The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-20 00:00:00

ASCENT OF MONT BLANC.

SlR,—May I take the liberty of requesting a little
space to record our success in the ascent of Mont
Blanc on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 12th and 13th ?
I was accompanied by three other gentlemen from
Christ Church, and twenty guides. We left Cha-
mouny at seven o'clock in the morning on Tuesday,
and got to our bivouac on the glaciers at the Grands
Mulets at four o'clock. Here we made a fire and
dined, and at midnight started again with lanterns, as
the moon was not up, along the Glacier de Tacconay,
reaching the Grand Plateau (where the avalanche
swept away Dr. Hamel's party, in 1820) about four
o'clock in the morning. After a great deal of trouble
amongst the crevasses, and having at times to cut
each footstep in the lee with hatchets, we scaled the
Mur de la Cote, and got to the summit of Mont
Blanc at half-past nine o'clock on Wednesday morn-
ing, where we remained half-an•hour in the enjoy-
ment of a perfectly cloudless view.
In descending we got back to the Grands Mulets
by one o'clock. The most dangerous part of the
journey now commenced, as the extreme heat of the
day had thawed much of the snow on the Glacier du
Bossons, which threatened at every step to give way
beneath us. We were, however, all tied together
with cords ; but for this one of our party would ha vs
been lost. We ultimately arrived in safety at Cha-
mouoy at half-past six o'clock in the evening, where
the whole village turned out to meet us, and a little
fete was prepared by M. Tairraz, of the Hotel de
Londres, in honour of our safe return. Guns were
fired, and wine distributed, and at night the bridge
was illuminated ,with pine branches. I believe we
formed the largest party ever assembled together on
the summit; but the increased number of guides was
necessary from the treacherous state of the snow,
after the bad weather that has prevailed here lately.
I should have liked to have sent you a few details,
but I feel some delicacy in intruding on your columns
to the extent I have done.

Your obedient servant,
ALBERT SMITH.
_ _ _

' Chamouny, Hotel de Londres, Aug. 14.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
This popular writer has recently madeha
b lion.
ascent of Mont Blanc, in company
with
Sir Robert
Sackville West, Mr. C. Floyd (a cousinhu
rch College,
Peel), and Mr. Phillips, of Christ CmoußY at half-
Oxford. The party started from
Cbia2th instant,with
atucecessfal
past seven on luesday morning, theporters and cross-
sixteen guides and almost as InSfYed at the Grands
ing the Glacier des Bossons, arrived
to sleep, above the
Mulets Rocks, where they
having brought up
Here they made their
level of perpetual snow, ativaancisysues,rter past four, P.M..
tbopped until midnight, when
wood for a fire, and lance
lanterns, for the moon was
they again set 4,lTod`vtibe Grand Plateau at four in the
not up, and retched
where the party was swept away
morning. This
they
yuring Dr. Hamel's fatal attempt
were told to keep dead silence as
ibnyltBh2eo,ar.adal.nOcrFinally,
after a great deal of danger and
they Pastsheey all got safely to the summit at half-past
fatigue] iy ednesday morning, without a cloud to de-
nine oil view. Mont Blanc had never before been
stroy the
invaded by such a large party. The return was so-
complished in much less time, but the danger was f. t
greater, through an unexpected thaw on the glaciers
below the Grand Mulet. However, they all got to
Chamouny at half-past six on 'Wednesday evening,
where they were welcomed with guns, illuminations,
and every kind of demonstration the inhabitants,who
had watched them all the way with telescopes, could
command. On the night of the ascent Sir gotert
Peel was at Chamouny, and invited all the village,'s to
a supper to drink to their successful return.

THE POLICE FORCE AT THE EXHIBITION.—A very'
handsome silver teapot has been given to Superintendent
Pearce, by the command of the Queen, as a mark of her
Majesty's appreciation of the constant zeal, intelligence, and
discretion shown by him when in attendance upon her
Majesty on the occasions of the Queen's frequent vieits to the
Exhibition ; and a handsome cold watch to Inspector Johu
Beckerson (B division) and Robert Lester (C division), as a
mark of approval of their attention in the discharge of their
duties when in attendance upon her Majesty and the Prin-
cesses on the occasions of their visiting the exhibition. A
handsome gold watch is also given to Inspector Nassau
Smith O'Brien (I) division), from the Prince of Wales, as a
token:of appreciation of his attention when in attendance
upon his Royal Highness and Prince Alfred at the Exhibition.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office turns the 001'01110r of Van Diepon's Lud.

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