The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-16 00:00:00

E. BELCHER'S ARCTIC
SEARCUING EXPEDITION.

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ExTRAcr or A PRIVATE LI,ITTER FROM AN OFFICER
OP LIER MAJESTY'S SHIP NOIITH STAR.

" lisechev Hand, August 15, 1852.
"After leaving C”p,-; York we had a fine run across
BAffin's B3y, and reached Cape liorsburgh on the 31.
Then we were met with light variable and foul winds,
and did not reach this before the morning of the 9:h.
Assistance or Pioneer had not arrived. lnrrepid was
dispatched to look after them. She fell in with her
off Cape Felifort, and towed her up here on the 12th.
In the meantime provisions were taken out of North
Star. Intrepid went up the Wellington Chan-
nel, and made a moat favourable report of it. I
have not the least doubt of Assistance getting,
if not through, at least to Sir Robert Inglis's Bay.
" Sir Ed Nard made a speech to us all last evening
an the shore. The men collected round the union
jack. After his speech a prayer for our success, and
fallowed by three hearty cheers. All bands well, and
in the hest spirits. Our prospects are most favour-
able at this moment. There is a good deal of loose ice
collecting about us, no doubt from a southerly wind
in the oiling. Intrepid is getting her steam up, and
will be off in an hour (two, P.m.)
" We have turned every stone within ten miles of
this without finding any record, which is incompre-
hensible to me, unless, ind-,ed, they have built the
cairn with an intention of leaving a record before
starting, but the ice opened and they bolted without
baying time; for it would take at least an hour and.
a half to reach the summit of Beechey Island, where
t hey had built their cairn. For instance, Assistance
sailed at midnight on the 14tb, with no ice in sight,
sind now we have it all round us in great quantities.
White whales are most numerous nere as well as
bears."

EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER FROM AN OFFICER
SERVING IN HER MAJESTY'S SHIP NORTH STAR.

"North Star, Beechey bland, August 18, 1852.
" On the 231 of July (in recapitulation, probably,
of what you already know) we parted company with
the Assistance and Pioneer in a thick fog, and, with
the Resolute, intrepid, and Alexander, whaler, in
tow, mule the best of our way to the northward,
cutting, blasting, and pushing on by every opening,
keeping to the land floe, which seems to be the great
secret of Arctic navigation. On the 31st we came up
with the track of the Assistance and Pioneer, and on
the Ist of August made the north water, to our great
joy, about five miles to the southward of
Cape York, where we landed and found
a party of Esquimaux in their summer
tents. On heaving in sight they all ran down
to the floe, skipping and capering with delight, and
en landing gave us a boisterous welcome. They
completely refuted the common opinion of the Es-
gelitnaux temper, and which characterises them as
lethargic, sullen, and stupid, for they were all, unex-
ceptionably, the most vivaciowe good-natured, and
sPParently sagacious race of savages on the face of
the globe. In appearance only they are heavy, being
much under the average height, fat, and thick set.
Their features have all the characteristics of the
kongolibm race, but their noses were almost hid
between the mass of fat on either side. This, by the
bye, roust be an old subject to you. Well, we
!toed along the coast as far as 76 deg., to clear the
loose ice, and have a good opportunity of
Seeing the formation of the icebergs from
the several glaciers. Of the officers of the expedition,
sow that they are all known to each other, and their
real characters are discovered, which could not be
ascertained before leaving, one cannot speck in too
hawing terms. Without a single exception I think
at they are a truly excellent set of men ; they all
ofll together, and on all occasions there is a display
t( right good feeling, which is a most cheering thing
)
witness, In highest praise of Commanders Richards
a , M'Clintocb, Lieutenant Osborn, Lieutenant
Chow'eechan, all unite; in fact, they are all as fine a set of
Sre,as, I think, could well be collected together;
e' by us their departure has been greatly felt. I
ttlSt not forget to mention that before leaving,
Lieutenant Osborn begged me, should I have an
(,11Pertunity, not to forget his kind remembrances
You, and to explain the state of confusion they
QWere in in
coaling and provisioning, thereby pre-
nei
ale their sending you a line. lii fact, he only
(jilt a few words to his wife, which I took charge of.
110 the 14th Assistance sailed, and the following day
ea°late• May every success attend them ! There
ecretavienynl ,ot.
here, a small field for us of the North Star,
geographical research ; however, all
fatcornes to our humble lot I trust that we shall
Perform
as satisfactorily as our more honoured
rethren- While I think of it, I must give you an in-
stance of the pleasure that the often-used expression,
laxly me to,' is capable of giving, as it parti-
ell'arly struck me, showing the value of these little
eelrtesies. Yesterday I heard Mr. Kennedy tell
fr le4) the Frenchman, that he had received a letter
°4l You, not mentioning any particulars, and I
03 served the worthy fellow look rather disappointed.
?00a11 after, however, Kennedy told him that you had
raired to be remembered to him ; and if you could
have witnessed the change that those few words
taused you would have been amply rewarded for
Your considerate recollection of him. He is far too
_aledest to sound his own praises, or even, I think,
. r relate his services. I am unable to do him
ialtice, but the more I hear of him, and the
higherhim,higher he rises in my esteem and respect. He is
4 high-minded, chivalrous Frenchman, and fully
sletatns one's brightest view of the sons of La
France. Notwithstanding his wish to return
eatce to his family, he has not allowed it to in-
i`i!lence him in the least in the difficult question by
In; yet undecided, whether he should remain out
'"r return home in the Prince Albert. He, with the
:tilers, equally suffered from scurvy, in their trying
(.!Pedition. They have undergone great hardships.
assured
John (I forget his name, memorable as it is),*
!eared me that without him they could not have ac-
complished what they have ; Riving every credit
iswaleh is due of course to Mr. Kennedy, who is an
gewearied and most energetic traveller; but M.
likt a
e ppears to possess tar more than average
lehtific attainments, though he has had little time to
devote to such pursuits. His great fear is, that if
Z: returns home Lady Franklin will think that he
0e deserting the cause ; but we have nearly suc-
eiV..ed in convincing him we have sufficient
Cera here to carry out anything, and that the
413 e would not suffer. His Government have only
illcrted him a year's leave, yet this has no weight in
I,i acing him to abandon what he considers to be a
gber duty. lamat a loss indeed to express all I
I.icoel at his conduct. He is on half-pay, and we on
ZoUtble he in a professional point of view gains
bine. by serving here, we perhaps may. He is de-
vi°4tedi heart and soul, to the cause of Sir Jchn Frank-
' and we are convinced that he has no other object
th vi9ar• He is, indeed, deserving of our warmest
tieks.

