The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-17 00:00:00

THE NORTH ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH,

BANQUET TO CAPTAIN ALLEN YOUNG AND
THE OFFICERS OF THE FOX.

On Saturday evening, a grand banquet was given by
F. Perkins, Esq., mayor of Southampton, to Captain
Allen Young and the officers of the steam-yacht Fox,
which is now at Southampton, and will start next week
on a surveying expedition, with the view of laying the
submarine telegraph between England and America s
the Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Greenland. The banquet
took place in the Victoria-rooms, and was
,of a magnifi-
cent character. A large number of guests were present,

including Captain Allen Young, Mr. Davis, second in

command ; Colonel Schaffner, director of the land
survey ; Dr. Rae, Sir Roderick Murchison, Sir E.
Belcher, Mr. Arrowsmifh, Sir C. Bright, the Hon.
Ralph Dutton, M.P. ; Sir J. R. Jervis, Sir J. Carmichael,
Admiral Fitzroy, Mr. Fothergill Cook, Lieutenant
Zeilaw, of the Icelandic Diet ; Captain Mangles, Dr.
Russell, Captain Palliser, Captain Engledue, Captain
Ommanney, Mr. Croskey, Captain Breton, Captain
Tinling, Major Laty, Major Ravenhill, Captain O'Shea,
and a large number of the principal residents in
Southampton.
The cloth having been removed,
The Mayor gave "The Queen," followed by "The
Health of the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, and
the rest of the Royal Family."
The next toast was " The President of the United
States," in proposing which the mayor observed that a
magnificent reception doubtless awaited the Prince of

Wales in the United States, for he believed the American

nation entertained a deep affection for this country ;
and the connection of the two countries by the electric
telegraph would be the means of cementing still closer
those bonds of amity and friendship which already
existed. (Loud appllu,e.)

Mr. Bailey, of New York, responded, remarking that

it was a pleasant reflection that the triumphs of science
were immortalised, as well as the bravery of the battle-
field, and while he was 3,000 miles from home, yet he
felt himself to be among brothers, and would join with
them in. giving honour to the heroes of science, and to
those who in any way enhanced the prosperity and hap-
piness of the race. (Applause.)
The Mayor gave as the next toast, " His Majesty the
King of Denmark," coupling with it the name of
Lieutenant C. F. Von Zeilaw.

Lieutenant Von Zeilaw returned thanks, hoping that

the result of this scientific effort would be not only to
draw the bond of brotherhood still closer between the
three countries, but also to extend friendship and peace

to other nations of the earth. (Cheers.)
The toast of "The Army, Navy, and 'Volunteers"
was given, and responded to by Major Ravenhill,
Admiral Fitzroy, and Captain O'Shea.
" The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese, and Minis-
ters of all Denominations," was replied to by the Rev.
G. Bradshaw.

The Mayor then gave "The Health of Captain Allen
Young and the Officers of the Fox." (Loud and con-
tinued cheering.) He would not wish to take a laurel
from the wreath which encircled the brow of Captain
M'Clintock, but they were jealous in a commercial town
that honour should be given to those to whom it was
due, and he felt it his duty to carry out that principle,
and that Captain Young should not leave these shores
without knowing that Englishmen could appreciate and
desired to do honour to his services. (Applause.) After
Lady Franklin had nearly exhausted her resources in
the noble attempt to obtain some traces of her husband,
Captain Young generously came forward and tendered
his services, and also a sum of money, which was the
means of the little Fox going out. These were acts of
which Englishmen should be proud, and which had
raised the country to its present position. He called on
the company to drink success to the Fox, and to the
voyage of Captain Young and his officers. (Enthusiastic
cheers.)

Captain Young said he was unable to find words to
express his gratitude for the kind manner in which they
had received the names of his officers and himself, and
the expedition about to proceed on the survey in the
Fox. There was not a man in the ship who did not feel
in reference to her past services that he had had his
reward in the kind reception awarded by their country-
men, and in the conscientious conviction that they had
rendered service to Lady Franklin in carrying out to the
end the main object of her life—that of ascertaining the
fate of her long lost husband. in these feelings they
felt the highest honour and reward, and hehad a further
reward in being appointed to command this splendid expe-
dition. They were not going on an Arctic voyage, nor
among the snow and ice of that region, but to the coast of
Greenland and Labrador, and they would find no more
ice than was found every year on the coast of Newfound-
land, and therefore they would not have a dangerous voyage
but merely the common sea Tisks. (Applause.) As to
the success of the voyage, they must, of course, wait

till lw came back, but he went with the full belief that
the supposed difficulties which had been raised would
be overcome as they were taken separately. (Cheers.)
When he considered the capabilities of the officers,
among whom were such men as Mr. Davis and Dr.
Rae—(applause)—he was sure they would feel that
whatever was done would be don 6 to the satsfaction of
the country. (Cheers.) It was an honour to him to
have his name associated as it was in that room with
the name of Captain M'Clintock, and he only wished
lid the name of Hobson was there also. (Loud cheers.)

