The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-16 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

In the sitting of the Chamber of Representatives
of Belgium on the 10th, one of the Members, M. St-
NAVE, made some very offensive remarks on Eng-
land. In the sitting of the following day the subject
was again alluded to, and the discussion terminated
as follows: .

"M. d'lloffsmitt, Minister of Foreign Affairs, pro-
tested against the language used by M. Sinave with re-
spect to the Britannic Government. The Minister
affirmed that the Belgian Government had only to speak
in terms of encomium of the good faith, sympathy,
straightforward dealing, and kindness of Queen Victoria's
Government towards Belgium. In presence of such
friendly ct.nduct on the part of the Cabinet of St.
James's, the Government protested energetically against
the language of M. Sinave.
" M. Sinave said—The words which I pronounced
yesterday I maintain today. The English Government
is a Government of pirates.
" The President—M. Sinave, withdraw your expres-
sion or I shall call you to order.
" M. Sinave withdrew the expression."
The Emancipation of Brussels states that M. EMILE
DE GLEARDIN has written to the Prince PRESIDENT
to solicit permission to return to France
The Precurseur of Antwerp says—" M. GaErPo,
who has completely given up all connexion with poli-
tical affairs, has, it is said, just been engaged as fore-
man in one of the principal silk manufactories in
Switzerland. Before entering on political life, he
was considered as one of the most skilful and intelli-
gent workmen in that branch of business."

SE AB Oit N E MAILS.
signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post-office
by the night—and 31 by the morning--011spatch.]

MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1852

with a steamer, might proceed at once to take a dvantage
of this opportunity, if the officer commandin g should
judge such a measure safe and prudent, and be thus
placed in winter quarters in a more favourable position
for commencing the land search in the spring of 1853,
but with the most distinct injunctions not to advance
to such a distance as to endanger their retur a to the
depot, or their communication with it in that y ear; and
it should be enjoined with equal strictness, that,, in the
event of any irreparable disaster to the ships 30 pro-
ceeding, or if they should be too firmly fixed in the
ice to be extricated during the summer of 18 5:3, they
are to be abandoned, and the crows brought clown to
the depot.
17. If is, however, proper to provide for one possible
contingency—namely, that of the difficulty of travelling
at a late season, rendering the retreat of the crew to
Beechey Island more
.hazardous to their lives these their
remaining by the ships (if they are only froren up)
another winter; and in that case the division at &3echey
Island, which will be still amply provided with provisions,
Zee., must remain also until the following year; bait this
is, we hope, an improbable supposition, and our confi-
dent belief is, that with the improved equipments and
appliances of all kinds which past experience will dic-
tate, such an exploration may be made in the early
part of 1853 as to enable the whole expedition to return
to England before the close of the navigable season.
18. It is obviously impossible to provide in a report
of this kind for more remote and less probable contin-
gencies; but their Lordships' instructions to Captain
Austin (paragraphs 4 and 7), contain all the discretionary
power with which an officer under such circumstances
can be intrusted; and we conclude they will be embodied
in any future orders on the same subject.
19. We have thought it right to request from the
several gentleman named in the margin* their opinions
on this interesting but most difficult question; and we
annex their replies, to which we beg to call their Lord-
ships' attention.
20. We have also requested from Captain Austin and
the officers specially employed in his travelling parties
such suggestions as to practicable improvements in
equipments, clothing, and provisions, as their recent ex-
perience so well qualifies them to offer. They are an-
nexed to this report, and will be found of considerable
importance.
21. Although our instructions do not advert to the
report of the loss of the missing ships received from an
Esquimaux named Adam Beck, and to which Sir John
Ross in his evidence still attaches much weight, we beg
to state that a paper written by Adam Beck, in the pre-
sence of Sir John Ross and Captain Ommanney, and
purporting to be the substance of information commu-
nicated to him by another Esquimaux, now in England,
named Erasmus York, on the subject of the loss of the
ships and the murder of the crews, has, on being trans-
lated before us by a Moravian missionary, well ac-
quainted with the Esquimaux language, proved not to
contain a single word relating to this occurrence.
22. Adam Beck's substquent deposition, which was
sent to Copenhagen for translation, has not yet been re-
turned; but if their Lordships should consider any fur-
ther inquiry necessary, we would only express an earnest
hope that it may be conducted separately, and not al-
lowed to interfere with the early arrival of the proposed
expedition in Barrow's Strait.
23. With respect to the efforts now making to afford
relief to the missing ships in the direction of Behring's
Strait-, we do not venture to offer any suggestions, beyond
a hope that, until further accounts are received from
Captain Cullinson and Commander M'Clure, the Plover
may be kept fully provisioned.
We have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient ser
vents,

Wm. BowLss, Rear-Admiral.
ARTHUR FANSLIANVE, Rear-Admiral.
W. E. PARRY, Captain.
F. W. BEECHEY, Captain.
GEORGE BACK, Captain.
To Mr. J. Parker, 'A.P., &c., Admiralty.
Rear-Admiral Sir J. Ross, Rev. Dr. Scoresby, Captain,
Austin, Captain Kellet, Captain Ommanney, Sir John Ri-
chardson, Mr. W. Penny, and Mr. A. Stewart.