The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-18 00:00:00

EXTRACT OT ♦ PRIVATE LETTER TROY ♦N OFFICER

'IRVING IN MIR NIAISITT'S SHIP NORTH STAR.

1 ----."-Noah itar, ife-saiey- - Island, itiinsili,-1-6.52.
" On the 234 of July (in recapitatation, probably, of
what you already know) we parted company with the
Assistance and Pioneer in a thick fug, and, with the Reso-
lute, Intrepid, and Alexander, whaler, in tow, made the
best of our way to the northward, cutting, blasting, and
pushing on by every opening, keeping to the land floe,
which seems to be the great secret of Arctic navigation. Oa
the 31st we came up with the tuck of the Assistance and
Pioneer, and on the let of August made the north water, to
our great joy, about five stiles to the southward of Care
York, where we landed and found a party of Esquimau: in
their summer tents. On having in sight they all ran down
to the floe, skipping and eggnog with delight, and on
landing gave us a boisterous welcome. They completely
refaced the common opinion of the Esquimau: temper,
and which eheracterises them at lethargic, sullen, and
stupid, for they were all, unexceptionably, the must viva-
cious, good-natared, and appareatly sagacious race of sa-
vages on the few of the globe. In appearance only they
ere heavy, being much under the average height, tat, and
thick set. Their feature, have all the characteristics of the
Mongolian race, but their some were almost hid between
the mass of fat on either side. This, the bye, must be
an old subject to you. Well, we mood along the coast as
far as 76 deg., to clear the lease kw, and have a good oppor-
tunity of *Wag the &matins of the icebergs from the
several giseden. Of the °Seers of the expedition, now
that they are all known to each other, and their real du-
teeters are diseuered, whish mild sot be ascertained be-
fore leaving, me amuse speak In tee glowing tense. With-
out a simple ensegidem I dash that they use a truly excel-
lent set of msat they all pull together, and es all oar
Sens them lea belay ei right good feeling, which is a
meet theedes Oleg to witness. In highest praise of Cosa.
menthes icemvie tad JllTHateeJi, Lieutenant Osborn,
Lieetsneed likethas, all smite ; in feet, they are all as fine
a sat ef Allows I think, meld well be collected together;
sad as trtrio their bas been greatly felt. I must
not laths that before leaving, Lieutenant
Oshais me, child I btu ea opportunity, not to
forget Me reensmheemple to you, sad to explain the
state of eselialea May we is to coaling and provisioning,
thereby pareeethes Meth seeding yen a Use. la fact, be
'sly mat a Paw weeds* his wile, which I took charge of.
Oa the Ithit Aidateass ailed, and the following day Rua
late. May every semen attend them. There is, even
hem, a small field far us of the North Star, certainly, of
geographied .ressereh ; however, all that cornea to
oar loneable lot I treat that we shall perform as
satielhandly as use amen \ensured brethren. While I
;this& at h, I met she pas en ismeme of the pleasure
that the efteemsed eepeendem a Remember sae to,' is
earthier/flits:: k pardetherly mesh me, showing the
vaM et We seernise. Yesterday I hard Mr.
liessedi MI the Iherallivre, that he had received
• MOW hos pee, net artedeshig enyeel. n, and I
Maenad die worthy hew beelt Whet lees
Maw. biome_ . Lam* lid hit that yeesiseired te
be rammebared le hint; end ft pen meld them lellasmul
the dump tbst these few meth amend • yet email lam
bees amply rewarded he year esnsideesee easelleedut ef
him. He is tar 1.. nemleat le emend his men peahen sr
even, I Shish, to sere he serviem lam enable te de
him Jenne, he the mem I been of him, end the better
that I benne amethmed shit him, the \fiber he rises
in my esteem ead reaps*
view&
Biome Freashema, sad telp sseteim_ mesh Inest e
of the Bens et La Bele news Mesedebehenft Ids wish
to retsra he Mle dm* he bee net Mewed it to in-
teems Ida la the inset to Md titheeit tendon ky him yet
nadosided, wheal!, he Amid main ems orlon= home
in the Priam Allem Ho, with the ease; y suffered
hem searvy, in their trying mpolietem save an-
deffe asignescat hardships.- Old John (I Angst his same
se it Is)• MOM me that within& him the;
Meld NM hew amentjilebsi what they have, giving every
_wifewidth b dee Mum le Mr. Ileansily, who is an
emeteneled end not 1111mustle traveller; bet IL Bellot ap-
pestats pumas hz ewe Sea average scientific attainments,
thee. be ha had little lime to devote to such pursuits.
Ai pet lea is, that it he esteem how Lady Franklin
deeerti*ln.
will think that he is the
eage, ; but we have
neady eseeseded la cm bit we have sufficientMimeo hue to emu at sad that the cause
verneNer
neellart oaths His go have only granted him
impersaltave, pet this hes se tin inducing him to
Mhe sessiders to be • duty. I- am at •
len Went te agrees all I feel at b =edam. He is on
balf•pay, sad we oe amble pay; he In a professional point
et view gains nothing by serving here, we perhaps may.
He a deemed; heart and seal, to the cause of Sir John
Franklin, and we are coevinced that he has no other object
in view. He is, Indeed, deserving of our warmest thanks."

• lobe MOW,. wbe saved the It,. of herbals, Besk. sad Rich.
name, ea the dare et the Antis etea by Ids devoted &deaden to
tbs. la tbeir aidendislealiwiego. (Vile Praaklla's Narrative.")

'lll6 NNW GAZETFE OF ROTTERDCM states that tt
bottle bas beta found la the waters of Harlingen, and sent
to the Dutch consul at Loudon, containing a note with
the following words scarcely legible:—" Sir John Frank.
fin hu been found, with fifteen of his crew, in the Arctic
regions . . . which he. been shipwrecked . . . .
and two ship buoys. . . . Mr. . . hes seen his."
The note is signed " J. G.," to which are added the words,
"In haste.'

CURISTMAS BURLS AT WINDSOR CASTLE.—We
are enabled to state that the Christmas revels of the olden
time will be again held at Windsor this year, and with a
novelty which recalls the time of "the great Eliza."
Queen Victoria will open her dramatic campaign with a
new poetical prose comedy of English life, from the pen of
Douglas Jerrold. This Is a good beginning of the drama-
tic
new year—with an agreeable smack of old days and of a
literary court about it. The play will be brought oat at
the Pnneess's Theatre on the oicbt following that on
which it is to be produced before the Queen sad watt at
Windsor Castle.—Alhawnsm.