a cairn, and deposited a cylinder within it, upon a low beach near Cape Lambton ; he also remarked the vestiges of Esquimaux encampments upon almost every part of the coast upon which be pitched his tent for the night, many of them thickly strewn with the heads of musk oxen, which denotes no paucity of those animals upon these lands ; indeed, at the present time both shores of the strait are covered with wild fowl of every description, musk oxen, deer, hares, ptar migan, and golden plover. This is certainly the most fertile part of the Polar regions, and must be the breed ing place of those animals, which find rich pasturage among its alluvial plains and valleys, unmolested by the Esquimaux, the traces of whose remains, being over grown with moss, and rotten, have reference to a long time anterior. This party, with much spirit and zeal, performed their return journey of upwards of 160 miles in nine days and a-half, under circumstances reflecting much &edit upon them, the lateness of the season being unfavourable to so rapid an advance. All being now on board and in excellent health, with the exception of three of the travellers suffering from frost-nips, our sea son's travelling operations may be considered to have terminated fortunately, and, from the close examination which has been made over a vast extent of coast, the direct distance of which, by observation, embraces 800 miles, to which a third may be added for the devious windings of the coast-line, without observing the slight est vestiges of any spar or other indication of civilised man having reached these shores, I am fully confident that the missing expedition under Sir John Franklin has never penetrated towards the Polar Sea in this di rection, as some portion of the immense mass of stores, spars, or fitments with which those ships were provided must have been picked up, when driftwood of very in considerable dimensions did not escape observation. (A chart, showing the extent of discovery and course of each searching party, accompanies this letter.) I am also of opinion that Prince Albert's Land is part of the continent of America, and that Point Peel is its north-west extremity, .7 . that the land thence is con tinuous to Cape Walk: .0...' Ve peculiar formation of its shores, from.the very ae• .I. s which run into the in terior, give the appearance of a faits which in - reality do not exist, as was apparently the case between Victoria and Wollaston Lands, and which is very probably the same between Cape Walker and North Somerset. My opinion is strengthened by the Esquimaux upon this coast speaking the same language as those of Hudson's Straits, which Mr. Miertsching, the interpreter, thor oughly understands, and conversed fluently with them, while with those of the Colville and Cape Bathurst he found it sometimes difficult to do so. Consequently, I think it very probable that the forefathers of these have crossed from Hudson's Straits, and kept the coast line of Victoria and Wollaston Land, and have thus retained the purity of their language, which those upon the north coast of America have lost by constant intercourse with the Indians. I certainly should have considered it my duty to endeavour to decide this point by detaching a boat through, the Dolphin and Union Straits, but I feel assured that that service was accomplished by Dr. Rae last year, as he evidently was not in this direction. During the absence of the searching parties the re fitting of the ship was carried on, under the direction of Messrs. Sainsbury (mate) and Court (second master), so that upon their return little remained but to get the boats from the eastern shore, and the tents and appur tenaiibes, which the shooting parties had upon each side of the strait, on board, the weather being unfavourable, and the state of the ice becoming too precarious to allow o f an y persons being so far distant from the ship. This being effected, as also the repairing and painting of a boat which is to be left with the provisions at the large Princess Royal Island, completed upon the 13th, we had r t h e e s s s e a l t t i i s i o fa r c o t u i o g n h ly o f r e h fi a t v t e i n d g , e e a v u e l r k y e d o , n p e a o t a n t b e d o a a r d a , d with r t e h d e , and iii every respe c t as e f f i cient for the ser 2 vice we have to perform as the day that we quitted Plymouth, with a trifling sick-list, principally from the effects of frost-nips and foot-soreness from the travelling. We now await with no little anxiety the disruption of these mighty masses of ice by which we are encircled, and the conse quences depending upon that event, which cannot be contemplated without deep apprehension. ' THE CHOLEBA. ( From the General Board of Health, Oct. 21. ) GATESHEAD. Deaths. Cholera . GATESHEAD (HEWORTH). Cholera . KINGSTON-TJPON-11IILL, OCt. 17. Cholera . NEWCASTLE, Oct. 20. Ch01era.............................. : .............. 2 Diarrhoea ................................ . ......... 2 The total number of deaths from cholera and diarrhcea in Newcastle, during the present outbreak, has been 1,521. In the same period (viz., the first 50 days), during the prevalence of epidemic cholera, in 1831-2, the number of deaths was 291. Scattered cases of attack and death are from time to time reported as occurring on shipboard in port as well as at sea,'some of the latter under remarkable , spe =cum darsessweedl.l as the captajes stances of apparent spontaneous deve lo p ment awa y fro m all infected places. In most of t hese cases there is no medical man on board , but p lain instructions for d ealing to 4been whom, a with premonitory diarrhcea are widel y circu lated by Custom-houseoffizei directionsrs an d have pilots, METROPOLIS. On the 19th inst., Mr. Hall, of the P oor Law Board, from the General Milroy, al Board of Health an d Dr.. - , h a d i e v E rwith the guardians of the 1 intery ~., poor of the Hol- I born and :Past London Unions ; and day with the guardians of Poplar on the following every instance, after due attention the rules and regulations issued and Stepney. In had been called to under the existing order • by the Board of Health adopted the judicious ste in Council, the guardians sanitary inspection upon the of devolving the duties of who, from their intimate parochial medical officers, seats of epidemic disease, knowledge of the ordinary jury to health and of the local causes of in jury the most within fit t their respective district, are ob viouslyvery responsible task. persons efficiently to perform this The board of guardians com sewerage of their uni on . Stepney expressed loud plaints New of th e state of the streets and squares s uof q buildings are springing up rapidl y in some neighbourhoods without ' a single drain or sewer being provided. From returns forwarded by the Metropolitan Com• rnissioners of Police to the General Board of Health yesterday (the 21st inst.), as prepared by the superin tendents of the F, H, K, L, M, T , an d T hames divisions, relative to cases of cholera within those districts, it ap pears that there have been 15 attacks between the 16th and 12th inst., of which six proved fatal. Among the number, a man seized with cholera, in Little Denmark street, St. Giles's, di e d 91- hours after the attack. He was 27 years of age. The remark in another case is, that " the drain at the back of this house and others adjoining, is open, and the inhabitants complain of its smelling bad at times." lIVERPOOL, OCT. 21. The mortality from cholera is greatly on the decrease, and it is hoped that the workhouse hospital will be clear of cases in a few days. During the last week there have been 25 fatal cases, all the unfortunate v!otlms being German emigrants of the poorest class, with the exception of two persons who lodged in the low dis• tricts of the town. There are at present 13 eases in the house, but none of a serious nature. The deaths from diarrhcea are fewer than the average, .linViA 42!'d 12.5!4 53 t