The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-06 00:00:00

THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

RETURN OF SIR J. ROSS.
(From the Morning Herald.)
The following extracts from private letters addressed to
personal friends, will be found highly interesting :
" Her 'Majesty's ship Enterprise, at sea, becalmed about 40
miles to eastwaro of Scarborough, Nov. 4, 1849.
" We have been boxing about the North Su these lest
seven dap, having made the Orkney Islands on the 28th w
October. We got clear of the ice on the 25:h of September.
Ina nothing Interesting to communicate to you beyond
the fact that we have neither beard nor seen anything of Sir
J. Franklin. We wintered in Port Leopold (entrance ol
Prince A'gent's Sir James C. HAS and • party of
seamen sot out on • journey to the westward, along
the lout of North Somerset, and were absent from
the ship forty days, during which time they must
have travelled somewhere about 200 enilea—a journey un-
paralleled in the Arctic regi.ins—eaw nothing to lead to a
belief that B.r John Franklin had touched on that shore.
We are all will and hearty at this present time, but we lost
four men daring our stay in Port Leopold, which place we
enured on the 11th September, 1848, and got out into OINIS
water, Barrow's Straits, on the 29th August, 1849, halm
been shut up in our winter harbour 342 de's."
" At use, lat. 68 12 N., long. 29 R.' 0ct.31, 1849.
" We are e f the coast of Great Britain so fee safe and
well, having taken our lest look of the forlorn sad lea hound
shores of Davis' Straits on the 10th of October. We we all
well, and, making allowance for the toils and privation' un-
avoidably atttedant on similar expo Wens, the voyage has
been exceed ugly comfortable, the greatest harmony having
existed betweed the odious and crew during its progress.
" We have certainly had to grapple with difficulties of no
ordinary nature, but thanks to the energy and dauntless
courage of our experienced commander, we have trials-
pk.ently overcome them all.
'The voyage has been replete with incidents, varied end
Interesting, which you will see deer-rib:et at some future
period by more learned heads than mine ; suffice to say, that
we have bad a sufficiency of labour during tte two summers
we have been gene, and spent rather a cold winter in pat
Leopold (entrance of Prince Regent's Inlet, Barrow's Strait,
lat. 73 60 N., lone. 90 12 W.); and I hope the semi rigid
political economists (Cobden not excepted), will not begrudge
as our double pay.
"Whatever ophtioes may be harraßer expressed with regard
to the success, or eondeeting, of the expedition, I am ready
to maintain that all that man could do has ban done by Sir
J. Rom; and I behave than am few but will admit that he
Is ea often of no orelleary character, whether as regards
nautical skill, or scientific abilltia. Six James seem 1411taire
been formed by nature for the arduous eervioe to which
through life he bas so animal y devoted himself. To great
physical powers, and a anuititwlos equal to every privation
and fatigue, he unites every mental guslificatios mi=7
to rusticate the man destined to conduct a great and
one enterprise.
We have lost fon, men through siekmeas, moistens.
surgeon and three A. B.'e, mem whose onosiitutions were
thoroughly broken prier to leaving Begland, and la my
opinion they could not have lived twelve months lonia' in
any climate, however genial.
h While I write We, I am ignorant of the fate of Sir Job*
Fraeklin's expedition.

"I may mink that our contort, the Investigator, Is is
company with us, we having sever lost sight of each other
during the image."
" Her X jesty s ship Bitruprios, of Scarborough, Nov. 4.
" Here we are again. We did not pt out of the ice in
Barrow's Strait until this last week in September, which is
very late indeed, so that we had a nurow squeak tot another
winter in the ice, and goodness knows how many would
have lived to return. We found Lo trains of Sir J. Freak-
lin, although the captain travelled in May and Jane up-
wards of ZO miles on the W. and N.W. coasts of North
Somerset, but could find no traces of them. We wintered
at Port Leopold, in lat. about 74 N. and long. 90 W. We
were without the tun for about 80 days, and had the
t•mperatare 80 degrees &low freesia', by Fehrenheis.
I am in a great hurry, and will give you more news in
the nest."

BIRKENHEAD DOOM—Something like activity
begins to show twit oa the other side of the water, when
several isrie timber ships are now disehaling their cargoes
in the docks, and a lair *ergo of mahogany Lae just been
snood there, whist is to be offered fur sale on the 16th ins..
Au abandasee of rod Shropshire sod Welsh coal is now
Would down by rail to the ship's side at • very moderate
ant, sod ountinvioe salt late are ready in the dock to raptly
verde at a essemat's nodow—Livapool Mail.

. gbe Court.
.Wninitos, Nov. 6.—The Queen nod Prince Albert
teak tank mod early morning walls. Hie Royal High-
sees the Pekin of Wales, the Primer Royal, and the
younger imeishon of the royal fampAy, took their accustomed
Ms morning in the Biome sad Windaor-park. Hia
BRT;IS, aidkesse Prima Albert went out shooting o'6 morn-
ing, attenesd by Lieutensa•Colonel Hon. Charles Grey,
MejorHenetal Bowles, sad Ltentecant-Colored Hon. A.
Hack's. The Autrian Minister and the Countess Collortdo,
and the Vi'conat and Viscountess Palmerston, an expected
to arrive at the Castle this day on a visit to Mr Mejesty sad
bie Royal Highness Prince Albert. The royal dinner party
this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kam (attended by Lady Anna Mari. Dawson and the
Baroness de Speth), the Austrian Minister and the Count'''.
Collorsde Viscount and Viscount,.. Palmerston, and Sir
Goole Cooper.

