The Sun.
London, England, 1827-10-15 00:00:00

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NAVAL MITILUGY.44Ct.
PORTSMOUTTI, OCT. I g:..1:-We have rnech grad&
cation in announcing the arrival of Captain Back
and Lieutenant Kendall, of the Royal Navy, in
charge of the Land Arctic Expedition, who landed
here yesterday morning from the ship Prince of
Wales, last from York Factory, Hudson's Bay,
which they left on the 15th of September. These
intrepid officers, as well as their chief, are arrived
home in the most perfect health, as ate sixteen of
the eighteen men who accompanied them in their
arduous discoveries—one of their number was lost in
a rapid, and one died from natural causes. Copt,
Back accompanied Captain Franklin in his endea_
yours to reach Icy Cape, by the western channel of
Mackenzie's River, and Lieutenant Kendall went.
with Dr. Richardson, in an eastern direction, to
examine the intermediate coast between the Mac- •
kenzie and the Copper-mine Rivers. Though nei-
ther party of the expedition has actually traced the
navigation of a North-west Passage, yet they are
perfectly satisfied, from the success which has at-
tended their discoveries, that a passage is open from
Davis's Straits to Behring's Straits, or from the
North Atlantic to the North Pacific Ocean; and
thus the geographical problem is solved, that. the
great continent of America is an island only, but.
from insurmountable obstructions of ice, the passage
round it can never, or but very seldom, be navi-
gated. The ship Prince of Wales went past for act
River, with the men on board who were employed
ill the expedition. Captain Back and Lieutenant
Kendall set off for the Admiralty.

Letters have been received here from .Sir Edward
Codrington's squadron, dated off Navatin, Sept. 25,
which state that they were then blockading
.the.
Turkish fleet in that port, which consisted of four.
sail of the)i4e, fifteen frigates, twenty-five corvettes..
and 4 nuroba of "Smaller vcsstla. Nothing particuls.
bad occurred since they commenced: this service,-
which was in conformity with the Treaty made with
the Governments of Russia and France, and which
had been notified to the Commander of the fleet, as
well as what measures would be:pursued to carry the
'Treaty into effect.

