The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-22 00:00:00

Me Oats I mad to Nr. Lynch I would like to go aboard and
image the cabins.
Inn you state that them were no boats, was it be-
rm were satisfied then weirs none ?—I caaaat Mato
whether there were any On board at the tints. TM diatom's
was too great for ma to determine them particulars ; bat I
saw flout hoisted up to the davits.
• Could you distinguish whether the ships had say iron
a about the bars ?—No ; too far of.
m
' •!. Will you tell me your decided opinion that if this.
yawn had -been all ' stamina,' what rig she could bi I—Did
sot take that particular notice. It was too far to say dad.
gay whether they may kmt been ships or b• 011104
merely too!, a bird's-eye view of them. TM one with Mr
car& aloof might be either • ship or a amnia*.
' Would you have incurred any risk to the safety of
your ship had you run down close to the ice 1-11a4 I hem
ma-ter of the ship 1 would ham gems amra and hop to,
and eudearsured to have gone as herd lite WpmBINTION *
" ROBERT
" Late Nate of the Rommation."
Limerick, April 16.
Witness the fanning answers have bola mad and
acksowledgad by Nr. Robert Simms*, in oar presence, to
be correct.
Ettsmcos 0 T Captain, R.N.
WILLIAII ELLIS, Commander, R.N.
JOHN JESIT PALIIIIII, Commander, U.N.
" W. Cakowsta, County Inspector of Consta-
bulary, Limerick."
Remarks on the passage to Quebec, furnished by Mr.
Daniel Dorman, master of the Jessy, of Limerick.
" In the spring of the year wo generally look out for ice-
bern is long. 42 deg. W. to 4.1 deg. W., and in lat. 12 deg.
N. to 1.1 am. N. ; on reaching that piaition we invariably
Menem., a current setting to the S.S.R., at the sate of
two mites sad • half so hour, along the casters edge silks
took. When on the Great bank the current is impresop
filar, but is generally inamorata by the wind. Between
Cape Race and the Urea Bonk, near the Virgin Rocks, the
virrent seta to the S.W. shout two miles an hour in the
spring, decreasing s
lunkocit in the fall of the year. We
gen. fully cross the on the pacollel of 441 .leg. N., to
avoid the heavy weber" In the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in
the spring, we are liable to meet with pricked ice, with
moll bergs among it, which have been drifled through the
Times of Belle Isle. S stied from Limerich in the Jesay an
the Ist of April; was beset in the Oaf of St. Lawrence foe
eleven days ; rimed through • chain of bergs near the
bank, in lat. 44 deg., on the 16th of April. DCA; arrived at
Quebec on the Sth of Mar ; the Renovation arrived • day
or two atter. Know Mr. Coward, who was then in good
health. Mr. Gorman never heard of the reward offered
for the disviery of /m111141'15 expedition, not even at
Quebec, though intimately acquainted with the mercantile
cummunity."JOHN OMMANNLI."

