The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-19 00:00:00

season."
The following particulars of the daily progress of the
expedition commence from our last notice of it. The
details will not be uninteresting to the general reader:-
" Her Majesty's ship Enterprise, Whale Island,
Davis's Straits, lat. 69 N., June 29.
" No news of Franklin yet. I wrote in haste, for we
are on the point of weighing anchor for the northward.
We are all well and hearty. I have sent you a journal
of our proceedings from first making the ice up to this
day. I shall, perhaps, have another opportunity of writ-
ing by a Greenlandman. This will go by a Danish ship
now lying at Lievely.
" Wednesday, 7.-Twenty-seven days from Green-
hithe; one rim., ice observed from the mast-head, rather
extraordinary to meet with it so far to the southward,
Cape Farewell bearing N.W. by W., 160 miles; seven
P. M., fell in with a considerable body of drift ice, bore
away on purpose to clear it; thermometer 43. Investi-
gator in company.
" Thursday, 8.- Wind from the northward, reaching
to the westward; three P.M., tacked in order to weather
a stream of ice; five P.M., made a passage through it.
Thermometer 38.
" Friday, 9.-Wind from the northward, reaching to
the westward; no ice in sight this day; thermometer 40.
Investigator in company.
" Saturday, 10..-Light wind, and hazy; steering
course for Cape Farewell at noon, bearing N.W. by W.,
140 miles. No ice in sight to-day; ;weather rather
mild; thermometer 45. InveStigator in company.
"Sunday, 11.-Fine breeze from the S.E., steering
course Cape Farewell, at noon bearing N.W. by W., 46
miles ; no ice in sight ; thermometer 42. Investigator
in company.
" Monday, 12.-Strong breeze from the S.E., running
before it up Davis's Straits under all sail ; passed by
several ice-bergs during the day ; thermometer 40. In-
vestigator in company. Latitude by observation, 62 deg.
34 min. N.
"Tuesday, 13.-Light breeze, running before it; strag-
gling pieces of ice in sight ; thermometer, 38. Investi-
gator in company.
Wednesday, 14.-Light winds from the N.E., ships
reaching to the westward ; 1.30 P.M. sounded to a depth
of 450 fathoms, no bottom. Communicated with In-
vestigator by boat ; straggling pieces of ice in sight.'
Thermometer, 32, freezing point ; temperature of the
sea, 36.
" Thursday, 15.-Light airs from the N.W. ; four,
A.m., thermometer, 32, at noon, 35 30 ; temperature of
the sea at noon, 38 30 ; lat. 63 54 N. ; eight P.M., calm,
sounded bottom at 90 fathoms ; eleven P.M., thermome-
ter, 32 ; temperature of the sea, 35. Investigator in
company.
" Friday, 16.-Four P.M . , observed the land for the
first time since leaving sight of the Scotch coast ; from
eight to twelve noon, light airs and variable ;
kilatar,Mhfai ifteakflillgribliTA Me; WegrAteter
at noon, 38 ; at eight P.M., 35 ; temperature of the sea,
37. Investigator in company.
" Saturday, 17.-Fresh breeze from the north-west,
turning to windward up Davis's Straits ; thermometer
during the day: highest 35, lowest 32; temperature of
the sea during the day varying from 32 37 to 35. In-
vestigator in company.
"Sunday, 18.-Fresh breeze from the N.W., turning
up Davis's Straits ; thermometer during the day vary-
ing from 32 to 38; temperature of the sea from 34 to
38. Investigator in company.
" Monday, 19.-Light breeze from the southward,
running under all possible sail. Four, A.M., thermometer
31; at noon 34; temperature of the sea at noon 36;
latitude at noon 65 36. Investigator in company.
" Tuesday, 20.-Light breeze, running under all pos-
sible sail to the northward. Two, P.M., sighted the land;
sounded in 30 fathoms. Thermometer during the day
varying from 33 to 36; temperature of the sea at noon,
37. Investigator in company.
" Wednesday, 21.-Four, A.M., calm; sounded in 14
fathoms; from twelve noon, to four, P.M., light breeze;
passing through a number of icebergs all aground.
Twelve, noon, Whale Island, bearing N.E., distant 65
miles; thermometer, 37. Investigator in company.
" Thursday, 22.-Two, P.M., light breeze ; abreast of
Whale Island. Eight, A.M. calm; several natives in
their canoes came off to the ;hip. Twelve, noon, rather
mild ; thermometer standing at 45 ; temperature of the
sea, 41.
" Friday, 23.-Beautiful day; thermometer, 46. Ship's
company employed watering ship; armourers on shore
altering fore and main trusses.
