The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-27 00:00:00

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REAR -ADMIRAL SIR JOHN ROSS'S

ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
Sir Joh❑ Ross arrived in town this morning, from
Stranraer, having arrived at that port yesterday. We
understand that the information he brings tends to
confirm the report received from the Esquimaux last
autumn, to the effect tat Sir John Franklin's ships
bad been lost somewhere et the top of Rana Bay in
the autumn of 1846, and that a portion of the crew
had been murdered by a hostile tribe of natives, said
.to be resident in those parts. Sir John Ross is en-
tirely of opinion that Sir John Franklin never went
up Wellington Channel, but was returning home and
met with the disaster. The Esquimaux interpreter
was sworn before a magistrate, at Godhaven, when he
reiterated his former statement. The Esquimaux
document, written by him, has been brought Home by
Sir John Ross to be translated. Sir John Ross
would not now have returned, but have renewed his
search at the top of Baffins Bay had he had provi-
sions for another winter.—Nautical Standard, Satur-
day.

THE AR]IY, 6,c.
ROYAL ARTILLEFY.

WOOLWICH, SEPT. 2G.—Captain Dacres' company,
sth battalion are to embark for Leith, on Saturday,
the 27th inst., to relieve Captain Pickering's company,
zd battalion, at that station, under orders to return to
head-quarters. Captain Walker's company, sth bat-
talion, have been placed under orders to proceed by
railway, on the Ist of October, to Manchester, to
relieve Captain Cock's company, 6th battalion, at that
stotion, under orders to return to head-quarters at
Woolwich.
The whole of the field batteries assembled at nine
o'clock A.m. yesterday, under the command of Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Anderson, in heavy marching order,
with 20 rounds of ammunition and their camp equi-
page, and proceeded to Bexley-heath, where they
p;;tched their tents and went into camp for the day.
They took their camp kettles with them and their
provisions in a raw state, and cooked them on the
heath as they would have to do in a regular camp.
The men were amused in the afternoon by foot races
andAj umping.
Tne following General Order has been pro
mulgated

" Deputy Adjutant-General's-office,
Woolwich, Sapt. 23.

" The appointment of Second-Captain Boxer as in-
s tructor in practical artillery at the Royal Military
Academy, promulgated in general order of the 17th
is cancelled, and his Lordship the Master-General
has appointed Second-Captain J. Travers to be in-
structor in practical artillery, in the room of Captain W.
M. Dixon, resigned; and Second-Captain E. M. Boxer
to be assistant- instructor, vice Travers.
H. D. Ross, Deputy Adjutant-General."
The game of cricket between eleven non-com-
missioned officers of the Royal Artillery and eleven
of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), and the battalion
of Grenadier Guards, stationed at Windsor, came off
at Lords' Ground on Wednesday last, when the non-
commissioned officers of the Royal Artillery beat the
Guards 21 runs in the first innings, and in the second
innings tied them, with five wickets to go down.
" GENERAL ORDER.
"Deputy Adjutant-General's-office,
Woolwich, Sept. 25.
" His Lordship the Master. General has been pleased
to appoint Second-Captain the Hon. G. Devereux to the
Royal Horse Artillery, vice Dickson, promoted.
" H. D. Ross, Deputy Adjutant-General."