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London, England, 1818-12-28 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

Alec TIC EXPEDITION'.

The discovery 'hips Isabella and Alexander, after she
I:•itti of July, the date of Captain K0r.'.1.10 iliwateha% from
the Arctic Bras, laving then in about the latitude 73. N. and
10.11:itude 61. W. proceeded in a hes n dire.iion, but weris
souls impeded by a lin' silk Iran ier offer, which after cocoos.
tering very amines. didicullies and much danger, they suc-
ceeded in foiciug on the 7th of August. On the Jth, sense
941111C11 Were seen on the shore in the east N'All II: sell 011 the
13111 Prince Regent's Wry, in lat. 76. 12. was iliacovcred to
be their apparent reaiilencr.
These Indians were with mach difficillts communicated
with, through John Sackeasise. the Esipiimans, who accompa-
nied the exp. tannin from Engl,inif, and whom& this occasion
displayed equal coinage and address.

On the 18th of August the expedition passed, with an open
sea, from Prince Regent's Bay to a Cape in lat. 74. 57. N.
long. 66.24. IV., whirl' wit• named for his Royal Highne.s the
Duke Of York; the same day wade Cape Dudley Diggs of
Baffin, linikiiere...vely pasai-d Wulsliobolw Whale, and Sir
Tiloion. Smith's Sutiods, and Ciley'ft Islands.
On the 21.1 they made i•ape a hich was named for Ws Royal
Higlines. the Duke of Ciao rove Here the land, which had
(win Ihr Whale Sound !Aro a western ly direction, begaii:io
until to the wools, and the ships were again encumbered
with ice and f igs. Their progress along Aare was slow, but
on the 30.1 i of Angus, they got as far as tAlleiStr I' Sound ..11
Baffin, which had synch the appearance of a ',wiling-, bust
proved to be an inlet. Ou the tat of 'September, Captain
ftu•. took pu.se.siii• of Nat parr of the Coast in lat. 74. N.
and long. ho. w. with the usual forms. It was found to be

uninhabited. Tsley 'proceeded vs ithout impediment along the
coast. which finny thence took on easterly direction. Lauded
again in 76.30. N. long 66.46 W. ma an island near the tombs
land, which appeared to hare hem recently inhabited.—
lice e the land took a south castes ly direction, and the ships
actin stretehed arrow to the mit ward, and determined she

nntrezistence ofiataes'a leland, laid down in the old
Admi-
ralty charts. After this they continued their course along
the land to Cape Waleiog.i.ein, oti Davis, which they found to
be in lat. tia. N. and long. CO. W., the strait being here 110
miles wide. From 'teener the land took a westerly direction,
'ill they came on the 30th dept. to Cumberland Strait, which
they ascertained to be between the latitudes °fel. aud 64. N.
and lone. 6.5. W. _ . _

On the 2il Oct. the expeili ion passed Warwich's Foreland,
and en the 3.1 made Revoluben Island, having thereby com-
pleted their survey, and laving fully ascertained that no
patimace .-xisls tiow the Atlantic tr. the l'ar•fie 0( tau, through
Davis Straits and Baffin's Bey. which they found to be bound-
ed land, extending to the tenth as far as lat. 77. Ai. in the
longittide of 77. W., and a the west as far as the 84th de-
gree, in the let. of 74. N., and generally surrounded by a
chain of iimmitains. In no part of Baffin's Bay did they tad
any current, ipr di ifi-woad, except a small piece et fir with a
nail in it, and hearing the mark of the adze and plan*,
which WAV seen in lat. 76. 30 N. lung. 78. W. near Cape
Clarence.

