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THE ARMY.

THE ARCTIC LAIII)A
•IMMINNIII.
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Copy of ea nttoweing letter froemane of
cars on the Expedition now travelling in
of North America, toward) the.shores,
Ocean, dated at Sea, August V,
" After passing the Southern
named Cape Farewell, we met .
it did not Lay thick, little difficulty
in forcing a way through it, nor did
an impediment as the contrary winds . ,con-
tinued to thwart us. Near the Greenland coast, the,
streams or fields of ice consisted of a collection of
loose and comparatic:/eitlat pieces, more or less
densely compacted t , according to the
of the weather ; but on approaching the shores ofLa-
brador we fell in with many icebergs, or large gloat-,
ing fields of ice. The variety of forms assumed by
these masses afforded us amusement, bot occasionally
we saw some of such an enormous size, that every,
other feeling give place to astonishment. One of
these larger berg we estimated to be 200 feet high
above the water, and above half a mile is length; Ito,
surface was broken .by mountains of no mean sizes,
with deep rallies between. Enormous as these di-.
mensions must appear, you will be more surprised.
when I inform you that the part of an iceberg which
projects above water, amounts only to a ninth part'
of the whole mass, that being the proportion of ice
which floats above salt water. Arthur's Seat, near
Edinburgh, clothed with snow, would have formed,
only one pinnacle to this berg. When these bo •Is
became familiar to us from their frequency, w de-
lived much pleasure from the various sha and
gradations of colour they exhibited. The m corn-
pact parts were generally of a bright verdigris hue,
towards the base a fine sea green prevailed—here
and them a tint of red was seen, and the summits
alone were snow-white. As the part of theice which
is covered by the sea decays more rapidly than that
which is in the air, it often happens that one of these
islands becomes top-heavy, and tumbles over. We
never saw one is the act of making this revolution ;
but most of them bore evident marks of having. been
overturned twice or thrice, the old water-lines inter-
secting each other in various directions, being still
deeply engraved on their surfaces.
" We first beheld the land (Resolution Island) dur-,
ing a fog, which soon became so thick that we could'
not see the length of the ship. In consequence of this,
we got involved in a field of ice; then, to add to our
distress, it fell calm, and although we
-could perceive
that we were carried along by a violent current, yet
the fog deprived us of ascertaining its direction, ..
the depth of water was too treat to admit of our
anchoring. After remaining in this situation for two
or three hours, receiving occasionally some heavy
blows from the ice, an alarm was given that we were
close on the rocks. We all ran upon deck, and be-
held a tremendous cliff frowning directly over the
mast-heads of the ship. It was perfectly perpendi-
cular, covered in many places by sheets of ice, and
its summit was so high, and shrouded in so thick a
fog, that it could not be traced from the deck. We
had scarcely time to make any useful exertions, for
in a few minutes the ship fell broadside against the
cliff, along the fate of which she was violently hur-
ried ,y the current towards a ridge of broken rocks,
which soon would 'have torn the stoutest vessel- to
pieces. The heavy swell which prevailed, caused the
ship, in her passage, to beat against various rocky
ledges -which projected under water. Oue of the
blows -he thus sustained, drove the rudder out Of its
plats---:rut it fortunately hung suspended by a tack-
ling % hich had been employed to secure it on coming
amongst the ice. At this instant, when all human
exertions seemed perfectly fruitless, the current eddied
off shore, the land breeze sprung up, a boat that we.
had put overboard succeeded in taking us in tow,
and what appeared almost miraculous—one of the
last thumps the ship received caused the rudder to
fall back into its place. By this combination of fa-
vourable circumstances, we succeeded in getting
round the point we so much dreaded ; and, setting
all sail, we steered from the *land. Upon the first
alarm of danger, the women and children, of whom
we hadia large number on board, going to Lord Sel-
kirk's colony, rushed upon deck much terrified. The
Officers, however, succeeded in calming their fears,
and prevailed on.them to go below, out of the way
of the sailors; but scarcely had this been effected,
when the current carried us against a large iceberg
which had grounded upon a ridge of sunken rocks,
that lay at some distance from the shore. The crash
of the masts and yards, together with the grinding of
the ship's side against the ice, terrified them more than
ever, but we speedily got clear of this second danger
without receiving further damage. Our troubles
were not, however, at an end ; the ship had received
' so much damage, whilst on the rocks, that, on exa-
mination, a great deal of water was found in th
hold._ All hands were instantly set to the pumps,
but, to our mortification, we found that the water
rushed in faster than we_could, with every exertion,
discharge it. Affairs now wore a gloomy aspect ;
the water in the hold increased to upwards of five
feet, and the men were getting tired of the pumps,
when, fortunately, the weather cleared up a little, and
We saw the Eddystone, one of the vessels that ae-
compenied us, at no great distance; we bore down,
and informed theni odour situation. Every assistance
in their power was promptly supplied ; they sent
twenty men and two carpenters. The services of
the latter were invaluable, as our own carpenter had
died is the earlier part of the voyage. With thii
fresh accession of strength, wo kept the leak from
Ljoining upon us ; and after some time, the carpenters
succeeded in discovering and patching up the broken
,so as sensibly to diminish the influx of water.
Their operations were, however, slow ; and it was not
until the evening of the second day, that we
suc-
ceed
ed in getting all the water out of the ship.—
During the whole of this time, not only the Officers
and men worked hard, but many of the women, re-
covering their spirits, proved eminently useful at the
pumps. As the water decreased, the carpenters were
enabled' the more readily to repair the damage that
had been sustained; and.thiy ultimately succeeded
so well, that one pump aFonsol. sufficient to discharge
the water as fast as it key. la. In this state we
have Continued ever since.
" In these Straits the Hudson% Bay vessels are ge-
nerallyvisited by a tribe of Escluitoasta, who frequent
the shores diving the summer, and come off to t,he
ships for the purpose of harming their whole wesilh,
recd consists- in whale and-seal blubber,- for iron;

