The Sun.
London, England, 1824-11-15 00:00:00

FORT Wit r.rAm, 29th APRIL 1824.

No. 121 of 1824.—The Governor-General in Council is
pleased to sanction the nomination of Captain John Elliott, of
his Majesty's service, to act as Assistant Adjutant-General
of his Majesty's Forces in India, from the embarkation and
during the absence of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Tidy, C. 8.,
on Foreign Service, or until further orders.
WM. CASEMENT, Lieut.-Col.
Sec. to Govt. MR. Dept.

GENERAL. ORDERS BY THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
Head Quarters, Calcutta, 20th April, 1824.
At a Native General Court artial assembled at Dinapore
on the 9th of March, 1024. Subadar Bothee Sing, of the
Patna Provincial Battalion was arranged upon the undermen-
tioned Charges; viz.
Ist —" For having, at Chuprah, on or about the month of
September, 1823, confined Nuseeh Sins and Dnemally, Se-
poys of the Patna Provincial Battalion, belonging to the
guard then under his command, on the pretence of sending
them to head-quarters of the Battalion for trial, and released
them again on their bribing him to do so.
2d'—" For having, on or about the month of September.
1823, demanded and received money from Buctour Sing, Se-
poys, Patna Provincial Battalion, for obtaining him leave of
absence—also for refusing to allow Munourat Sing, Sepoy, to
visit his house at the recommendation of the Surgeon until
bribed by Sunmoo Roy, brother of the above mentioned
Scrkll or any part of such conduct being disgraceful to the
character of a '.Native Commissioned Officer, and in breach of
the Articles of War."
Upon which Charges the Court came to the following de.
cision :
Finding and Sentence—" The Court having maturely
weighed and considered the Evidence adduced, with what
the prisoner has urged in his defence, is of opinion, that he is
Guilty of all and every part of the Charges preferred against
him, which being in breach of the Articles of IVar, does Sen-
tence him, Subadar Bothee Sing, of the Patna Provincial Bat-
talion, to be discharged from the Service."
Approved and Confirmed,
(Signed) EDWD. PAGET General.
Commader-in-Chief in India.
Before the same Court Martial re-assembled at Dinaporc
on the 10th of March 1824, Jemadar Molloi Sing, of the Patna
Provincial Battalion, was arraigned upon the undermentioned
Charges ; viz.
Ist—" For having, at Chuprah, on or about the month of
August 1823, made an unauthorised deduction of four rupees
from the pay of Sewchurn Sing, Sepoy, Patna Provincial
Battalion.
2d.---" For having, on or about the month of September,
1823, at Chuprah, confined Hunsraje Sing, and Surjoo Sing,
Sepoys, Patna Provincial Battalion, under a threat of sending
them for trial to the Head-quarters of the battalion, and subse-
fluently releasing them on their paying hint money as a bribe
for so doing.
" All or any part of such conduct being disgraceful, unbe-
coming the character of a Native Commissioned Officer, and
in breach of the articles of war."
Upon which Charges the Court came to the following deci-
sion :
Finding and Sentence.—" The Court having maturely
weighed and considered the evidence adduced, with what the
prisoner has urged in his defence, is of opinion that he is Guilty
of all and every part of the charges preferred against him, which
being in breach of the Articles of War, does Sentence him, Je-
madar Molloi Sing, of the Patna Provincial Battalion, to be
discharged the Service."
Approved and Confirmed,
(Signed) EDWD. PAGET, General,
Commander-in-Chief in India.
Before the same Court-Martial re-assembled at Dinapore on
the 11th of March 1824, .Temadar Kurta Sing, of the l'atna
Provincial Battalion, was arraigned upon the undermentioned
Charge, viz.
" For having, at Bankipore, on or about the Bth of February
1824, tampered with, and endeavoured to influence the evidence
of Bhyroo Sing Sepoy, and others, whom he considered likely
to be cited as witnesses against two Native Officers then under
tllyobue
arrest, by expressing himself audibly in the following terms—
those scoundrels who have gone and informed the Adjutant
wdoillnoa
}live evidence, if you are called upon against them, but apply
ia)groauingshttthtoe
a Subadarurtmaarn
tdia.Ti.emanadlsaeivdeirnelyarpreusit),istihieedy,
and he has promised not to give evidence against them the
for your discharge and go home. I have spoken to Sewnauth
Court-Martial will be held at Dinapore where the Captain and
Adjutant will have nothing to say, if I can get five men who I
will all give the same evidence in the Subadars favour, lie will

be acquitted, and then those scoundrels will see what they will
get'—or in words to that effect."
Upon which Charge the Court came to the following dal.
sion.
Finding and Sentence.—The Court having maturely weighed.
and considered the evidence adduced, with what the prisoner •
has urged in his defence, is of opinion that he is Guilty of all
anti every part of the Charge pretred against him, which being
in breach of the Articles of iVar,/roes Sentence him, Jetnatlia
Kuria Sing, of the Patna Provincial Battalion, to be discharged
from the service."
Approved and Confirmed,
(Signed) EDWD. PAGET, General,
Commander-in-Chief in India.

