The Sun.
London, England, 1818-11-20 00:00:00

TIIE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

The following Letters confirm what wai first
stared exclusively in this Paper, respecting the
Discovery Expedition, particular!y as to the new
rice of people which had been found in that in-
teresting voyage :

4' The Jane, Captain YOUNG, of Montrose,
sailed in company with the Isabella :111(l Alexamfer,
from Lerwick, and learnt from Capt. Ross the fol-
lowing. interesting particulars After the last
accounts from the Expedition, up to the 25th July,
when they had reached lat. 75. '2l. and long. GO.
:30. the weather cleared, and the variation of the
compass increased so fast, that it became tlificult
find out exactly how the ship was steering.—
The sea, with the exception of sonic ice-bergs,
bein completely clear of other ice, they reached
7(1,.. when they were unexpectedly opposed
-
in their northern progress by terra firma. Here
they met with a new race of Esquimaux, who,
by their astonishment, appeared never to have seen
a ship before. At first they were much afraid,
and made signs for the vessel to fly away, thinking
they were huge birds of prey that had descended
from the moon to destroy them. A few of the na-
tives, however, were soon enticed on board, when
they expressed their awe and wonder by hugging
the masts, and other extravagant manifestations
of imploration, as if to superior beings ; at other
times, on attentively surveying the ships, they
laughed immoderately. They were entirely on-
. intelligible to the Esgoimaux whom Captain Ross
took out with him, although they seem to be•of
the same origin, their physiognomy tieing similar,
but of rather a clacker complexion—in their gene-
' ral appearance, language, and manners, approach-
ing nearer to the natives of Kamptschatka, or the
north-eastern extremity of Asia. Their mode of
travelling is on sledges, drawn by dogs, and some
of them were seen in this way, going north-
• ward. They were in possession of knives, which,
•!, it is conjectured, they must have formed from
the iron in its natural state, and which may,
perhaps, at some future period, become an object
of commerce with the natives of these hitherto
unknown regions. The weapons they used for kit-
?
ling the smaller species of whales were the horns
• of the sea unicorn. Here, then, at the termina-
tion of this immense bay, which, till now, has
been supposed to communicate with time Polar Ba-
sin, an entire new race of human beings has been
• discovered ; and the idea of reaching the Pole, or
• of penetrating into the North Pacific Ocean by
liehring's Straits, through this supposed passage,
is tor ever at rest. The Isabella and Alexander
•*,, traversed the whole bay, having sailed up the
eastern, and returned by the western shore—thus
proviog that the whole of that vast and unknown
country, from Cape Farewell to the Cape Wal-
singliam of Davis, is attached to the continent of
America. After all, the traditionary story, handed
down among the Southern Esquimaux, that there
is a rapid and narrow river to time northward, which
t. may communicate with the Polar Basin,•is perhaps
founded on reality. Our navigators, in their pro-
gress round this dreary bay, saw numerous whales;
• and due advantage will no doubt be taken of this
• valuable discovery by the fishers next season."

EXTRACT (IF A LETTER FROM AS: OFFICER ON BOARD
THE ALEXANDER, DATED LERWICK, NOV. 3
" 1 am happy to inform you, that we arrived
here on Friday, the 30th ult. from the Straits,
atter a passage of three weeks ; the Isabella
rived the same day with us ; we had been parted in
a gale of wind, off Cape Farewel4, on the 9th of
October,-and both got in here nearly at the same
lime; we were in about two hours before her.
We got up to the head of Baffin's Bay on the 20th
of August, and found it nothing but a bay, and
that we were not further north at that time than
76. 45. lat, and long. 74. IV. and foUnd land all
round, and quite narrow from land to Land ; and
opt the 21st of August we began to come to the
southward, and along the west land, which all
(Ile way down we found quite clear of ice. We
found many large inlets, which we were in with
the ships, but always found land all round, at the
head of them. One of these sounds that we en-
, tered was in 74. of. N. latitude, and we were up.
till our longitude was above 80. W. and we found
at the head of the hay the variation as high as
110. which is about 10 points of the compass.".

EDUCATION or THE POOR IN THE HIGHLANDS.—
We are truly glad to observe, that the Gentle,
men who have kindly undertaken to organise the
proposed Society for the support of Schools in the
llighlands, have lost no time in calling a General
Meeting 'in furtherance ot that most desirable
i,hject. 11 would be almost presumption to offer
one word in commendation ot an object of which
every man knows and acknowledges the value.—
The. education of the pour has, for some yea's
hack, occupied the mightiest intellects ot the
civilized world. Those who engaged in it have
the satisfaction of knowing that their praiseworthy
design is approved by the most profound wisdom
of the age, and that they have Kings and Empe-
rors for their coadjutors.—(lnverness Paper.)
SU POKN DEATH —OO Monday evening, as the
landlady of the Roebuck public-house,ouTurnham
greet], was in her bar serving her eustomers,being
in perfect health at the time, she complained of
a sudden pain in her head, and sitting down put
both her hand, to her forehead, and expired im-
mediately. Medical aid was shortly procured,
but to no avail, the vital spark was fled.—A Co-
roner's Inquest has since been held on the body,
which returned a verdict—" Died by the visita-
tion of God."

AWFUL INSTANCE OF SUDDEN DEATEI.-011
Tuesday evening, a Gentleman who had been to
witness the Sparring Exhibition at the Fives-
Cour, it) St. Martin-street, Leicester-square, had
left the place, accompanied by several other ama-
teurs, at the conclusion and was proceeding to-
wavds Leicester-square, in his usual state of
health, when to the astonishment of the company,
he suddenly dropped down and expired upon the
spot. He was not known to any one present at that
time, but every possible attention was paid him, and
proper means for restoring animatio)i ineffectually
resorted to. The body %vas carried to the Duke's
Head public-house, where it lies to be owned,
and for a Coroner's Inquest.

LAW :INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CIIANCERY, Nov. 19.

INDispos;TroN OF THE LORD CHANCELLOR.

It gives us sincere pleasure in stating the still
farther amended state of his Lordship's health.—
Ile again passed a good night and was much bet-
tet this tiny, though not so far recovered as to be
able to come to Westminster Hall. 'lt is under-
stood his Lordship will resume his sittings on
Monday next.