Seal Return to an Order of the House of;
states the total amount of Recruits raised
Britain and Ireland for the land forces, flora
of October, 1818, to the 25th of October,
5071, of which 256 are for limited service,
remainder for unlimited service.
ires are concerting for raising a Corps of
• Infantry, under the auspices of some of the
spectable residents in Iscedsand its neighbour.
and many persons have already given in their

A gnat ~.... . disappoil A whet'
they missed us. In a short time, we were surrounded
by thirty or forty tames,. each carrying one man,
with his small ca ormerchandize, which, to ther
Ireac satiafaciion, sey speedily exchanged for pieces
of iron, hoops, k , saws, atchets, and harpoons,
and tin-pots. The wind conunuing contrary the re-
mainder of the day, we stood in towards the land,
and gave the women of the.tribir an opportunity to
come off, which they did in five large canoes, framed
like the large one, of skins, -but open, and each capa-
ble of carrying from twenty to thirty people. The,
oars were pulled by women, but there was an old
man in each boat to direct them. As they brought
off a great many children, I suppose we saw the
whole tribe, amounting to nearly 200 persons.
" The features of the Esquimau: are not the
regular in the world; but it was pleasing to see-theti
flat, fat, greasy faces. When they. had disposed of
their articles of trade, we -presented the women an
child um with a few needles, beads, and otheetrinkets,
and seat them away highly delighted. Since that I
time, we have been contending- against contrary
winds—but by perseverance have succeeded in get-
ting within a few days sail of York factory, at which
place I shall conclude and dispatch.
" Await 51-20114setory.
" We have landed here in safety ; find the ccuntry
more pleasant than we expected, and have been told,
that the difficulties of travelling in this country have
' _ been much exaggerated. J. R."

movements of a hostile nature being ex-
among the Lancashire Radicals, the Yeomanry
of Cheshire, we hear, have again received
march to the vicinity of Manchester, to be
tluess if wanted.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

. • Lerma MON TH2 AGENTS TO WK'S AT lumina',
Daus -puma= 51.
Having been informed that Captain Roma.who arrived
Lady Nepean packet from Cuxhaven, has contradicted
ort of the 29th instant, of the Elbe being clear of Lee, by
that he left his vessel and many others fast frozen in, we
consequence, seen Captains HART and MOON, as well as
Ltrum s Mate, and all agree that our report was correct."
ausotrrit, Dec. S9.—Wind N.—Arrived the Mantura, Baas-
from London for St. Michael's. Sailed the Louisa,
,for Grenada.
.ratoutn,, Dec. 30.—Arrived the Sir Sidney Smith, Ls-
from Napless and Albion, NICISOUPOP, from Havre.--