" Saturday, 24.-Beautiful day; thermometer 85 in
the sun, rather surprising in lat. 69 N. Ship's company
variously employed in getting the ship ready for sea.
Temperature of the sea, 44 31.
" Sunday, 25.-Fine weather; thermometer 53; tem-
perature of the sea 48. Performed Divine service.
" Monday, 26.-Splendid weather for the Arctic re-
; thermometer, 54; temperature of the sea, 48.
Ship's company engaged in setting rigging, and spring-
ing ship, in order to test the compasses. Blacksmith em-
ployed on shore.
" Tuesday, 27.-Weather rather cloudy; thermometer,
42; temperature of the sea, 44. Ship's company em-
ployed about the rigging.
" Wednesday, 28.-Weather cloudy; thermometer,
43; temperature of the sea, 44 31. Scrubbed hammocks
and washed clothes.
Thursday, 29.-Weather clear and fine; thermometer,
43; temperature of the sea, 44."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.--The Admiralty inspection
of this port having terminated, the " last of the Lords "
left this day for town.
The Uudine steam-packet, Lieut.-Commander Jones,
is ordered to sail immediately for Weymouth, to attend
upon the Admiralty on their arrival there.
The Driver steam-sloop, Commander Johnson, is or-
dered to be ready to sail for Ireland at three rM. to-
morrow; 100 extra marines aro coming from Woolwich
for embarkation in her. They travel express on the
South Coast Railway, and will arrive at ono P.M. to-
morrow.
The Myrtle steam-vessel, Acting_ Master Balliston
commanding, sailed to- day with Captain Sherringham,
to prosecute his survey of the south coast.
Wind north, light airs and hazy weather.
SIR CHARLES NAPIER'S SQUADRON.
SEPT. 15.—The squadron under Sir C. Na-
pier—St. Vincent, Prince Regent, Bellerophon, Blen-
heim, Amphion, Helena, Stromboli, Reynard, and
Rifleman—are still lying hero waiting weather to start
for Plymouth. Yesterday the Blenheim went out on a
trial of the auxiliary screw, which was highly satisfae-
tory, steaming six knots with full power, and four knots
with half power.
WooLwicu, SEPT. 18.—The Pigmy steam-vessel,
Lieutenant Abraham Darby commander, arrived at Wool-
wich to-day, and immediately commenced coaling; she
is to he kept in readiness to embark the detachment of
Royal Marines of the Woolwich division selected yester-
day to proceed to Ireland, who aro now to remain until
further orders.
Lieutenant Robertson, assistant to Captain Austin,
C. 8., who took round the Plumper steam-vessel to Ports-
mouth, and made the experimental trials in that vessel
L before the Lords of the Admiralty at that port, has re-
i turned to Woolwich by railway, and brought round the
crew who assisted in navigating the vessel to Portsmouth
t by the same conveyance.

ARRIVAL OF ONE OF THE ROYAL SQUADRON AT
LEITIL—On Tuesday the Vivid, one of the steamers
belonging to the royal squadron, arrived at Leith from
Aberdeen, with some gentlemen attached to the royal
party on a visit to Edinburgh. This steamer, considered
one of the swiftest in the service, made the voyage from
Aberdeen to Leith in five hours and twenty minutes.
Sho is one of the Dover packets, and is built of ma-
hogany on the diagonal principle from the same lines as
the Banshee, and is fitted with two of Penn's oscillating
engines of 90 horse power each. Since her arrival a
great many have visited her, attracted by her beautiful
appearance. She leaves at the end of the week, and
; returns, we believe, on Monday with the officers of the
I royal yacht.— Witness.

ESCAPE AND CAPTURE OF A
NOTORIOUS PRISONER FROM NEWPORT
GAOL.
About two months since a young man of fashionable
exterior and manners visited the Isle of Wight. His
prepossessing demeanour and amusing conversation gave
him a welcome entice to society. Ile represented him-
self as the nephew of a Southampton banker, and proved
his connexion with various distinguished provincial
families. Our narrative will show that his relatives
had discarded him before his arrival in the Isle of Wight,
where he had not long been before he resumed his
former practices of levying contributions on inn and
hotel keepers. In consequence he was apprehended,
taken before the magistrates, and committed to Newport
gaol, to be tried for obtaining money under lase pre-
pretences.
On the night of the 30th of August last he escaped
from prison in the following manner:—He feigned
illness, and deceivine the surgeon by assumed symptoms,
he was transferred to the prison infirmary, all the
officers of which thought him in reality very unwell.