The depth of water, en the emit side anti upper part of the
Bay, was front 20 to 400 tattoins ; and on the west side very
vat table, front 50 to 1040 :at toms.
Substances were brought np from this depth, and fiont
every part of their track, II also water;%anri specimens of
mineralogy and of the annuli and vegetable kingdoms have

itern tstelully ',reserved, and due attention paid to evilly

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subject vs hich could emit, lbw, to the advancemt-nt of natural
knowledge ur of science. discoveries ou the magnet
needle are like!) to be of the kitties! importance to navigation.
Captain Rose has also noted is his journal a meat particular
description of the newly discovered nation, and °fever), cir-
rnuistanee thrill; and it will eel molly he deemed
not the least interesting event of the Ar tie Expedition, that
a lace of hoiden beings has been Wend inhatritiog the rumen
regions, between the latitudes of 76. and 78. smith, vibe
thought that the world to the south was ice—a people tit
whom generatioe has succeered generation, without ever
having tasted the t' nits of the earth ; who had tie idea of a
Supreme Being, never had an 'twiny ; and whose chief, hail
hitherto supposed themselves to be metierchs of the uni•
ver.e.
On the 411, of October the ships bore up for England, and
on their passage home steered for Cape fat eviren, is other to
I determine the latitiole and longitsde of that impel taut head-
land ; not on the 9th, when within 18 miles of its situation as
IMO tiONO in the enacts, they were overtaken by a violent
ask- from the north west, which obliged thesis to atm i.don
that object and to part company. Both ships lost their rmar•
ter boats, hut received no material damage, aid fell in with
• *eh other again on the 30th of October, and nn that day
reedier, the Shetland islands. Heir !lacy resmaineu a lee
days,and ou the 1711, November arrived .ate in the 't helm s,
having parOellied the voyage in the ellart space tit six mem he,
without the loss of a luau, and et idiutit even having had a
man on the sick list.
Captain Ross speaks in the Isigl.est terms of Lieniona:it
Parry, who commended the Alexander, and of a.l lOU nth.
cern of both ships; and there not having !Well a single in-
stance of punishment during the voyage. is the first pie f
that cats lie given of the steadiness and good disiciplitie at the
seamen employ ed in the expedition.

LORD EtfasuottoLnti's %Vii.r...—The property kit by the
Leaf lie.' Lord, sse.ire told, exceeds 2.1 O,OJOI. To the niesent
Lord he has bripiratlird I o,oirai. per annum ; to the widowed
Latil, 2,0001. lot r annum ; 411,1 to rash of the other child' cm
1:),44101. 'l-he house in St. Jatties'A Stinwre, o hien it a tire.
Mild, is die evict! to be sold, and al..' the at champion.
(lie late Inert save ISMUOI. far the tool, esiiltmer.
LORD EL LEN So Rol WS 1.1'15 f.. .1.1,t 11101611 g,
111100 riles rigid o'clock, the of 11.. Lurd.nlp utie
00000 sea riono test.lence to Si. James's Sip.aie, tor inter.
ten let at the Ca:tiles Noose. The lir uressimi coi;sodrd ot Iti
omit on tu.strilock, four out loot INuat 11Ig pinnies of isiliel •
,t l•iie lite h. arse, tit it urn toy sis hue, 5, %IX 111011111.1ig cossell• 5
by sift 11.,110.5 1.401, Anil 20 Noiriviiirn and 6e.ntealtli'.
al • taw's, a.uuugsl w lute tri if Ills Lordship's cat i•tpy. -
1„.„,i bs Ib. Bishop of Chestet'a, the Martin's Goi,d. is's,
Lu d Sidon/110e-, the Bois. 111. Lass's, the two C.ori-Jusiiers
411,1 the utiles judges 111 Ih. COlll-1s of fioig s lir n. h and Cow.
,ilOll Pleas, stud 01114.1' Lis 11.01.1.141p'. the pro-
re.si,,o ra•ard along Pal! ‘l,ll, Illi• SI rand, I•'i eel Stirel,
Int ig.tit. FIJI, nod ii.t ni tat. Chat It r House !mutt alit'
Ter Corpse was I .tit is into the chapel, and I lie
'anew refroholy is as peit•doiril try ter Her. 1)r. rishri.
N. as ly the 'sr ,ow of we time a Pule uilt tinge 5% As eii.
I lie Lodila 44v es it a :topes 1.1 VILDIISOiI Vtltel, and his
Lordship Lilco le:1 in the same Yana as Mr. Sutton, Me
flounder of the Chatter-house.