last Tuesdayfrem the his
M Gulph ajesty's
INblle.ixgicot,hehilavviiiticgrnfleritt:
Capt. Charmer, arrived from the `Vest Indian sta-
tioioen
Vera Cruz, June 11, and Tampico, Aug. 18, bring-
ing thence 500,000 dollars and 139 serous of cochi-
neal, on merchants' account : she touched at Ha-
vannah, and left it September 8. The TAr.
.....tomart
did not bring any specie on account of the Mexican
Government. Whilst she lay at Vera Cruz, the
authorities represented that some circumstances had
recently occurred which induced the Government
not to send any specie, for shipment, to Vera Cruz,
for the present; but, though the Britomart subse-
quently lay 64 days at Tampico, and the Govern-
ment were aware of the circumstance, as they inlet
also have been that the character. of the Republic
was at stake upon the transmission of money to
England, yet the last letters received at Tampico
from the city of Mexico stated that they had not
sent off a single dollar. It was believed that the
Public Treasury was quite exhausted, and the pre-
sent state of the Government and of the counts;
presented altogether a poor prospect for, the public
creditor. The Britomart brings an equally unfa-
vourable- account of the state of the Mines. The
iron pipes and machinery, which were sent from this
country to be: iused in working them, lie about at
Vera Cruz just as they. were landed, soon after the
formation of the Mining Companies in England.
The Pylades, 18, Captain George V. Jackson, and
the Valorous, 28, Captain the Earl of Htuningdon,
are the next ships comingjo England from the
Gulph of Mexico. All was Quiet at the Havarinali.
Commodore Laborde was lying there with his
squadron, he having received orders from Ferdinand
not to risk the disasters of the seas again during the
hurricane months. The consequence had been, that
Commodore Porter, whom the Americans had, at
the urgent request of the Spanish Government,
forced to quit Key West, had escaped from that
port, and arrived, with his squadron, at Vera Cruz.
The Britomart is to be, paid off at this port.
On Thursday arrived the Arab transport, Lieut.
Basden, from Quebec, having conveyed thence to
Cork the second division of the 70th regiment, and
brought from that place the first division Of the
58th Regiment, for present duty in this gerison.—
The Arab left Quebec on the 2d.September, where,
all public affiiiraaregoing on with tranquil. prospe-
rity. A greater cumber of emigrants, principally
from the North of Ireland, had arrived out this sea-
son, than .in any preceding ; some had gOne into
the United States, but the greater number had dis-
tributed themselvesin the Upper Provinces, whilst
some hundreds had obtained.employ in, the new
grand Canal which is forming between:Kingston
and the Ottawa; so, that, considering• the great
influx of pauper emigrants, no great degree of distress
was anticipated in the approaching winter season,
With respect to the staple article of trade at Quebec
we understand that the quantity of timber shipped
this season for England was materially smaller than
it had been during the three preceding years, in con-
sequence of the overtrading having created a large
stock on hand, in the great English markets, and
that only five new ships bad been ,Iminched';this
year;. but still things had so accommodated them-
selves that but little mercantile embarrassment was
felt, and the industrious labourer bad not wanted
employ. We do not hear of any shipments of
wheat for this country.
On Thursday the Southworth transport, Lieut.
Sanders, arrived from Cork (in 47 hours), with the
head-quarters of the 58th Regiment, having pre-
viously taken part of the 734 regiment to Gibraltar,
and returned to Cork with part of the 64th regiment.
She will sail on Tuesday with invalids for Chatham,
and stores for 'Deptford and Woolwich.
On Monday arrived here the barque Huskisson, of
London, from Jamaica, which Island she left on the
Ist August, with little more than half a cargo ;
many other ships sailed at the same time, in ballast,
owing to the failure of the crops. During the stay
9f the Huskisson at Kingston and Old Harbour, she
was very sickly, having lost two masters and,eleven
of the crew; and, on the passage homeward, another
master (Robert W. Airy) and two seamen died.--
She was, therefore, put under quarantine on her ar-
rival; but the crew (one man excepted, ill from.sle,.
bility) were in perfect health ; she received pratique
on Wednesday, and next day sailed for the River;
Same day arrived the Leonidas,. (Gardner, from
Richmond, Virginia, to Cowes_,•for orders; Phoenix,.Anderson, from Batavia to this place, for orders;
and Glatton, Lawton, from Honduras, with osho-:
gano, for London. On Wednesday, the Cambrian,
Warnack, from New York for London, put into
Cowes, by contrary, winds. Yesterday the brig..
Mary Ann, E. Thomas, master, arrived from St. Do.
mingo in 42 days, with coffee, to Cowes, for orders.
On Monday arrived the Wippomenestlt,oss, and
this evening the James Colvin, Pritchard. from Ba-
tavia, bound to. Rotterdam ; the former left the Cape
on July 20; the Sparrowhawk was then lying there.
On Tuesday nightit blew a gale of wind, but no
• • done by it-at this port, either tp person
injury was
or property. The Russian brig of war Courier,
lying at Spithead, not knowing the.security of the
anchorage, and fearing danger becauso she drove,
tired guns of distress, and two of our. adventurous
waterrnen went off in 'the height, of the gale in a
wherry, to givethem what assistance they might
—Hampshire Telegraph.

The Duke of Sussex and suite dined and
slept at the Wheat Sheaf, Alconbury Hill, on
Monday last. Before his departure, his Royal
Highness expressed to Mr. Warm), the land-
lord, his high gratification with the comfort& and
attention be had received- There are few houses
perhaps, fur internal management, costly. furni-
ture, and, plate, better calculated to receive such
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