NORTH ERN EXPEDITION.

( From the Hampshire Telegraph.)

•
On Wednesday morning his Majesty's (boo!
very ship the Griper, Captain GEORGE F. LYON, most unex.
pettedly arrived at this port, and ran into the harbour direct
from Davis's Straits, with the signal of distress flying, having
lost all her anchors and cables in fruitless endeavours to get
into Repulse Bay, whither she was under orders to proceed,
for the purpose of co-operating with Captain Parry in search of '
a north-west passage. The circumstance% which have led to
the failure of this branch of the north-west expedition are attri-
butable to stormy and severe weather, which prevailed in a
more intense degree than the oldest northern navigator remem-
bers, and to the extraordinary bad qualities of the ship
pun"' required. It appears that the Griper heft S:rness
on the lat of July, and made Cape Chu(neigh (on the Labrador
coast) on the 2d of August, having.fallen in with iceberiestihrF,e
days previously, and from which time she ems hove with lest
jet' In this passage she was found to cniA la, little iegrstit',,,
that the Snap (her provision tender) was frequeeilY l- ,a
take her in tow. From Cape Chudleigh the Griper w snook_ .
to stretch to the northward, to Resolution 'hilted, as the heist
ice prevented progress up Hudson Strait : they were, however.
fan the
enabled to make slow advances to the westward, close to the
Somet
Savage Islands, until they made Salisbury or Not:hih:xi
Island, but which place could not be ascertained from the ine.
possibility of making observations off the Upper Savage 111-sods.
be of
samem doeseacriofpntaintinvesafcaEmseiteloiafflatouxthaemiti; wwhhojeahoPoeftrur endaitTgators
Were before acquainted. They were dismissed with liberal ply-
sents, and appeared much gratified. From Salisbury Island_ tbe
Griper proceeded to the south point of Southampton Islaielo,,:;;.
which they were assisted by a strong current setting &rim I.
rii.
Channel; but on their rounding Southampton Island, this cu
rent, which then came down Sir Thomas Itowe'slVelcome (tie .
which they wished to proeeed), was directly against them, and
nearly caused their shipwreck. Southainpton Island wls fund.
e:
to be laid down with tolerable accuracy. Off the S.W. el'_u_'';
the island the Griper was obliged to anchor, in consequern:d
of suddenly shoaling her water: in a gale of wind she PBl, in
one anchor, but brought up again with three anchors a-hra',_,,,
quarter less four fathoms water : when the title fell, the senadZiti
so heavy that the rudder continuall struck the grail Il' 8 ~
lifted almost out of the gudgeons :this was on the lst of
tember. On the weather moderating, the Griper proceeded ire
The Welcome, but a northerly gale of wind springing up',,ter.
ship was driven into Hudson's Bay. However, Dy 137,:ifie,
ante, and taking advantage of every favourable breeze o
~,
,t,
she reached Cape Fullerton, the larboard entrance of 1411 f;)
River, and within about 60 miles of the spot (Reolse %can
where she was intended to winter. The coast 00 the American
main land was found so rocky-and extremely asn,ger°, whence,emus,
she was obliged to stretch off' for Southampton I"an" by
she endeavoured to make for Repulse Bay, but was drivenahat
the tide directly to the southward and westward, against ape a
was supposed to be Wager hives. Here strong breezes. i..
heavy snow-storm set in, which made it necessary that the ship
should be brought to with three anchors a-head and madees dosst
The sea rose rapidly, and broke over the ship with;rem nin,c,
force, forming thick coats of ice in an instant, so to coainio
the shrouds together half way up the rigging. The se? the
fell so fast that the men had much difficulty in keel'iliegiegt
decks clear. The ship all this time pitched so dresgille'rehe
the cables came over the bumpkins, one of which was
~ts de.
broken. During the night, pa large screen] of lee "!`,„,e.
covered coming down upon the ship, but, most liepeilY+l.`ronjf
ed before it reached her, and some, small portioes ofit , a
struck against the bows, which didno damage' 111,eri
continued to increase, as well as the snow at o'clee'a
; a the OIP
the mo • rntng the starboard cable parted, and, onethe e sea
swinging to the other three anchors, she was struck ''',, the
and parted from them all. Her situation at this tinw '''',, ri,
most perilous that can be imagined, every individusi Itte°icre-
tarily expecting that she would drive on shore. Idea, nsic I)'et
nervation, however, were not neglected ; the tryssiis,f-eert I,
on her, though it was so dark that noobject could be nntc-- e'd
e„,,, lies
and they did not know so much
lay, from the
compasses having ceased the ship .'
to act,, p le.---
as it is supposed, directly over or near the Afagnetle c.• °wied
Whilst presuming, in this distressing dilemma that tue foie
had shifted off the land, as the water deepened, a Sight ° obi
sun, and subsequently of the other celestial bodic, 91:04
tamed (of which they had had no view for some Velicomr,