Not so, however, Mr. Allen, the governor of the prison,
who warned the turnkey, Webb, in whose charge
Alexander Ford, the prisoner, was, that the latter was
feigning indisposition for the purpose of effecting his
escape. As the hour of locking up for the night ap-
proached, Ford always entreated the turnkey, Webb, to
allow him as much law as possible before his cell-door
was finally locked for the night, pleading weakness and
inability to arrange his cell with the speed of the other
prisoners. On the evening of the 30th ult., Ford retired
to his cell, and having arranged his bed in such a manner
that any one, not minutely examining it, would suppose
him in it from the appearance it exhibited of head, body,
and legs beneath the clothes, he concealed himself in an
adjoining, unoccupied cell. At a late hour he com-
menced his operations for evasion, getting through an
unbarred window, then climbing on to the top of a wall,
and dropping from it, a depth of 18 feet, into the garden
of Mr. flue, the brewer. He then got over several
fences, waded through a deep brook, and finally reached
the town. He hastened into tho Pig and Carrot public-
house, as it was about to close, and, detailing with great
jocularity to the landlord the minutiae of a glorious spree
he had just had with several companions whom he had
left behind, and during which he had got a ducking and
lost his hat, he bought a cap from the landlord, and even-
tually borrowed from him on a promise of large pay-
ment, a horse and gig to convey him to Ryde. Arrived
there he met with a policeman on duty on the pier, and
representing to him that he had urgent business in Lon-
don in the morning, and wanted to be in Southampton
in time for the first train, the constable (Ford giving him
some silver) procured a boat and two watermen, who, for
1/., safely landed the runaway at Southampton. Isle of
Wight boatmen frequently, when no steamer is running
between the Isle and Southampton, convey persons
pressed for time across. Ford arrived in Loudon the
morning of his escape by an early South-Western train.
On the turnkey Webb visiting Furd's late call at the
usual hour, be found his gaol bird flown. The fact he
communicated to the governor, Mr. Allen, who promptly
sent for Mr. Campbell, superintendent of the county
police. Measures of pursuit and detection were instantly
adopted, and Ford was traced to the Waterloo Bridge-
road station, but there for a time all scent of him was lost.
Mr. Allen caused the following hand-bill to be printed
and circulated:—
"ESCAPED.—On the night of the 30th August inst.,
from the gaol at Newport, Alexander Ford (committed
for trial at the next adjourned quarter sessions, charged
with obtaining money under false pretences from several
persons); describes himself as a medical student, but
about four years since carried on the business of a che-
mist at Swansea. He is between 20 and 30 years of age,
of a superior education, of very prepossessing manners
and address, about five feet eight inches in height, of
rather slender make. When he escaped he had a good
head of hair, (dark) and looked very delicate, with much
hair on his chin and upper lip, apparently not to have
been shaved for a considerable time, but no whiskers;
was dressed in a dark brown coat, black trousers, low
shoes, white socks, black satin cravat, and white calico
shirt; is believed to be the same person as Benjamin
Alexander Ford, convicted at the Central Criminal
Court, on the 17th August, 1840, of uttering a forged
order, and removed from Millbank prison on the 26th
of January, 1847, to the Warrior hulk at Woolwich.
While in prison he has been visited by two fashionably-
dressed females."
He then communicated with the London police com-
missioners, soliciting their aid to recapture Ford. They
granted it, and issue the necessary orders to the officers
of the metropolitan force, and on the 3d inst., Inspector
Tedman was so close upon Ford's heels that he was on
the point of capturing him three different times in so
many successive hours. The clue was broken again, and
in consequence a more minute description of Ford was
given, and circulated amongst the metropolitan and City
police, stating that he continually changed his dress and
address, and giving the directions of several respectable
gentlemen on whom he was likely to call, who were his
relations, and also mentioning that he was born at Brie-
at'Lld hwaadarauitcl'alait antktlinglNsifolie'g"en, bans ..a aA}Otwmitli-
standing no tidings were heard of him until Tuesday
at noon, when Mr. Tedman discovered that ho had
been seen at Derby, and had him telegraphed to Hull,
where the detective force instituted a most diligent
search fur him, but so altered was he in dress and ap-
pearance that ho eluded their vigilance. However, Mr.
Tedman was so confident of the whereabouts of his man,
in pursuit of whom he had been since the 6th of July on
another count—viz., for uttering a forged bill of ex-
change on Mr. Revell, of 272, Oxford-street, that he
again telegraphed him to Hull, describing his route, and
the port Ford intended to go to. This was done at six
o'clock on the 6th inst. the time mentioned, that the
vessel was to sail; still no tidings could be had of Ford.