B*JOhn Hepburn, ho saved the lives of Frtinklin,
h--1, and Richard:o❑ on the thore of the Arctic Seas,
aS' his devoted attentions to them in their unparalleled
Oferings. (Vide " Franklin's Narrative.")

4IIEAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
OF 1853.
TESTING OF THE GIRDERS.
tIY Yesterday a very interesting experiment was con-
W4e ted at Messrs. Turner's, of Hammersmith, Iron
orks (who have the contract for the girders), under the
the
of W. Fairburn, Evg , of Manchester,
e celebrated engineer. Ia order to ensure
~I:terfect safety, two of the wrought-iron gir-
M„ers for supporting the galleries of the
buildimg were tested with a load of
32 tons, equally dixtributed over the surface; with this
L3tul they gave a deflection of 1 10-16 inches in the
dle, and on removing it they restored themselves to
Wlthinlo.l6ths of an inch of their original position,
Riving a permanent set to that amount. The estimated
ad they will ever be called upon to bear will be four
:„411 on each girder, so that there is margin of strength
equal to four times the greater load.a

i., —IIE CAPE ~
11'I.—PLYMOUTH.
Calcutta, I, 800 tons,
15.—The
-Ltoyai Mail General Steam ship
C Screw
Plymouth Sound this
will leave
again John Vine Hall,
de Yards, Ascension,
,*ternoon at four o'clock for the Cape OCT,
bP° of Good Hope, Mauritius,
hty. two pas-
•ery h
ecie and eig .
left
heavy mail, 150,000/. in sp ,
h s hitherto
-en er • Ceylon,ber.Madras, with a
re-
t g 8) being the largest number
gloo(' in any fthese steamers. The
fu o
down. In con-
t hat
arkable fine and had a flue passage
Post-office
Se ship,
the
qUence of the accident to the Melbourne,
here, to
andCaalcutta is a
tatherities bane directed Mr. Marks, the postmasterenact the mails transferred from the Melbourne to the Cal-
6-ta, which has been done. The port-admiral,SirJionihn.
PrunianneY, and Captain A. Lowe, of her Majesty's ship
tiriegoable, have rendered every assistance possible both in
Za_ 'I transference and in forwarding the repair of
.the unto-
trd accident to the Melbourne. The Melbourne isto_leeiave
d en-
ti W° o'cleck this afternoon. In consequence of the
en-
°e of the Melbourne the mails have greatly accumulated-
-1..e Bosphorus is expected here to-morrow.
rt,,r, Ixtmatai. ON ...AT.—
ENIATII l-1 We understand that a
11 ,htnenial alliance will shortly take place between Hugh
0111,-..ell
L'uoi -it ."' E'cl , of Beach Hiil Cheshire, and Miss Flnrentia
, sec-olid (laughter of the' Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell,
1.,;,;',41,ingt0n House, Northumb(ria• d, and grandaughtefrhosf
tou's. ttwenswortb. Mr. Hugh Hughes, by the deatho
toi
NI 10, Lord Dinorben, without issue, has just succeeded
lineztelasive estates and the beautiful seat and domain of
far;,Tl, el Park, Denbighshire, the property of that noble
0,-;,"Y. The last Dinorben was unmarried, and was the son
It '•ue first peer by hie first marriage with Miss Charlotte_
1'
„41;gitret Grey, daughter of Ralph William Grey, Esck, of
I:
q' Northumberland, and sister of Ralph GreY,
'I, late M.P. for Tynemouth.
DaAl'oTtiecantEs' I.laLL.—Names of gentlemen who
died their examination in the science and practice of me-
ip,,.:fenre, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday, Oc-
-414- Charles Blatherwick, Titchtield, Hants; Albert
Ige sy, Cambe
acmill rwelH l .
ul James N icholls, Trvkenning, Cornwall ;
Ma l.
ter.Al.ANsioN-mousli.—Yesterday the Lord Mayor. en-
of 't in ed the militer, wardens, ceurt of assistants, and liven'
of LI Upholder.s' (his Lordship's) Company, and a number
-PrWate friends froth tliewattt of Colemao-atreet, at d.nner.;
1/4'nVers were laid in the log Vallour f9t:eighty giielttO• . i