the ship was found to have been drifted out of the ent no
after having attained lat. 65. 30. There was at monleinee,
anchor left in the ship. Notwithstanding, it was
yen the
if possible, to winter about Chesterfield Inlet, or evl 0 on
Southward of that spot. The persevering efforts, or
„bore,
board were accordingly directed to gain the AnrrciTien,e
but finding that the ship got into the ithallows of !wits, tor
Bay, they were reluctantly compelled to edge Pay,„leble
Salisburya Island, still hoping that a few fine and ',qv tad
d• days would restore to them their lost ground. 4,!;eculter
weather, however, still continued,and there was rouch_tnem. A
in watering the ship at these placen, from a stream of leri 0,0,
numbere of natives came off to them. in their canoes, rhere-
ti ked their clothes for iron and spears. At length. the of the
lesss continuance of had weather, the wretched conditi . , oaf-
hip (from her incapaci:ies), the' officers and crew 11°111" ec-
he at ya
freed more hardships than • s voyage+ t Teitin't
on any previou
-ed stage of' the season, with numerous other eoet°he elep
miseries, compelled Captain Lyon to consent til3tailo roil°
should be got out of Hudson's Straits (an extent of , ewe
of dangerous navigation); which place they had scat:et:lts, 150
cd, when a southerly gale drove them up Davis's SP-.Aereialif,
miles to the southward of Resolution Island. Provicieed
on s
a change of wind enabled them soon after to rt
P ;ere in riis
southern passage homeward, and the Griper arrived j 1
ere
in the state we have described. the geg"'
Though little has been effected towards Solving ~e, yet
phical problem of a north-west pas-sage by this 73,71,; cane
some most interesting elucidations of the deviation 0_ boo to
pass have been brought to light. The comes' Abe butt
waver and contradict each other when abreest of t"eorresea
Islands; and, as the ship got to the westwatd, tbt „, loaps
got unsteady and useless. While the ship was trayir .le at All,
Rowe's Welcome, they frequently would not erge. lid a
_e elite
but stood in whatever position the card was plane
the prinCO
passage he discovered by Captain Parry through eer, tee
Regent's inlet, it is considered more than probable+ 'watered
never be
irregular movements of the ice, that it may
again. bad "ell
The Griper spolce several whalers, all of which two este
unsuccessful in the fishery ; no ship had more 'hit° peresi%
and many none whatever. From the Captain of the 400
whaler, Captain floe heard that Captain Farr exP with
I beset d
]tad been seen in the middle of' August, in lat. I.
+,, en '
ice. On the whole the season has been more boietereni
for :ff,
consequently, the sea lees clear than it has been 110101 d t °
years. It was very questionable if Captain Parry effected a
able to reach Lancaster Sound. Had the ('riper '0(01'
wintering either in Repulse Bay or Wager River, or
iiti base
field Inlet, Captain Lyon, with a strong partY+ I,°°l(l.orK."
made a land journey to Point Turn-again, near Lie, elreei-
Mine River, a distance of nearly 700 nines, for wide"
ire,rel 's
Lion they were fully equipped. Captain Parry, If he eeee
passing Lancaster Sound, and getting to the eoutWiee,,r “ se;
Prince Regent's inlet (by which Captain Lyon was,.:iiriee, n
to communicate with him), he will send a land eT Bay, It
possible, in the same direction, as well as to Rentult°
the hope of communie.atine with the Griper• es of the!
The Griper communicated with the Estiuhtutux nattyn . i.,.,„
loaf tiio,
Upper Savaoe Islands, and of snlisbury and
Islands, all
of whim, had frequently seen European!. ,_
.„00
were less savage in their habits and manners than thtor,,Teei
northern brethern, hut they sliowed a strong thievish distp _ ra'atii,
they endeavour to steal'the oars and iron work from It_e_nw,co
The Griperalso communicated with the natives of Sontm: , ex•
Island, who had never seen a ship before. They, hnwrece-e's in
pressed very little surprise ; they evinced more gent.tt and
their manners than any other of the EMIUIIII/1014 "1'1;1, the
were much better looking and cleaner in their pestle ebe
women were rather pretty. All those people resale ~.00,
Walrus-hide huts, which are described in Captain "
last voyage. tir Of ttio
The Griper is ordered to be paid off, and soldaO
,!le ter'
navy. A vessel better adapted to the peculiarities his mere
vice will no doubt be provided for Capt. Lyon and rte.
season rot a ' i
torious officers and crew, on the opening of the eet to leave
Cher investigation. Capt. Franklin, we understan t
England, on hislend expedition, in February next
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has nted the General Infirmary with twritY Pn"
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AVID CRAM, Esq., of,Newcastle-upon-
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As; anu,
the 13unding.fund for the Philosophical So.iety's new TN
with five guineas,

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