Star.
London, England, 1821-11-09 00:00:00

ARCTIC LAND EXPEDITION.

The following extract of a letter, from an Officer
attached to the Arctic Land Expedition, has been
politely handed to us by a Gentleman of this county
of the highest respectability ; and although no name
is attached to the document, the reader may rest as-
'slued that it is perfectly genuine.—Dumfries Courier.
" North America, lat. 64. 23. N. Wog. 113. 4. W.

fle public papers have probably informed you of the ar-
did idle Northern Land Expedition in Hudson's Bay, in Sep-
tet* 1812, after an escape from shipwreck. It proceeded
thence to Cumberland House, one of the Hudson's Bay
Cerfany's settlements, nearly half way across the Continent*
&Wig considered the best route in order to reach the sea at
&math of the Copper Mine River. Here the winter of 1819,
Imputed. The depth of snow, and the severity of the cold,
ire* the almost interminable winter in this country, precluded
Ile paidlidity of conveying heavy stores, as only one-third of the
pm tube employed with any advantage by the travel er.
• The time, however, was not lost ; we employed it in making
*saps( animals, birds, &c. charts, meteorological obsern-
Mme, ad collections of specimens, which we transmitted to Eng
led in the ensuing spring.
• Is Jane, 1220, we set forward in canoes, manned by Cana.
ilea The extreme beat of the short summer, the persecutions
d anions insects, and occasional want of food, are the usual
asamitants of these voyages ; obstacles insignificant in compa.
am with the formidable difficulties which we have yet to over-
all& On the 29th July, we arrived at the North side of the
Sian Lake. A party of Copper Indians were engaged to accom-
ray es, and we commenced the work of discovery. Ou the Ist
sf SerAmber, we reached the banks of the Copper Mine Rivers
kbt 85 15. N. lung. In. W. a magnificent body of water,
two sin wide.

▪ %had penetratPd into a country destitute of wood, and
'ram were exhausted with the labours of carrying canoes,
aagoes, ike. amounting to three tons, from lake to lake. Their
broke spirits were revived by our success ; bat the season was
sn far advanced to make any farther progress. We returned to
'mall wood of pines, and erected our winter residence of mud
ad timber, which we have named Fort Enterprise.
." BY Indian report this river runs into the Northern Sea, in
Test longitude HO. and, we suppose, in lat. 72. In June,
we shall embark, and the river will enable us to reach
testa in a fortnight. If the shore is encumbered with ice,
Midi is most probable, we must then leave our canoes, and
tare the coast on foot to Hadson's Bay; or, if no North-
Irat pusage exists to the share Which forms the boundary of
bikes Bay. I think we are capable of executing this plan.-
0* &Id dread was the hostile disposition of the Esquimau:.
ILI danger is now almost obviated by the arrival of two Esqui..
'ass interpreters,: who have been provided at Churchill, and
'ml Rat diligence sent after us.
41 We are not so desolate, perhaps, in our exile, as our friends
jialalliese. The rein-deer are numerous about us, and we
Ilia make most delicate venison. We And pleasure in the exa.
amain of anew and amiable race of people."

tita Letters have been received from the Discovery
B:"Psi dated 16th July ; they were then at Resolution
Liand,.in Hudson's Bay; they had met with some
heavy icebergs, and considerable obstructions from
the ice, which was then melting fast, but were past
these inconveniences, and pursuing their voyage of
dixovery up the inlet at the north of the Bay. The
Officers and men were all in the highest health and
'Puits, and most amply found in every kind of pro-
'Sion and comfort, and delighted with the security
nd excellence of their ships ; which, though so deeply
'den, had proved tLetn.selves most lively and obc-
t set boats.