e Doc. 50.—Arrived the Thomas Coons East Delia-
Several other vessels are seen working up. Sailed the
Amphitrite, Meaux, for the Cape ; she had great difficulty in
working out of the Bay, and at one time fears were entertained
safety.
ITIMOUTS, Dsc. Ile—Wind S.— Arrived the Heroine,
from Madras, sailed let August, from the Cafe 116th
and from Sc. Helena 9th November. She expo/ism:ad
weather en her passage. Also arrived the Opbelle,
, from London for Canton. The Ocean transport that
yesterday, has brought up at St. Helen's.
Dec. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived and sailed for the
the Hannah, Was's*, from Quebec. Arrived end no.
the Proxima schooner, from Margate Roads.
Lrnaroot Dec. 30.—Arrived the Ann WiCensie, Moans-
- .Demerara. On the 9th December, In lat. 42. 21. long.
experienced a violent hurricane and received conddera-
_-4 damage ; and the Waterloo, Penascs, from St. John's, New
Brunswick. On the $.54 December, in lat. 51. 33. fell in with
Rob Roy, from Quebec for Belfast, with loss of fore-
and in tow of one of his Majesty's schooners steering for

NEW YEARS DAY.

Sow with trey hairs; sad braise of assay days,
1%. Ql4 Tsar Wl{ buried with her 1111CM0111.-411Airrikalt.

As when a floPer curls wand its ruddy lip
• To taste Berl tibia, and rti seed Aspires ;
Aa a sweet babe emergosinte being,
And Its fend *fuer diesli fury;
• New Year utearphs o'er the Old, and Goa
Bream She Winter round his Throne of Light !
All ye wh6 sport oa Feetime's tickle wiles,
And whirl, ten Disdpatlea's huriotreilmi
life's slippery hill, eh ! check 7setlairipaii slim;
. And list to Mercy's voice, by age Maim%
Aad strong expertise*, wiser grown! 'lll true; • • `
You yet are subjects of her favoned care, '
And la the world an edam= stain;
. But glaace erased, and view the wrecks that DILATE,
Within twelve mouths, has made. Nays yea not lost
game vandals*, sire, child, friend, from the sphere
In which you men? Oh ! have you Dot paced slowly
Behind the seabed pall, edged whitely round,
With 'kerchief meMe4 to absorb your sobs
For some endearing obis:U.6f your he.art,
And felt the weight ed OK depress your It-opet
The Palace 'or die est* not secure
From Death's latiudi6V—ltich or poor, the sick,
The healthy, igtsermilliiir wise—the leaf,
The oak, the meteor, or the By, in tits,
Feel his dominion !—Come, while life remains,
And dedicate these muslin( hours, to prove
If conscience will applaud, or reprehend
Tour paste:ilium, and with faithfulness
Trace back your footsteps to your birth-day's dawn,
And from their import judge I This will improve
Your bosom and your years Andlila, who cum
E'en fer " espasrow's fall," wif not forget
Tour due reward in realms of endless peace !
fstingtn-Ctrees, - • P.

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Talimoth.
The storm on the 17th ult. at Lowestoft, was most
melancholy. A brig foundered near the shore, and
such a position that ne effort could relieve the
(eight in number); they clung to the wreck ;
their cries, during the evening, were distinctly
in the streets. They all perished within a few
lof almost the whole population of Lowestoft.
esterday a Court of Directors was held at the
India House, when the under-mentioned Com-
...lers took their final leave of the Court, previous
departing for their respective destinations, viz.
`aptain T. 7. BrLessasee, of the Ads; Captain F. Came-
, of the AsteU ; and Captain H. A. Datontono, of the
Huntir—for bengal sad China.
following Captains were sworn into the corn-
_ of their respective shins, viz.
Captain IL Ilmatt.toe. of the Dunks, for Beetbay and Chins;
("Altai& A. it Camas, of the Duke of York, for Madras and
edits.

