Star.
London, England, 1820-11-04 00:00:00

"From Valparaiso to Maratinidio, May 12.

" 2d Track.—On my arrival at Valparaiso, this
land being doubtful from not baring sounded, I de-
termined on looking for it again, and steered in a
parallel of 62. 12. S. for the Islands, when in lat. 67.
W. June 15, at six r. xt. and in the above latitude,
found the vessel completely beset with broken ice;
standing immediately to N. under easy sail, and
going at the rate of a mile and a half to two miles
per hour, night very dark, it was found impossible
to make further progress this season ; in consequence
thereof we abandoned the attempt, and stood on for
our destined port. On arrival, notwithstanding all
the precaution that was observed, the ice had torn
off the vessel's bottom several sheets of copper.

a From Mantinidio to Valparaiso.
" 3d Track.—After departing from this place, we
were favoured with fine Weather and a fair wind,
which allowed us to pass Cape Horn in fourteen days,
the wind then favourable to go to the Westward ;
however, as it was our intention to make the Islands,
we stood away S.S.E. and on the 15th of October, at
six P. m. made them distant three leagues, in lar. 62.
30. S. and long. 60. W. ; bore up and sailed towards
them ; at four miles distant sounded in 4.0 fathoms,
fine black sand, islands bearing E. by S. at S.E. by
S.; sounded again in 60 fathom, sand bottom.—
Hauled off during the night to North ; at day-light
stood in at three leagues distant from the islands ;
sounded and found 95 fathoms,, fine sandy bottom,
at eight A. NI. clear pleasant weather ; saw the main
land bearing S.S.E. distant from the islands about
three leaines. Having now as far as the Cape, found
the land to run off to coasting to the Eastward,
sounded and found it similar to the former.

The point which is called North Foreland, bear-
inr, E. by S. we hauled in for it, and got the island
to bear N.V. distant half a league, sounding regu-
huiy front .20 to 35 fathoms ; fine bottom, sand and
gravel : finding the weather favourable, sent in the
boat, and succeeded in landing ; it was found to he
barren, and covered with snow ; seals were observed
about the shore in abundance. Night coming on, the'
boat rcturned, when we made sail off the shore for
the night ; in the morning altered the course so as to
keep the laud to the southward in view. At eleven
A. M. the North Foreland bore E.S. by E. distant five
Ittagues ; the land then took a S.E. direction. After
this we hiuled to the NVestward, and proceeded on
our voyage.
" 1 again, from variable winds, made Cape Wil-
liams, and perceived some trees on the land to the
S.W. of the Cape, stretchirig in
.a S.W. direction; the
weather became thick and squally ; made sail to the
Westward, having sailed about-450 miles S.S.W.—
The weather becoming rno•e settled, saw another
headland, bearing about E.N.E. distant about ten
legues, very high ; by observation, in lat. 62. 53. S.
and long. per di:Timm. 63. 40. West of Greenwich,
named the Smitli7s Cape; found the land to extend
at the Cape in a Southerly direction: finding it dan-
gerous to proceed further to the Southward, and on
an unknown coast, shaped my course for Valparaiso,
where I arrived on the 23•' November, 1619. _

" It is to be remarked, that the land was taken
possession of in the name of our Sovereign Lord
George 111. King-of Great Britain and lieland, and
in his name planted the union, and left a board
stating the discovery, Stc."

On Sunday last, a Sermon for the benefit of the
Royal Humane Society, was preached at the parish
church of Isleworth, before the Noble President, his
Grace the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND, by the Rev.
THOMAS SAMPSON, D.D. The Dr. most appropri-
ately selected his text from St. Luke, chap. 7th,
respecting the miracle wrought by our Savroun in
raising again to life the widow's son of Nain. "Of
the many excellent Establishments in this great
Metropolis for the benign purpose of affording relief
where it is really neejed, Establishments well worthy
the support of a civilized, of a Christian country,
there is none surely which appeals in a more forcible
and pathetic manner to the best and strongest feel-
ings of our nature, than the one whose cause I am
now advocating, as it were in imitation of the most
striking miracle of the benignant AUTHOR of our
Religion, to restore again to life the apparently
dead ; to give back to the arms of the disconsolate
mother, perhaps her only son, again living, that had
been lost for a time in the shadow of death; to the
fond wife, her restored husband, beheld by her a
little while before pale, cold, and breathless ; to the
helpless child its father and protector ; to the bosom.
of religion, the late despiiring wretch that had pre-
sumed to seek in death the termination of his misery ?"
These benevolent, these sublime purposes of .the
Royal -Humane Society, and the various forms of
sudden and unexpected death, to which, among the"
many accidents of life, we are all nearly alike ex-
posed, from which it was the purpose of this excel-
, lent Establishment to rescue the threatened victim,
were enforced with peculiar eulogiuni. Several
living witnesses of the success of the means recom—
mended by the Society, in their own persons, were
present, forming a most interesting spectacle. Not-
withstanding the extreme inclemency of the weather,
' the forcible arguments of the Doctor were not lost
I on a very small congregation, as between £6O and £7O
. was collected, including many Annual Governors.