The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-06 00:00:00

RETURN OF SIR JAMES ROSS.

Captain Sir James Ross arrived at the Admiralty
yesterday, and had interviews with the Board. The
gallant officer appeared rather the worse for his
perilous voyage, but was animated with his cha-
racteristic energy We understand that it is his
confident opinion that neither Sir John Franklin nor
any of his brave companions are eastward of any
navigable point in the Arctic regions, and if there
be any chance of their existence it is in the supposi-
tion that he proceeded in a westerly direction, and in
such case we can only expect to hear from the miss-
ing adventurers by the Mackenzie detachment, or by
her Mqiesty's ship Plover, Commodore Moore, by
way of Russia.

Sir James traversed at least 230 miles on the ice,
the bergs of which were frightful, much mare so
than any of the experienced arctic voyagers had
seen before. Sir James and his party penetrated as
far as the wreck of the Fury, where he found the
old tent standing, and everything about in a state
of the best preservation. At this point Sir James
deposited a large quantity of provisions, and also the
screw-launch of the Enterprise. The march of Sir
James across the boundless regions of ice is truly
stated as a most unparalleled feat in exploration. We
are sorry to find, however, that it was in no way
successful.

The captain, officers, and ship's company have
worked together most harmoniously—a spirit of emu-
lation having animated every one in the great philan-
thropic task of endeavouring to carry help and succour
to their long lost friends. In the whole course of his
researches it is said Sir James Ross never met with a
single Esquimaux.
Sir James speaks most highly of all those who
have been connected and associated with him. lie
is fully satisfied that all has been done that could
be done by the Admiralty in the appropriation of
the vessel, the selection of the crew, and the ex-
tensive Equipment of each vessel, in stores, provi-
sions, &c.

The Admiralty have ordered a couple of steamers
from Woolwich to the North Sea, to tow up the
Enterprise and Investigator to Woolwich to be paid
off ; and their Lordships have also ordered up from
Kirkcaldy the master of the whaler Advice, about
which so much has been said.

The following extracts from private letters, ad-
lressed to personal friends, will be found highly
Lnteresting :
" At sea, lat. 56 12 N., lon 2 9 E., Oct. 31, 1849.

" We are off the coast of Great Britain so far safe
and well, having taken our last look of the forlorn and
ice-bound shores of Davis' Straits on the 10th of
October. We are all well, and, making allowance
for the toils and privations unavoidably attendant on
similar expeditions, the voyage has been exceedingly
comfortab:e, the greatest harmony having existed
between the officers and crew during its progress.
" We have cer'ainly had to grapple with difficulties
of no ordinary nature, hut thanks to the energy and
dauntless courage of our experienced commander, we
have triumphantly overcome them all.
" The voyage has been replete with incidents, varied
and interesting, which you will see described at some
future period by more learned heads than mine ;
suffice to say, that we have had a sufficiency of
labour during the two summers that have been gone,
and spent rather a cold winter in Port Leopold
(entrance of Prince Regent's Inlet, Barrow's Strait,
lat. 73 50 N., long. 90 l 2 W.) ; and I hope the most
rigid political economists (Cobden not excepted) will
not begrudge us our double pay.
", Whatever opinions may be hereafter expressed
with regard to the success or conducting of the ex-
pedition, lam ready to maintain that all that man
could do has been done by Sir J. Ross ; and I
believe there are few but will admit that he
is an officer of no ordinary character, whether
as regards nautical skill or scientific abili-
ties. Sir James seems to have been formed
by nature for the arduous service to which
through life he has so zealously devoted him-
self. To great physical powers, and a constitution
equal to every privation and fatigue, he unites every
mental qualification necessary to constitute the man
destined to conduct a great and hazardous enterprise.
" We have lost four men through sickness—as-
siitant surgeon, and three A.B.'s—men whose consti-
tutions were thoroughly broken prior to leaving
England, and in my opinion they could not have
lived twelvemonths longer in any climate, however

genial.
" While I write this I am ignorant of the fate of
Sir John Franklin's expedition.

I, 1 may remark that our consort, the Investigator.
is in company with us, we having never lost sights'
each other during the voyage."
"her Majesty's ship Enterprise,
Off Scarborough, Nov. 4.
" Here we are again. We did not get out of the
ice in Barrow's Strait until the last week in Sep.
tember, which is very late indeed, so that we had a
narrow squeak for another winter in the ice, and good.
ness knows how many would have lived to return.
We found no traces of Sir J. Franklin, although the
captain travelled in May and June upwards of 20
miles on the W. and N.W. coasts of North Somerset,
but could find no traces of them. We wintered at
Port Leopold, in let. about 74 N. and long. 90 W.
We were without the sun for about 80 days, and had
the temperature 80 degreds below freezing, by Fah-
renheit. lamin in a great hurry, and will give you
more news in the next."

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