At half-past seven another telegraph message was sent
down, which was answered by Mr. M'Manus, high con-
stable of Hull, that they had succeeded in apprehending
a young man, who said his name was Montagu Clifford,
stoutly denied that his name was Ford, but acknowledged
that he knew a young man of that name, who, ho said,
was a great rascal, and in pursuit of whom the police
were. Mr. Tedman instantly telegraphed to Mr.
M'Manus that " Montagu Clifford" was the gentleman
they wanted, and requested that he should be detained
in custody. He was taken before the Hull magistrates,
and maintained that Tedman was totally mistaken in his
identity—that he, the prisoner, was a gentleman by birth
and education. Whilst thus pleading, he became the
subject of another charge, that of uttering a forged
cheque at Messrs. Smith and Co.'s, bankers, at Hull,
and at the very time Tedman was telegraphing him from
London to Hull, a gentleman from Messrs. Smiths' bank
was telegraphing him to London. On Thursday, the
7th inst., Mr. Tedman arrived at Hull, and on the fol-
lowing day Ford, being brought before Mr. Blyth, one
of the Hull magistrates, ho was identified by the London
police inspector, and delivered over to him. On their
return to London, Ford, at two of the stations where
they stopped for refreshment, was recognised by two
landlords whom he had victimized in his journey down.
On Saturday, the 9th, Inspector Tedman with his pri-
soner arrived at Newport, and the magistrates being
then sitting, Ford was taken before them, and recom-
mitted. The magistrates, of whom the Rev. Walton
Wright was chairman, paid Inspector Tedman a high
and deserved compliment for his activity, ability, and
perseverance in re-capturing so clever a fugitive as Ford.
It was described in the Police Gazette that two fema
called upon Ford while in prison, and it was suppoleds l
that they were implicated in aiding him to escaup:s,
that
from inquiry made by Inspector Tedman, it app
Ford met them on board a steamer at Portsmouth,
s
rtsmtouatn at
and
represented himself as holding a responsi
tiahe banker
°shorts° House, and that he was nephew to
already alluded to, and that he should be able to show
them all the curiosities of the island. Ho so imposed
upon them that they believed him, as many others had
done, but Tedman is of opinion that they had not the
least guilty knowledge of Ford's escape. One of them
is personally known to Tedman, and is highly respect-
able. Ford, although only 27 years of age, was con-
victed at the Central Criminal Court, and sentenced to
be transported for seven years, in August, 1846. Great
interest was used to mitigate the punishment, and he was
pardoned. Ford has made numerous escapes from
sheriffs' officers and others, and, though so young, has
perpetrated more offences of this character, and effected
more escapes, than any delinquent of his day.
7.1 r. Tedman describes the gaol of Newport as a model
of cleanliness, and eulogises the governor and his wife
for their exemplary treatment of their prisoners, and for
their general conduct, but reports the prison as exceed-
ingly insecure.

A Goon FISHING.—We are glad, amid the gloom
of Peterhead, to be able to chronicle at least one in-
stance of success and good fortune, which we give on
the authority of a respected fish-curer of our own town,
who knows and can vouch for the circumstances. Ile
mentions that one of the boats from Buckie, fishing at
Peterhead, having a crew of five or six men, captured,
between the 14th of July and the end of August, 421
crans of herrings, a quantity almost unprecedented,
yielding to the fortunate owner of the boat no less a sum
than 2251. Bs., besides the usual perquisites, which we
believe will amount
wto 10/.wil mloreleave a. Thprettyis is certainlsurplus y
to
a
magnificent fishing,which
the skipper, even after paying the wages of his crew ;
and this shows what could be done if the fishing was
properly prosecuted, with good boats, and proper tackle.
—Montrose Standard.
NORTHERN UNION OF MECHANICS' INSTITUTIONS.
—The Northern Union of Mechanics' Institutions of
Northumberland, Durham, and Cumberland, the central
committee of which is located in Newcastle, arc prepar-
ing above forty manuscript lectures, on various subjects
of literature and science, to be read to the several societies
belonging to the Union, and which will be supplied to
each free of all expense. The lectures are by some of
the most eminent men of the present day, including; Lord
Brougham, who has contributed several. They are be-
sides, making arrangements with several eminent lee-
turem—Newcastle Chronicle.
PRESENT TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN DOWAGER,
—A package has recently arrived from the Continent
• containing various fancy articles of foreign. manufac.
turn, consigned to the care of the Prussian Consul General, for her Majesty the Queen
present to her Majesty fromher Dowager, being a
Highness the
Princess of Prussia. Royal