LETTER FROM CAPTAIN SIMPSON.
Yesterday Mr. Lamlells had an interview, by special
appointment, with his time the Duke of Northumber-
land, at the Admiralty, sad bad the honour of submitting
an orginal drawing, tog, ther with several communications
on the subject, furnished by Captain Simpson, lab Muter
of the Renovation. Mr. Lsadella took occasion to convince
the Admiralty of the truth of the statements furnished by
Mr. Simpson. And it will be gratifying to the friends of
that gentleman to know that the authorities ars perfectly
satisfied as to the genuineness of his report.
The following letter has just been received from Captain
Satires .
British Queen, Limerick, April 19, 1853.
.` My dear Uncle,—l received your letter this morning,
dated lath, and feel great pleasure in writing the parties
lam relative to the two ship whisk were seen by me and
others when on an outibaramil passage to Quebec, in
April last spring, in the Wig Resontion. It is now 12
months ago, and so many osamesiese happening in the
interval, that the real cinumelmaem have nearly escaped
my memory, but I shall feel peat ginciare in relating them
to the very best of my recernies. On the 6th of April,
ISM, we sailed from Laetrile is ballast, and
one cabin passenger, a very years( mate sena
lir. Joseph Lyach. We • Asa Marfa nut,
at the rate of 9, 10, sad 11 knots per herr, as far as the
Gulf M St. Lawrence, nothing remarkable isesniag until
the 15th or 19th, when we were surrersoiled by sumenus
gigantic icebergs ; and I think it was ea or abet the Ma
at 5 a.m., my watch on deck, 1 disteremel ea Os Ms
bow a large iceberg, with two ships on, as did .its as men
that were in my watch. I immediately meat laww, sod
Wonted Captain Coward, who being rosy M a the time,
did not notice at Ant what I said ; I ads repeated the
circumstance, and asked him what he intearied to din but
be only groaned out
effect. I was anxious to get on deck alias I
went up called Mr. Lynch, who ' up,
and looked at the vessels a few mason, telijenvir went
below again, and dressed hisser{ dr ware: at the tints
being excessively cold, the 'dad, boa Me norkword and
astwanl, blowing a fresh Massa and, I Oak, but ma net
suite certain, under doable reefed teprib, whole 110•110.
lib and resist twirls. this can be easily asmelared by a
reformat to the Mg book, which is now ea booed the Reno-
vation, es bee presage to Vaasa Beams. is 'anti-
monies a my Easy, Mr. Las* pat • Ale ernes
when be sal lis at tarns Mod waning as two slips
kr ablest diessoometsre of an hoer, when we lost eight of
lbem (ball met tbe beep), whisk was then on the said
=. We puma per seam with the rrest regret
asatbead the aim whisk to a
bad bola a seesidesabis tires the ire. The a=aoC:e
IMO len n her bermada, with her heed to the wind,
sal doitiepetMaiki bat Mr three lower masts and bow-
spit. The mike IND. whir was sitting neatly upright,
web braleal to as esatiasek with her three sure, top-
soars es sod, sad Waal sod lower yards serer and to
di amasses, bang
_We gnarly stripped and absc-
issa. These are MI the total eireamstances which I
as rob sel*lset bat, m Admiralty have ordered
• isto the firrammaess, lettets bat
Mr. L at Grasbek temdber with the Meet
Mr.
will help to threw sum Veit sal vodka
tips of the truth. Mr. Gerrard odd ms at Goan he Ma
asorted the ships, when I of rase, supposed that the
sews would errantly midi Repast AU this lee ems
out lately from a letter, whisk was written ism Mr.
Lynch, after hie arrival, to so user of hi, Mr. Crab ,
I know very well, and sew raidiag lee Lmseia
This letter, it appears, was yabliehod M the /orris&
Chronicle, but, straw Sees), the abo etarm got
circulated, I believe, sited Orweed,
a few weeks ago, told a Marl of his, • mate a • rip,
residing at Tysersostb, whe, it wpm; bed been sea-
vetting about icebergs to ameba gestlawa, sod that dr
circumstance got spread alma mil it fleebei the Admi-
ralty, who will (and no warier) think it • very strange
affair altogether. I never beard as mere about it from
any one but Mr. trial, sail I sea efts M telestthe ship
not having been boarded. Me on bead of ear
ship • considerable time after weeMaga
pi Se Cares. The best
thing I beard about it rises was ea my snag at Taira,
is the River Shama, when as Mien a the asset guard
came as board, sal I Mashed brim wish all the pad-
rakes. Likewise, ea sumnlicalusasil Linear, oaten Gos-
samery was seat ism to whim I aloe Masi the
eirronstanses ; and tie eery that I Ins alba= hi
was the wind, which I inhesial was Ora dr B. ad
E., and I also gave him a shad' whit I emasigerneng,
for now that I overhaul warm aga it
was from the N. and ids is et import,
tartly that my story might alai& lab lasdeikribe
will also write, by order oldie Admiralty, albs bad ids
recollection. My time at pacer will sot parfait sae to
ester into anything men a Si. Yea desire me to tall
you what I attired late the Italy wish is oat amy
assiOry. I enclose • sitelek lo 1114 a vary
one, but it will give yea sa ides, ad • Setae ass tires is
I ems to hear tempos, sad I limn beam&
.to yea by wallogise • pagaesoir mad dram thae
are very few to be bad hon. flies op Masa hosts mit
r iisl ellameserik merit the same poomei4 dam yea
asybew, bosun 82111.1110111.

THE Ascric

Meet activity

prevailed at Greeshithe at the earliest dawn of light yester.
day inning, on board the saps and steamers of Captain
Sr Edward Belcher's expedition for the Arne mime, sad
the Lightning stem vessel gad the steam tags oedema to
tow the sailiag wash Assistance, Resolute, and North
Star down the river to the More, when the togs woad be
relieved by the Basilisk steam nasal, of 400 berm-power,
Commander Outline, sad the Desperate steam sloop, at
400 korsepower, Liniment Stevens. The awash of the
Arctic emadron started from Greenhithe at a gleaner before
In o'clock, cm, sad at about twelve o'clock, noes, wore
brought up at anchor Most twenty miles below Gravesend,
for the name of ecimassiesting with the commendiam
seeen of the Bandith sad Desperate stesiams, sad reliev-
ing the steam tags of their preview daty. A amber of
poriens west down to Oneshithe to bid adios Ss a time to
W 04011111 sad mews of dm expedition, bat of seam they
were disappointed. It may be is some degree ooseolatery,
however, for them and all the relations sad hands, sad the
officers and crews of the expedition, to know, that letters
will reach them before they lean the Orkasy Islands, if
the letters are posted before the pest leans Louden this day.
DEPARTURE OF TIIR PACIFIC.--Yestudin about
half past 12, the United States mil ides** Peels,
Captain Nye, left the Mersey for New York, with 11l per
*engem, a fair cargo, and Use land =nib for the Dated
Wen and the Bash Aweless
GOLD PROM AusTRALIA.--VsTleUesl Bloc/drier,
which has just arrived is the Leeds. Desks boa
brght b peck of gsidl. eiinsead. esi"imlish
pulleys' of soli psd in isle,. The eh*
whisk hes elapse aideri is the Lades Deis bran the
ems plea, hen baseght fhu Wye speastiy sf U
of phi auk eddroseol, sad
ishe Mneme, of
slyest le sese. The ship lleleseDia_Peet
ha brought $7 buss et geld desk Miesied be Wiest
putt.., sal she le buss and 44 saw packages of gold
ilsastst to east.
Tire.rale.—Tho Prime gaseausst Las rn
eared hest tea omen is 11011111 n-d a the mewl sleties of
Brazil and La Plata,slopcsehse to the ash at Ulna. At that
date Admiral Le Peeper hailed plena se bend ship err
France the expeditionary whose pesems was es
longer required in that par of wed& The 111.11114
the admiral speaks in high tome of the molest of she er
and crews under ku owwwwwB. bolsi et Dome
Avr,s after the battle width Isesimimi the use, est et
moment when the city we. seems by hest et weed
men, they contributed powerfully be melieleis see sod
protect property. It sou to their Bra settods. the verse
says, that the bask end custom-home ewes was pruned
Don pillage.