Mr. J. F. Traill gave, " The House of Commons."

The Hon. R. Dutton responded.
Mr. Stebbing gave, "The Royal Geographical Society
and Sir Roderick Mnrohison.n J (Loud applause.)
Sir R. Murchison, in reply, said his earlier connection
with the town was of a different character, for he had
visited it first as a soldier, under Sir John Moore and
Sir Arthur Wellesley--(applause)—but he had turned
his sword into the hammer and compass of the geographer,
and had subsequently presided there at a great meeting
of the British Association. He knew, therefore, what
the hospitality and what the intellectual advancement of
Southampton had been. He had great pleasure in attend-
ing there specially and personally to do honour to so
distinguished a man as Captain Allen Young, and he
would state his firm conviction that, if there was a man
destined by capacity, by nature, and by all the powers a
gallant sailor could possess, to carry out this great
object, that man was Captain Allen Young. (Loud and
continued applause.) He rejoiced that the efforts to
discover Sir John Franklin, which he had been most
desirous to promote, as a sincere friend of that gallant
captain, had arrived at a consummation peculiarly gra-
tifying, because the government were about to reward
the crew of the Fox, and also to, erect a monument to
his glorious and gallant friend. (Applause.) He was well
sipported by geographers, two medallists of the society
being present, besides several Arctic voyagers—Admiral
Fitzroy, Sir E. Belcher, Dr. Rae, Captain Palliser, and
Captain Ommanney, and also his celebrated friend Mr.
George Arrowsmith. (Applause). He had seen South-
ampton in many aspects, and oftentimes partaken of its
hospitality, but he never recollected an. occasion in
which the chief magistrate of the town had personally
come forward to give them, such a magnificent enter-
tainment as his worship the mayor had that evening.
(Applause.) He concluded by proposing "The health of
the Mayor."
The Mayor briefly responded.
The other toasts were " Success to the North Atlantic
Telegraph," acknowledged by Colonel Schaffner and Dr.

Rae ; " The Electric Telegraph Connpainiea," aelarNy-
ladged by Mr. Eothergill Cooke, Sir P. 4r4ht, and Mr.
C. V. Walker ; " The Public Compauies of Southamp-
ton," responded to by Captain Engledue ; "The Eress;"
and " The Ladies."

The proceedings were interspersed with some excel-
Lent music, and the room was magnificently decorated.

The circumstance that the Fox, already so renowned
in connection with the history of Sir J. Franklin and
his companions, was about to take the first steps in the
new undertaking, lent a peculiar interest to the attempt
which is about to be made to unite England and
America by a more northerly line of communisation
tlian that which so recently seemed to have .met with
cmiplete success. The Fox was originally built as a
yacht for Sir Richard Sutton, then purchased by Lady
Franklin in 1857, for her Arctic Expedition. On her
return, Lady Franklin offered her to Captain
PClintock, who declined to receive her. Lady
Franklin then sold her to some gentlemen, who
suit her on a sealing voyage, whence she had just re-
tuned, perfectly successful. When the government
gave the Bulldog for deep sea sonndings, the promoters
of the North Atlantie Telegraph immediately sought a
vessel for the sulyey of the coasts, and purchased
tie Fox for R.5„0.00. Captain Young was sent to
Copenhagen to bring her over to. Southampton.
The Fox was taken into dock, and all the men that
could be employed were immediately pt;t on board to
refit for her ensuing ynyage. She has been in one week
tered apd refitted, with cabins for ten °facers, and
rigged as a barque, at least 120 men being employed
eery day. She now appears as a smart barque-rigged
steam yacht of 200 tons. Captain Young has secured
the service of Mr. Davis, master, R.N., who served with
Si: J. Ross during WEI celebrated Antarctic 'voyage, and
of Dr. Rae, the celebrated Arctic traveller, who volun-
teers as surgeon, naturalist, and traveller. Two Danish
officers also join the expedition on the part of their
Gevernment. The Admiralty have lent mathematical
and astronomical instruments, and the Board of Trade,

tirough the kindness of Admiral Fitzroy, have pre-
sented a complete set of meteorological instruments.
Tie promoters of the expedition have given Captain
Young instructions to spare no expense that may in
any way tend to make the expedition as perfect as
possible. The Fox will sail on Wednesday morning,
and the voyage is not expected to exceed five months,
nor is it supposed that any degree of cold below freezinc,
print (32 Fahrenheit), would be reached. As for her
captain, no one who might hive seen him for the first
taue could imagine that one so young and sollinsailor-
lice could have passed through such scenes of peril, or
had been so admirably qualified fur the iir4o:;.;a4,i'and
responsible duty which he has been chosen to fulfil. He
does'not appear above, fors-aid-twenty yearn' 'of age, is
iathq tall and thin, with a Or ‘codiplexion, and his
maniiers,. while frfink and cordial, are remarkably
fiedest'and.unassuming.