The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-25 00:00:00

I be; to inform their Lordships that, as soon as the
ice breaks up to admit of my proceeding northward, I
shall do so, making my way back in sufficient time to
he at Chamisso when the Herald arrives.
I 1):..g also to inform their Lordships that I am pro-
vided in every respect with provisions, slops, &c., for
my whole complement, up to the end clJtily, 1850.
I have now, in conclusion, to express to their Lord-
ships how much I feel satisfied with the conduct and
unwearied exertion of t'le officers and men under my
command; and I most earnestly beg to call the attention
of their Lordships more pal ticularly to the three fol-
lowing officers—Mr. Henry Martin, second master; Mr.
W. H. Hooper, acting mate; and Mr. John J. Lindsay,
clerk in charge; and trust their Lordships will grant
them the promotion they so much deserve.
I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your most obedient servant,
Tnoms.s E. L. MOORE, Commander.
To the Secretary of the Admiralty, &c.
Her Majesty's brig Plover, Choris Peninsula.
Ko:zebue Sound, Sept. 27, 1849.
Sir,—The time having arrived for the departure of
her Majesty's ship Herald for the southward I beg leave
to take advant tge of this opportunity to call to the notice
of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty the ser-
vices of the several officers undermentioned, viz., Messrs.
Martin, Ilooper, and Lindsay, and at the same time to
convey my opinion of the value I attach to their services
during the last sea hot'.
The advantage derived from the exertions cf Messrs.
Ilooper and Martin, in performing the various overland
expeditions during the inclemency of such a season, I
feel sure their Lordships wilt appreciate, as well as the
equally praiseworthy exertions of the third officer named
above (Mr. John J. Lindsay, clerk in charge), in ac-
quiring a knowledge of the language as fir as was prac-
ticable, which gr.( atly faeilitatei the communication of
our different expeditious with the natives of the country,
and by which means much useful information was ob-
tained.
For the reasons I have above stated I feel confident
in placing these effieers' conduct before you for their
Lordships' information, that they may receive the ad-
vancement to which I am sure their Lordships will admit
they are entitled.—l have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
T. E. L. MOORE, Commander.
Captain Henry Kellett, C. 8., her Majesty's
ship Herald.

The first of the letters is dated July 17, 1849, and is
addressed by Commander Moore, of her Majesty's ship
Plover, then lying off Chamisso Island, to Captain Kel-
lett, of the Herald, lying off Cape Krnsentem. It con-
tains the following proposals:—That on arriving off Cape
Lisburn the decked boats of the Herald and Plover, with
a whale boat, be hoisted out, commanded by Lieutenant
Pullen and Mr. Martin, with a party, of seven men in
each boat, including the ice master, victualled for thirty
da3s, and should explore the coast communicating with
the ships in the offing, when a sufficiently large inlet
should be formed for the ship to anchor in. On arriving
off Wainwright Inlet, should none be found southward,
two b, acs to be dispetched with seventy days' provisions,
with orders to proceed as far as prudent. In the event
of Wainwright Inlet proving unavailable, the ships to
remain off the packed ice till Sept. 25, when, if the boats
have already returned, they should sail to Chamisso
Island, and if not to St. Laurence Bay.
Tho following is Captain Kellett's reply:—
TO COMMANDER T. E. L. MOORE, HER MAJESTY'S SHIP