Star.
London, England, 1825-10-26 00:00:00

eAPT. PARRY'S ZAST VOYAGE:
We have already steed, that it the tiiiie when ,the
nafortunate accident happened to the not, in the last
voyage of Captain Parry, the leaders of the expedition
entertained strong hopes of succeeding in the object of
it. They were separated from the open sea by a bar-
rier of ice of no very formidable width, and had ascer-
tained that the sea remainedopen to a veil Consider-
ahle distance. They were deterred from endeatiouring
to enter upon it by a consideration that all the provi-
sions which could be stowed on board the Hacr.A would
only last the united crews of the Hama and FURY
twelve months, and that the voyageto Behrine's Straits
would probably last twenty-four. They saved as much
of the stores of the FURY as they could ; but a great
part of them were left on the beach, where they were
first landed, for the purpose of lightening her, along
with the luggage and clothes of the different Officers.
It is said that many Officers were obliged to abandon
in this manner property which had cost them three or
four hundred pound, at their outset on the voyage. We
trust that they will not ultimately lose it, but that the
Admiralty will indemnify them for it, even though such
a proceeding be contrary to the general prac•ice of the
service. At the time when the FURY struck, the HECLA
was aground, and consequently the situation of both
ships was most distressing. In this condition, which
was almost hopeless, not a murmur of disconte,,t
was heard among the men, but every order WAS
performed with cheerfulness and alactity. The cold
was intense, and yet during the night, men and Officers
were obliged to sleep on tile slime, with no miter vro•
tection fr.)m it than mere tents. Thep., on their
departure, were left standing, for the benefit of any vray
Esquimaux, who may happen to pass that way. During
this voyage the expedition did not see any of these
wandering tribes; and of course was deprived of the
amthernent which it derived on its last horn their
trickery and gluttony. The men resorted, however, to
all their old and also to some new modes of whiling
away the tedium of their nine months night of winter,
and upon Cie whole succeeded in it to admit ation. An,
observatory was erected on shore, in which the Officers
spent much of their time in making and recording
observations. The garden was at ended to as before;
but the herbs reared in it did not at all compensate for
the trouble bestowed upon them. Some cucumbers
were grown in glasses, in the summer, but not of a
very large description. The winter was milder than
any which the expedition previously experienced ; and
one proof of it is, that the ships were not laid up in their
winter.quarters till the Bth of October this time, though
in their former voyages they had been laid up about
the 22d or 23d of September. Them have been no
new discoveries made in any branch of natural history.
Ifleveral collections of insects, &c. have been made, but
few which were not known b fore their last voyage.
The ptarmagans were plentiful, apd some fine speci-
mens of them have been brought home.—Grouse were
also shot occasionally, and formed a delightful change
in the messes of the ships companies. Great attention
was paid to their diet, and the good effects of it were
visible in the healthy state of the crew.—Only two
men wete lost in the course of the voyage.—One died
of disease, and the other was drowned whilst on a
shooting party. It appeared, that in the twilight a
party of three had gone to a narrow channel of water
which ran between the ship and the shore, to shoot
certain birds which came to drink there. Two of the
party made a circuit to get round it, and iu doing so
separated from their companion. They then amused
themselves with shooting for some time, and thought
that their comrade was doing so too. On their return
to the ship, they had to get across this channel again,
when to their grief and surprise, they found their com-
panion's corpse floating on the surface of it. The men
in general seem uninjured by the harsh climates they
have left, and are confident that they shall succeed, if
another attempt be made for that purpose.
The Hama may be expected hourly at Deptford, as the Comet
steam packet was ordered to proceed from Chatham yesterday
morning, and tow her up the river. Capt. PARRY is on board of
her.--Capt. Horemas left Sheerness in a post-chaise soon after the
breaking up of the Court-Martial.