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csiseinents,
same; theta** %J-
-.. hy white ea. cageffiage. Simi ;gems to
coneepond with the skill "finiibed mad the arm by White CIO
tin, edged with fine sera* lace, and separated from the muiLli
by a new-embossed trinuning en rosettes; in the centre of each
d wig& h priced e tine pearl., Stomacher 4-/a-Parisienes,
White satin,=4 bias ribbon. hite satin blue hat, with :icti
sink's. of coquelicot, and a superb plumage of white and ,trek;
feathers intermixed. A carved nrot7 fan, white kid gloves, al.('
whim satin shoes complete the dress.
The shape of the bonnets differs but little since last month ;
puce-coloured feather silk bonnet seems much In favour fcr
walking, edged with a narrow curtain of fine white blond, trd
memento' by two black drooping feathers, of the cypress kind.
Caps of the Caledonian kind, of black velvet, promise tc re
much in favour for the carriage. There has been an ninovetair.
made in these caps, which destroys in them their bramifol 1::-.:cr-
tish originality the shape of their crowns might give theta
name of the Westminster College Caps; the trencher form of
which, though a novelty on a Lady's head, is. not an attraction,
hloahrio Darns, merely fur the bteakfast table, are of- ht.:
Cambric, made higii to the throat with a double frill ;, the t nrderi
erune, and edges et the frill are richly worked in embeahn.,- 7.
coloured tablates, with the elegant appendage of a Firipiat
Itenniatine of white satin, with ribbons to answer the coloct c f
thAllpen, are much worn in half dress. Nothing can be pme
=loan these stomachers; they set off the shape aodi,ive. a
finish either to half or full dress.
A Chinese silk of French pink is mu* admired for 'emirs
&els or for the ball-room ' • the sleeves are mad* short, and ih s
'ef white satin and blond: the border is trimmed with Tows of
Wight satin folisge. •
• *sales evening dress for young Ladies is of celestial bits
doff White sniped satin; trimmed with blue and 'white satin to,
111.1, and an deg* Parisian stomacher to correspond.
bandeaus of feathered silk, edged with pearls or blor.d,
ere seldh wow as evening head-dresses; by the very yourg
without any other ornament tbau the hair full dressed ; Wks
of riper age add a full phone of feathers.-141 13de dlaarniblee.
Hair ]Jesse.--.A round dress composed of edam *isle
4he colour is difficult to describe; it is between a dark fawn "4,4
a sage green, without being exactly either, but of the two, it it
nearest to the green. The body is made idler more than hi:4*
high ; the back has a little fulness at the botteln of' the waist
the fronts are tight to the sham and doped a little each ide
'lithe bosom, so as partially to display the topper part at the •
peck. The body is elegantly finished by a ruff composed cf
Sew de Napier and satin, to correspond with the dress; it ataccis
up behind is the Elisabeth stite, so as to shed, the back et tLe
throat, but is open on each ride of the bosom. Long sieve et
a moderate v the bottom is ornamented with halm, to
correspond with the dress; it is lesds La plaits, and interhuxed
with twisted greide Naples cord, in webs snannee as to form:
new god eery pretty cuff. Half-deeve ot the show materials
the rill; it is disposed in full oval puilh. The bottom of tie
skirt is finished by a double fall al bee, between which is A '
*owl and pretty trimming, sonspOsed of white sada aid white
gess de Mirka Beeibdroes, a cap, ornamented with porne,
granate flowers. Necklace mid eir-tiags, aced geld. 'Mack kid
Ayes, and Limerick gloves.
Swan* Dams—A round dress, composed of white Awed
lace of Udine* snansiAmturri over a whine sada slip. The A:4
is elegandy *mammal with lace driperies, which are headed
by a trinarning computed of white satin inteemlasid with pearl: ;
each drapery Is ornamented at the points with stags formed et
white satin and pearls. This Womb* is at es* light, elegant,
and noveL The body is tight to the shape; it ls' cut a very de-
ciross height rotted the bust; the front is fessied is the OfeCiaa.
style, with a little point in the cam of -the bosom; it is Gina-
Punted by a tucker d-fenfant and that is heeded by a ronli..o
of lace twisted with peat L The sleeve is extremely novel ai.d
elegant ;, it is s imposed of the same
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as the dress, inftr-
Wised with white satin and pearL The h* is dressed in isaht
NS stub infra* ; the, forehead is very little exposed. l:c4.d-
oelui onsamenti, and a supillspleme of hashers, one at
-.oos a little to the right Ado. Necklace and *emirs",
*see, and white kid gleilesrAdermenn'a

