The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-12 00:00:00

Thursday, 16—Weather cloudy; moderate breeze from
the N.W.; standing to the N.E. 6 p.m. Wore ship;
squadron in company,
Friday, 17.—Weather, cloudy; moderate breezy from
southward; steering course; squadron in company.
Saturday, 18—Weather, cloudy; light breeze from
the/ northward. 4 P.M. Wore, and stood to the westward;
squadron in company.
Sunday, 19—Weather, clear; light breeze from the
N.E.; steering course under alt possible sail; steam up
greater part of the day; squadron in company.
Monday, 20—Weather, gloomy; atmosphere, hazy;
moderate breeze from the eastward; steering course,
under all possible sail; steam up greater part of the day;
squadron in company.
Tuesday, 21—Weather, clear; gentle breeze from the
eastward; steering course under all possible sail. 10
A.M. All commanders communicated with the commo-
dore on board the Resolutf.. 4.15 p.m. Signal to
Pioneer and Intrepid to take Resolute and Assistance in
tow. 4.30. Assistance in tow of the Intrepid. 7.15.
Resolute in tow of Pioneer, rather slack work on the
part of ..tha.latter ; heavy head „swell on towing
Assistance four knots—lat. by observation 59 52 N.,
long. 15 50 W.
Wednesday, 22--Weather, rain; with moderate
breeze from the southward. 4 A.M. Cast off Assistance;
steering course under all possible sail; squadron in
company. _ .

Thursday, 23—Weather, rainy great part of the day;
curlews and other land birds hovering round the ship,
probably come off from the coast of Iceland; steaming
about three hours in the course of the day—lat. by ob-
servation at noon, 59 23 N., long. 24 1 W.; squadron in
company.
Friday, 24—Weather, cloudy; moderate breeze from
the eastward; steering course under all possible sail;
squadron in company.
Saturday, 25—Weather, rain; calm early part of the
day, latter part light breeze from the south-west; steam-
ing about four hours in the course of the day; squadron
in company.
Sunday, 26—Weather, rain ; light breeze from the
north-east until 10, P.M., when it came on to blow fresh
from the south-east ; steering course ; squadron in
company.
Monday, 27—Weather, cloudy; blowing a fresh gale
from the eastward; ships steering course under close-
reefed topsails ; schooner carrying topsail, squaresail,
and close-reefed boomsails—tat. by observation at noon,
58 59 N., long. 37 19 W.; squadron in company.
Tuesday, 28—Weather, cloudy, passing showers; fresh
breeze from the north-east; steering course under all
plain sail. 11, A.m. Sighted land, supposed to be
Cape Farewell, bearing N. W., distance about 50 miles;
latter part of the day dense fog; passed some straggling
pieces of ice.
Wednesday, 29—Weather, clear ; moderate breeze
from the southward; steering course to the northward
under all possible sail; passed some straggling ice and
berg pieces; squadron in company.

Thursday, 30—Weather. clear; early part of the day
calm, latter part light breeze from the northward; stand-
ing to the S.W. 3, p.m. Observed a strange sail
to the westward, which proved to be the Emma Eugenia
transport, bound to Whale Islands ; squadron in
company.
Friday, 31—Weather, cloudy; light breeze from the
westward; steaming greater part of the day; in the
course of the forenoon Resolute communicated with

transport. 6 P.M. Wore and stood to the S.W.; squad-
ron in company.
Saturday, June I—Weather, cloudy; blowing a fresh
gale from the N.W.; trying to the southward and west-
ward, under close-reefed sails; squadron, including
transport, in company.
Sunday, 2 Weather, cloudy; early part of the day,
moderate breeze from the N.W.; standing to the south-
ward and westward. 1 P.M. Observed a strange sail
standing to the eastward, which proved to be a Danish
brig of war, supposed to be bound to Uppernock. 2.30
P.M. Tacked to the eastward; squadron in company.
Monday, 3—Weather, clear; light breeze from the
nortward and westward. 7 P.M. Tacked and communi.
cat, d with commodore.
N.W.; standing to the southward and westward; steam
Tuesday, 4—Weather, cloudy; light breeze from the
up several hours in the course of the day. 5.31. Some
part of the engine broke down; tacked to the N.W., and
steered course. 11.30. Engine repaired, got steam up;
squadron in company.
Wednesday, s—Weather, cloudy; moderate breeze
from the westward until 6 P.M , when wind veered to the
northward; tacked, and steered to the westward; steam
up the greater part of the day; squadron in company.
Tursday, 6—Weather, rain, accompanied with a
dense fog; strong breeze from the northward; steering
course, under all plain sail; squadron in company.
Friday, 7—Weather, hazy, with rain; moderato breeze
from the S.E.; steaming greater part of the day, to enable
us
with the squadron.
Saturday, B—Weather cloudy, with passing showers
%otu keep company
early part of the day; wind from the south; steering
course. latter part wind veered to the N.E , and set in
dense fog; squadron in company.
Sunday,9—Weather,
misty; light breeze from the N.E.,
latter part of the day
calm; squadron in company.
Monday, 10—Weather misty, early part of the day
calm; 6 A.N , according to signal, Pioneer took Resolute
in tow; Intrepid the transport; Whale Islands bearing
N.N.W.; distance, 290 miles; 12 noon lost sight of Al;-
sistance; dense fog during the whole of the day.
Tuesday, ll—Weather, dense fog, calm; latter part
Pal:bergs
clear; 8A N. passed a large iceberg, about mile in
12-IV.'
st
Ew ; o circumference;lf2 Wednesday,non schooners, 316
in sight; 12 midnight, (21 yesterday,tal Isesercl ca os turd; ,m lightfice; ships
from in
ob-
served altitude of sun 3 deg, above the horizon; ships
in tow.