THE QUEEN DOWAGER.
" The Priory, Nov. 5, 1819.
" The Queen Dowager passed a realess night
without stuck sleep, being • good deal oppreteed at in-
tervals.

--
" ker Majesty I, partially relieved this morning. and is
Ruh the suss u yesterday.
a DAVID DAVISS, M.D."

Viscount de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister,
had sit interview with Lard John Russell yesterday at his
official reeidence in llswaintstrest.
The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President of
the Council) arrived in town yesterday from his seat, Bo-
wood Park, Wilts.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
silica from the Governor of the Gambier.

DEATH OF GENERAL SIR GEORGE AlfeoN, 0.C.8.
It is with regret we announce the demise of this dial instui.bed
general officer, who died on Sunday, at the Royal Hospital,
Chelsea, of which he was governor. He was seised with
sudden illness on Sunday morning at niae o'clock, at his
official r.sidence at the Royal Hospital. The medical offi-
cers were immediately in attendance, and everything that
their acknowledged skill and experieacis could suceest wee
tried to save him, bat w;thout avail ; the wor'by old g I
never rallied, and at a quarter past 3 lathe afternoon breathed
his last. He entered the army as a cornet in the 16th
Lancers in the year UN. He had served in Hollaad under
the Duke of York and Sir Ralph Abercrombie, also in the
Peninsuisr from 1809 until 1813, and commanded that regi-
ment at the battle of Oporto. Subsequently he commanded
a brigade of cavalry at the battles of Tal , Bunco,
Salamanca, and Vittoria. For his services he was, in 1833.
nominated • 0.C.8., end dace 1827 be had enjoyed the
eolonelcy of the 4th Dramion Guards. In 1846, Sir George
became Lieutenant-o..veri or of Chelsea Hospital, and in
May, 1849, he succeeded Sir Elwell Paget as Governor of
that institution. The late Sir George Anson eat as a whig
member for Lichfield from 1806 until 1841. The lucrative
appointments of colonel of the 4tb Dragoon Guards and of
the governorship of Chelsea Hospital are vacated by his
decease.

DEATH Op GENERAL SIR J. 0. VANDELEOR, Q.C.B.
—This distinguished general, who died at the end of las,
week, in Dublin, aged 88, entered the army as an ensign in
December, 1781; to 1794 and 179.5 he served in Flanders,
under the Duke of York, and was present in the several
battles and minor affairs of these campaigns. Afterwards he
served in India, and commanded a brigade of cavalry under
L,rd Lake ; was present at the battles of Leswarree, Futty-
ghur, and Absulgur, ea also at the sieges of Agra and Bhurt-
pore. In the Peninsular campaigns, from 1811 to 1815 in-
cisive, Major-General Vandeleur also commanded a brigade
of cavalry ; at the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo he was wounded
in leading his division to the breach, and he was present at
the battles of Salamanca, Vittoria, Nice, and Waterloo. For
his eminent services on these occasions he was nominated a
Knight Comreander of the Bavarian order of Maximilian
Joseph, and of the Ruadan order of Wlmdimir, in 1815. The
same year also, he was appointed colonel of the 19th Dra-
goons, which regiment was disbanded about five years after.
wards. In 1823, hole ever, Sir John became colonel of the
14th Light Dragoons, which colorielcy he held until 1830,
in which year he was removed to that of the 16th Lancers.
In 1833 Sir John Vandeleur was nominated a G.C.B. The
coloneloy of this distinguished regiment of Lancers is thus
vacated.

THE PRINCE OF SCHLESWIG-IMLSTEIN
AND THE GERMAN EMIGRANTS.

The beautiful ship Alfred, the property of Messrs.
Godeffroy, of Hamburg, stood into Piymouth Roads on Fri-
day night, and on Saturday morning the young prinoP, with
Capt. Stanley Can, embarked in her. They were escorted
to the beach by many of the gentlemen of the town and gar-
rison, and were taken on board by Mr. Fos, in his yacht
Om Turk.

Capt. Can is well known as the great Anglo-German
agricultural reformer, and author of m►ny useful works oat
that subject. He recently sold Ms large estates in North
Germany, for reasons °herons to all who are acquainted with
German rolitics, and is about to devote two or three years to
toe settlement of selected G rman emigrants in the South
Australian and Port Phillip distracts, under the auspices of
the British government. His thorough acquaintance with
the Garman character, and the confilance they have in his
great energy and practical knowledge, promis e much good
for them ; and we may onng atulate thvese.loniee on having
German industry, sobriety, and skill in the management of
ttte Marino sheep introduced under such auspices.