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To finish the holidays sad the old year, se they had began tbl.
week, the holiday folk had a fight to themeless ,nd, .ay, iu a
geld adjoining Old Oak Cesemen, between /4111etiti. a
patana, and Adis Osier, alias leek (At Drew, seigloacing out of
ofl. ahem the division of a Oulsonaerboe. It wee a mart
twenty minutes, in their own way.
In the first round, the drover received a mowing hit on the,
left earmwhich Booted him neatly.
S. SA appeared very,awkimod, in a lingoes* spew to them ;
but they worked away, and wrath other pone measitra.-- -
The o.rovethwl the bait of the conod, although he scented love
411310 to jtb. •
& The eariiiii was looping diner la' reusing la, Wit left.
hemlied - .
The =4".flaii is all diresaitio h tarbag era tither in the 4th
rand, and the drover was bedsit alias from being decidedly
do best bitter. In this romd the carton was thrown, and both
do
have been contented to brie rentsined en the grass.
Two minutes elapsed before they sesoo again • the drenor
we. hit down heavily sad gave in, but his seconds did not iicen
to him ; they got him to fight two etftesreends, w be said
bis ownent was not the man be first bees with, and be wOuld
light no more. ' Both were in bad esodidialrvea Ceistassaim.
and although the carman won, he was Weever/Iy. '
alma AND liazisox—ibis past paidlistisissech,vespectieg
ilhaflossey were so edlnpletele mated sliest at Cogshose-
/few days since, ls at length finally settled fee the lath Meat,
for ISO guineas aside, within 64 dies of Londm. New utitifs •
were entered into last night, and all the bets upon the SM ail
were off; this latter circumstance has created a great deal t
• mess the amateurs who bed dlepi 14 soil saris%
, on the etounateasesta al the Ind owed§ it was 6 and
g to 4 on Shelton ; but oa *elk al 'Most bad become
the favourite. Both of the abistsibilledisb life
' shook bands tweiriber, drank. 4dier's brabb; slldgerged iseti
might be wall oaths day of waiog, owl-theft eoatlfwae—" May
the best man win." Beth of the men are gene lam weinin.:.
PEDZSTIRIAII 11BAT.—•.A.D, inhabitank isrivicon,
named Harm* for a trifling surfeit*, to
oon foot: ft:poll* Pomatiin • t 9 tko
George let4tratr.'44:ari#o4? a dit—
tance of amigoS yaro#.o4er.) ii* Nees. which
he performed, one sunhat tare.. When
it is consicleridgss. the deep.snow arrdo on thi
ground must furecuritch retarded bit woo, that
he had two "uplei :if') cross, and . that,,,fulaWboat . a
(pater of it *if /ism ShoreharO, •e9velle4
to scale a wall, in consequence of the h . tit in the
harbour overflowing the road he • •
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0116AVOM 7hiehlie Imssbialion ritticiiiiiiititii consequence " —intiri /AVM FORialfrikWis4
7,..i:1•f- • 'Accont4o, cis' clai," when we were '
ail( the,co. OrOgdmilea from the !hove, these poor crew. PAassiLif &mow cm:mak—pees. alfraViatot a fae,.4
. heist colour with white settill
VlSAiisti in ;he bkiftior ulling 74 the border jet bow 4414"; 4:7Sarww/tlll 4
the , lot: sikottuaEwediA4t
e.shoresia the Arctic •ti anxiety t° reach the vessels* It s°;°etitnes wjnares. BliOests.:nr.chhitrits wO. t•
7, 1819: • happens, wbgn.the ships have a fair wind, that tir9, side. *hire seda dress hat +Rah Aellialtkati la •
run past the Eiquimauz haupts without stopping; in "Mb Pu* of **AGM tuathelli. NA bilkerhow sr
o point of Greenland,
the present instance, however, we were detainid.by Zb4i4tre.::. in inl4 a"nt'ene• Walla NO mom az4) Taw'.
with much ice, but as
lttt contrary winds; whith enabled them to Otert Itssusu Evsynce PAM. -Bound streitetifande cl.:f
:ulty was experienced eu, and when they did, so, they exprisied 40 India sprigged mortal wire a white saittSo sea
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much joy and.exultation, that it was easy to'Cuditift" the het in two rtiws Or white satin rosette eta.
wind% which I con.
h.....a.nA. flf.t_ the how great their disappointment must haft been trtuitt' otter illbleh runs nag diatinct r" a the maas ; tits vat.le 6"
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xbonr overflowing UM WM& e -nr. wv•-• -•
xet passed, the etFort wilt be regardinTas! siine of a 1
sly extraordinary character. ~ I • .
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The East 1:1461 transport, the veseet;apposn.ed to
Invey Mr. Palmist's party of, Cobts. to South
Erica, which bad been under sailing: at .Pew
rd from the middle of last wnett; biktit drained . .
r the state of the wind, al op peolivq9) the. %yew oa .
fednesitay. A considerable isurablige seniors
cluding the Chaplain. Sur ecary, /cc, • .
7e on board.. She proceeds*Poth
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