Thursday, 13—Weather, clear, light breeze from the
northward; 10 A.m., sighted land, which proved to be
the Island of Disco, bearing north, distance about 70
miles; ships in tow.

Friday, 14—Weather, clear, calm; 11 A.M., Resolute,
transport, Pioneer, and Intrepid, anchored at Whale
Islands in seven fathoms water, averaging about 2i miles
per hour; greatest rate of towing five miles per hour in
a dead calm.
I may observe that with the wind right ahead they
can make little or no headway in towing, but fortu-
nately for us in this towing match we either had a calm
or the wind favourable, so as all sails would draw.
Saturday, 15—Weather, clear; light airs from the
westward. 5 A.M. Got steam up, weighed anchor,
and proceeded in search of Assistance. 6 ♦.M. Ob.
served Assistance bearing S.S.W., distant about nine
miles. 8.45. Took Assiitance in tow. 1 p.m. An-
chored with Assistance at Whale Islands, which result
shows but little in favour of towing by steamers, the As-
sistance having been off the harbour's mouth at 9 P.M.
A Danish brig of war which we saw on the Ist of June
also arrived off the islands last night; her name is the
Pearl.

The following is from another correspondent:--
Her Majesty's ship Assistance, May 22,
land cannot knowing ving the
Having a spare 14
t•s9on 4O
Nha" long. 20 W.
half-hour hand,
interest you feel about the expedition,
it better than in giving you a short account of our employ
pro-
ceedings since leaving the Orkneys. Of course, long are
you receive this, you will have heard that we left that
place (the Orkneys) on the 15th instant, in tow of the
steamers Dasher and Lightning. We fully expected
that they would have accompanied us at lest 100 miles
to the westward of the islands, but in consequence of
some derangement in the Intrepid's machinery, she
cinglPisahnY e.hears, and
Before doing
s 0
could not keep way with us; we therefore east off tow
at six rat., about 20 miles to the westward of Haywaaa,
wind light at south-west.
Aw te eight the
esteamers peaarrttei English parted
pro-
ceeded on our different routes. The south-west wind
continued until the 17th, when it hauled round to the
north-east and south-east. Last evening, it getting very
light, our tenders took us in tow, and tugged us nearly
3i miles per hour. This morning the breeze again
freshened from the south-east; cast off, and we are now
bowling along on our course seven knots per hour.
May 28—We have had a glorious run since the 22d;
this morning, at eleven, made Cape Farewell, bearing
due north 60 miles; so far we have made a splendid
passage; we rounded the Cape at 60 miles distant; in
the evening fell in with some loose sailing ice; very
foggy during the night; fired guns occasionally to show
position; sailing through loose ice during the night.
May 29—Fine clear weather in the evening; made ice
ahead, apparently forming an impenetrable barrier;
calm during the night.
May 30—Lights airs from northward; stood along
the ice, which proved to be a heavy stream of small
bergs, closely packed; seeing to char Passage to the
north-west, stood through it, and got into clear water;
this afternoon we observed a sail to leeward, which

proved to be our transport.
May 31—Transport joined company: found that four
of cur bullocks bad died on the passage; a great loss

Re°so tt
Resolute; we
ute;
in the
for us.
of them
June 1 to 10—We had variable weather; gales from
the
the northward, principally light northeasterly'
terly winds.
we are now in la,. 64 30 N., long. . 55 W.; it being calm
the
transportcommodore
ie tow, and
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ah decided
toe
Pioneer n eing towed;
the
afternoon; lam sorry to say we saw another of our
are left alone in our glory; we lest sight
bullock, floatin4 past this evening; the weather has been
rather cold, thermometer 4 degrees below the freezing