The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-24 00:00:00

THE dIICTIC WINTION.

It appears by the following extracts from three
letting reesived from Ceptaht M.Cliatook, that in the come
of the lest mason he wee unable to get tato the north water,
and passed the winter la the pack. He has now recruited at
Disco, and, undaunted by this failure, has proceeded again
in search of the miming expedition.
"Yacht Fox, Hoisteinborg--eommenced May 3, 1868,
" closed May 7.

"My dear Colliment,—Our anise Milano hes been sleet
end sharp—roost lamentably short, indeed, but, thank Hod,
It is not at an and ; the real work is only now beginning.
We have only got to repeat the attempt this year which
failed ea signally last year. Oar promos was finally
stopped to Melville Bay, Aug. 18, from which time up to the
26th of April we remained to the pack, drifting southward
with it. While beset we have drifted down from 751 N. en
68; N. ; the whole amount la 1,194 geographical muss. Yon
will understand what disappointment and anxiety this
ill-fortune entailed upon me. For a whole month In Mel-
ville Bay our fate hung In the balance. The mason was vary
similar to 1848, when I wee with air J. Roe; the whole bay
was crammed full of light pack, and there was no land lee.
Having previously ezarained the edge of the middle lee dews
es he se MO, without say posted of moms, there wee
hat ass somas open to me—to eater the pack whenever a
favenrebts opportunity offered, and host to Doting through
Into the north water. This is what Elk J. Ross did, and, being
on the emus spot, end also on the same day, and, moreover,
a vary kraal-obis opportunity of long hide opening out,
I tried the moos plan. We did not sexed ; a long
in of sonliterly 'bads timed the toe together avouch that
it did not am again. Still I had the prooldent of the North
Mar hem which to draw the hope of a drift through into
the north water, and thh, I think, we should have dons in
time to save our season bat for the grounding of some bergs
an a beak off Haps York, which It has been our lot to Mir
mover. We drifted up within twenty-four miles of that ceps,
end subsequently far to the westward before commencing our
smatimma march. Bat all this you will am in my statement
of proceeding and hook chart which I have mat to Lady
Franklin.
" We are thoroughly efficient, but rather short-handed,
and Ism sorry to add tkat R. Scott (leading stoker) died on
the 4th of December.

" We are is Mishit, and the skip uninjured. the
Inks a this, sad we ail le pump bar out all winter three
these lesehly.
"Forty toes of coal remain on board, and we will tale 14
ea mach more at the Widget As for provisions, we lave]
micellaut Is quality, of Bait seat egraisen months', pre-
served inset isd pommies *bless manthe'. Frith
this you Mil am how well provided we are, and bow em
we can waist* ourselves for a third winter at Besolei
Island.
"With reprd to my future plies, I see no reams for do.
parting hoot my edging! schema. If early into the wood
vier, I will thoroughly sift the Pond's Boy naives, so se
Os meneate the lathery of Belobies abaithated skips from
Beab Immiliftge is t may poems mapeating Froaklin's
ihip
" Iboth is look Info Port Leopold before vlettieg Barth"
bleak as the fanner would be the place to which we +odd
love to fen beck. If the launch la inland, I will take a
best from Beashap Island, and leave her there should Igo
dews below Billet tltd4 or at Ceps Walker should I see•
coed genii deice Pee Bait.
" Shoid I gat down to the Magnatio Pole I will pee on
the east ids of King William's Land, oinununioating with
the Datives, sad tab Pith Ether. If Ima manage to com-
plete my work is Fish Rim by ship, it would be as roseate
advantage to other neer the south-west angle of Bing
Wdttaae I.
" Diem, May IL—For ties early pert of this ethos limn
be means the whims, itherely following their micas ;
net, should they not persevere to the earth as Wig se I
think deiraMs, I must than judge for myself vastly& to
persevere es tiara south with theta sell soak a seathien
pemage. I parties amillag to-marrew werelag. We shall
keg remember the Mother of Mr. and lan. Oriels, ire
all bin. Yours very sisourely,
" B. L. /Marrow."