The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-06-04 00:00:00

NAVAL IN I'ELLIGENCE.

JUNE 1.

Sailed the Redwing an a cruise ; Hogue), 31uatguatery ;
and Lively, Mitchell, fur London.

• PI.VISOUTII, MAT 31.
Arrived the Iphigenle frigate frum Portsmouth ,• Marls,
Tirgartheo, (rum Mogadure Cur Loaded; add lb, Cum-
tairrrial, Dalbot, trunk Marseilles fur Liiudau.
Bailed the Two Cud, Binieu, for Naples
trautotht, MAT 30.
The Blue Eyed Maid, which upset at sea, wee bruisght
in here this morning by she Active cutler.
Arrited the Bea Jammu, Smith, from the Cape of Good
Hupp iu $1) days far Louilun ; sad Nassau, Treatayae, from
Lisboa is 17 415)s fur London.

atm, aux, 1.
Came down from the River last night and sailed the Cum-
berland, eosins, for St. Julie's, New Brunswick ; and Va.
lustier, Lassen, fur Naples.
Arrived to-clay and sailed for the River the Amelia, Storey,
in 64 days Iroto Trieste.
Ars ived stir dm South Foreland the William Harris, Harris,
front Jamaica.
icAltroßocon, MAY SI.
The Jean, Williamson, in working out of Ibis harbour,
struck on the rocks, and Ins melted an mach damage as to
pat back to repair.
H' .

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`CAPTAIN PARRY'S kIYACII
TO THE ARCTIC REGIONP.
EIRMINIAUX IN TIE INLET
CLYDE.

ACCOVNt OP SOME
CALLED THE lily=
" At six in the evening, being near the uttermost
or the idandr, with which we afterwards found this
inlet to be mudded, we ob•erverl four canoes pad-
dling towards the ship. They approached with great
confidence, and came alongside without 'the least
appearance of fear or suspicion. While 'paddling
towards us, and indeed before we could flaisily
perceive their canoes, they continued to got:denote
loudly; but nothing like a song, nor even any at.
ticulate *amid, which can be expressed by words,
cuuld,be distinguished. Their canoes were taken
on board by their own desire, plainly intimated• by
signs, and with their assistance, rod they at once
came up the side without hesitation. Tbwe•ptople
consisted of an old man, appateutly much above
sixty, and three younger, from nitieteeu to thirty
years of age. Assam as they came on deck, their
vociferation, seemed to increase with their astonish-
ment, and, I miry add, their pleasure; fur the re-
ception► they met with seemed to create no less joy
than surprise. whenever they received A present,
or were oliewit any thing which excited fresh admi-
ration, they expressed their delight by • leidel and
repeated ejaculations, which► they sometimes conti-
nued until they were quite hoarse, and o6t of breath
with the exertion. This noisy mode of expressing
their satisfaction was accompanied by a jumping,
winch continued for a minute or more, according
to the degree of that passion which excites) it, anti
the bodily powers of the person who exercised it,
the old man being rather too infirm, but still doing
hie utmost to go through the performance.
" Alter some time passed on deck, during which
■ few skins and ivory knives were bought from
them, they were taken down into the cabin. The
younger ones received the proposal to descend
vonsesetiot reluctantly, till they saw that their old
companion was willing to spew them the example,
and they then followed without fear. We had
soon occasion to remark that they were much bet-
ter behaved people than the Esquiniaux who had
visited our ships in 1618, on the north eastern coast
of Balfin's Bay. Although we were much at a
loss for 'an interpreter, we had do great difficulty
in making the old rums understand, by chewing
him an engraved portrait of an Esq•iiinaux, that
Lieutenant Beechy was desirous of snaking a si-
milar drawing of 1 . He was accordingly placed
on ■ stool veer the fire, and sat for more than
an hour with very tolerable composure and
steadiness, considering that a barter for their clothes,
spears, and whalebone, was going on at the same
time near him. He was. indeed, kept quiet by
the presents which were given him from time to
time; and when this failed. and he became impa-
tient to move, I endeuvoured to remind him that
we wished him to keep his position, by placing my
hands before me, holding up my heed, sod assum-
ing a demure mad grave look. We now footed that
the old gentleman was a mimic, as well as a very
good-natured and obliging m.tn ; for whenever I
did this, he always imitated me iu such a manner
as to create considerable diversion among his own
people. as well as ours, and then very quietly kept
his seat. While he was titling for his picture the
other three stood behind him, bartering their
commodities with great honesty, but in a man-
lier which aliened them to he um strangers to
traffic. If, for instance, a knife was offered for
any article, they would hesitate for a short time,
till they raw we were determined to give no higher
'nice, and then at once consented to the exchange.
In this case, as well as when any thing was prevent-
ed to them, they immediately licked it twice with
their tongues, after which they seemed to consider
the bargain satisfactorily concluded. The young-
est of the party very modestly kept behind the
others, and before lie was observed to have done so,
mirsed several presents. which his less diffident,
though not importunate companions, hod received.
As the night closed iii they became desirous to de-
part, and they left us before dark, highly delighted
with their visit.
4, As I had purchased one of their canoes a boat
was sent to land its late owner, as only one person
can sit iu each. Mr. Palmer informed me, that in
going on shore the canoes could heat our boat very
much in rowing, whenever the Esquimaux chose
to exert themselves, but they kept close to her the
whole way. During the time that they were on
board we had observed in them a great aptness fur
imitating certain of our words—and while going on
shore they took a particular liking to the expression
of " Hwerali ! gine way which they heard Mr.
Palmer use to the battle crew, and which they fre-
quently imitated, to the amusement of all parties.
" Being desirous of seeing more of these people,
of whom the first interview had given us a favour-
able impression, I determined to lie-to during the
night, and to take the ships higher up the inlet on
the following day. Mr. Bell came on board from
the Friendship, to the evening, and after repeating
his offers of assistance, cuunnarlicr&ti to us many
events or ■ public mature, whicli"eould tiot 'be but
extremely interesting to us, after a complete seclu-
sion from the rest of the woad fur a period of 17
months. The temperature of the sea et the hot.
torn, in 195 fathoms. was 3 t degrees, and the
depth of 76 fathoms, 31 degrees 3. ; that of the sur-
face water bring 33 degrees, and of the atmosphere
32 degrees.

" The calm weather which prevailed during the
night was succeeded by a breeze Irons the west-
ward on the morning of the 7111, of which advan-
tage was immediately taken to beat op the inlet,
which proved a very extensive one. The ►un did
nut break through the clouds till half after seven,
when the expected eclipse was found to have coin-
maimed, and 1 determined to land, with Captain
Sabine, upon the,nearest island, in o►der to observe
the end of it, us well as to obtain the oilier usual
observations, together with angles for the survey.
At ten minutes past eight the sun became again
obscured, and was not visible till twenty minutes
past nine, when we had lauded, and were prepared
with our slurries, but were disappointed, iu find-
ing that the eclipse was over.
[To kr cosionied.]

A Society called tlar.4 Southdtnpton Trade As.
'nastiest," is now (*robed in that tows. to protect
the regular trade against the uuliteilsed Mlles or
hawkers and pedhui.