The Sun.
London, England, 1817-01-03 00:00:00

To-morrow concludes the Finance-Year, and
we bear witli 'pleasure that the last quarter, end
consequently tic whole year, has been more prol
ductivc to the Exchequer than could hate heel
otleipated.

ENTiRE nuAinu pF Tun BILITISH EXPEDITION
4IVEIt CONGO.
This news is contained in a letter frons Bdoisy
just received in Liverpool, (rum which we rn3ke
the following Extract.---

" Edda, 300. Oct.
" We are enabled to give you a piece of iota.,

ligence, which, though trot of a commercial no
tttre, will, 'to many, be of great interest ; ire tnean
the failure aide 1;i/sedition sent Out by your Go..
vernment early this year, under the command et
Captain Tu::KkY, whose object was to explore
the
river Congo. Like sll former enterprises of a rd.
nkilar k;nd, end notwithstanding the presumed dis."
iernittent end skill'of those concerned in the Ow
niug auttexectiting of it, there appears to base been It
of 'fare-sight, both as to the time and means.
However, as, no doubt, publicity will, in due tit"'
be given to all their proceedings, it will sitttiee for

113 to acquaint you, that yesterday arrived in thts
port his Majesty's ship Congo, and Dorothy trans.
port, flow tithel“hl, in 28 days, smiler the cow'
mend a Mr. FITZMAUHICII, formerly master, bat
who siieeeeded iii coakeptenee Of tilt death of
Captain Tvct;.,..,:t7 and the Liententnt, b•ttli of
whom died 2t tea, the former on the 341, time
ter on the sth instant. It appears that they tit•
rived at the mouth of the Congo about the 3d t►f
July, and, teavingthe transport, which, only fte-
,
companiet, t theta at an lUeolisiderable distance, they
proceeded iii the sloop,'which war built purposelY
tgtatiw little waster, up the river, to the e.K(esitd
120 miles, "len tier progress, and:e.veit that of
which they exPru..ll as beytruil all description. De-
termining still on the further prosecntion of their.
nmiertaking, the' men were landed, and it was lot
they had marched. 150 miles- (anti 1,20 ns
than any white person. bad been before) tarn`
barren and exceedingly mottntainotts country, after
experieneingthe greatest privations from the lather
of water, anti being entirely exhausted by fatigue:
14t4t-itttey gave.. up' the attempt. 4Jope enabto
iireitiost of them Cu traverse their route, and re-
ain their vessel; but, alas!' nature bad hofea e("i"
pletely worn out,for most of them, say 25 bat °l' 55:
died 24 hours after their return, catoprehentling*li
the selenti fie part of theEttropeaus; and,sw^f belicve,
only eight on board are anti' in a sloe r°
the vessel ; but as- their chief want seems ta
nourishment, it is to be honed cite others ‘tilt
$0641 be -brought ruin& 'Suspicions are enter-
tallied that ttiany died by 'poisOn,
the Blacks, and Mr. FlT2itAti Rice say*, tbst he
is persuaded that he cearilti penetrate an itumear..
way into the country, without aPOrehelli
i!lg danger from any other cause, as thu Pe7
PIA Art _very pusillanimous and •easily
datet, Ass. tnatter of courtesy aa4• exi)e#
4fericy, they Raked permission of the King's
::4 _ . .- •
pasa,.through their respective territories, w""
Was generally readily granted ; tit the saaje the/
were furnisheil tvith plenty of MaCks goitres:.
* Moderate chsroe but latterly, advantqc
, _
taken of theirtliftioultici, Mr. Frrzst .wascs
the Surgeon are determined un s recw attemPt
_ ..ts
the Admiralty will at out another expedition) P
es he thinks he can provide against till, ra"aiiii6
be has great hopes of attaining the desired entlb

" Yours, &c.

g.,.4
,40-67 courier.) ...S. D. an 4
Ole above as we find is - but anutt
ellatiffin ow readers, and psrOcularir fdi
rie'
11'114.1
of -who embarited on the expeititiatio