The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-26 00:00:00

THE NORTH-WEST EXPEDITION.

The followint fleletitioisat partietlisith ;spots this in.
terestingsuhject are from st Hull Roper :
" The Isabells. and Alex toder, Discovery Ships, arrived
in the Humber on Saturday week ; soul after baking pilots on
busrd, sailed for the Thames on the following slay.
Alesmoder, reached thin town
" Cant. Sir John Ross, Or the
nil Saturday afteroopo, and set off shout two hours afterwards
in a chaise for Lomita'. The following past's:oilers respect-
ing the newly-discovered tare of Esquiusaux were communi-
cated by Sir John Ross:—
" The Discovery Ships had been lying adjoining the bot,
between lat. 76 and 77. fastened to an iceberg, for Iwo or
three days, and had joist shoved off, when to their great
surprise they saw some persons coming down from the In-
terior, towards the shore, in sledges drawu by dugs. Our
countrymen immediately put back ; but on lauding, the
natives fled tows' its the Interior. In order, if possible, to
opeu a rummouiration with them, ass Guiltiest's, on board
the expedition, set off after them ; and shout three miles
over the ire, succeeded in this object, when he found he was
able to make himself imperfectly understood by them, and
also to c 00000 pet-herd their inesuing.
Oii the first introduction taking place the natives In.
quired whether their visitors came from the Russ or the
Moms ? The Escpsimanx told them neither ; but from a large
country n great distance from the south. They said this was
impossible, as there ass noshing to the eisisthwurd but en.
inhabitable ire. It was with great difficulty that they
timid be convinced of their error, or led to regard our
comitrinsen in any other light than as twinge from some
other planet. On being taken an board the vessels they
massif sled the utmost surprise at ewers thing they saw.
They eunld not for some time be persuaded llsat the ships
were not amitosis, mad possessed the power of speaking :
and when told that they were of the nature of houses, in.
thwated that could rot be, dace the former went ;trek.
wards and forwards, while basses were stationary. They
repeatedly handled the clothes of the crews, and could sot
conceive what sort of Alms they were sonde of; their own
covering being wholly of that description. Of tweed or
gain they knew not she eon ; and on being induced to put
some of the former into their niusths„ Starr maetiestissg it
fur some time, spat it out again as tasteless. Their owl'
food, it apposes, wan chiefly fish sad bfiehbee. They had
never seen any timber, and were spite ignuesut of its pro.
pertiti; so that one of theist on gigot abated, sod seeing
a mast laid upon the deck, attempted to take it sip in
his hands, an if be conceived It to be devoid of weight.
Another sof them, on being taint into the cam', and
thews his image i • a mirror, started bscli with surprise,
mid could out, oath' after repeated assurauces and esprit-
meats, be convisiced that there eras not some person behind
the mirmse. They appeared to hare ail idea of a God, sir
of • totem stale; Nos do they seem, from whist we con knoll,
to hot. e say meanies, but supposed themselves sole muuarchs
of the ouiverse."

Viiteount Dinn.Et ANn WAno, we are happy to
say, is in a state or convalestener.

Mr. PRILIPEti concluded his engagement at the
New York Theatre nil the 49th last. in the charac-
ter of Lord Ainsworth, in The Maid of the Mill. and
of Patrick, in The Pour Soldier.
The gas-pipes already laid down in London mett•
Sore sixty-five miles.
COROXISS.--Mr. HIGGS, the solicitor, has been
appointed Deputy Coroner f..r the City or %Vv..-
'Muster, by the Dean and Chapter, vice Ducat
LEWIS, Esq. resigned.

A ere brake out yesterday ttfteritonn in Fyre-ttreet, Cold
Ibith-sertnre, at the house of Mr Cunard, a dealer in butter,
awe • Slr tgheppard, a baktr, the sdin* • holm, whirl)
eatille4 treat alarm. The tipper part or tin. drat house wall
arTiOwala flaiwawat. and ciontidersble property was dr.troyed.
II is stoppoweal that the accident torigonaitol on the following
canner:—A person who resided 114 the Wilier atery term
front home foe a short tittle, lea. one • lint in the gre or, whit a
eonilsonniratrd to • bell sod to the other fursnoure, mid de-
stroyed it ; but for the airiest of the pinrish elite.. the gor-
mists would, its all probability, hire been oleo destroyed.