Star.
London, England, 1818-02-25 00:00:00

NORTHERN EXPEDITION.

The arrangements for the vessels about to explore
the Arctic Regions are now nearly completed, and
it is expected they will leave the River about the
24th of March. Every precaution has been taken
for the general comfort of the crews, fixed bed-places
are fitted, with sliding doors, for the men to sleep in,
housings, to form roofs over the ships in the event oi
being frozen in ; a liberal supply of vegetables, and
a proportion of six months' beef, slightly corned, with
some preserved meat, will be supplied.—The Isabella
and Alexander are intended to proceed in a N. W.
direction to Davis's Straits, and explore there for a
passage through, into the great Pacific Ocean, by the
American Continent.—The Dorothea and Trent, pro-
ceeding to the eastward of Greenland, will take a
northerly direction, in the hors of reaching the Pole,
and from thence to Bahering s Straits.
The following is a correct list of the Officers ap-
pointed, viz.: _ _ _

•
IsAurt.t.i., 382 tons. complement 47 men : John Rosa, Com-
mander; Wm. Robinson (b), Lieutenant; Win. Thorn, purser;
Charles J. Beverly, assistant-surgeon ; Andrew $l. Skeen, and
James C. Ross, Admiralty midshipmen.
ALEXAMMA, 250 tons, complement 33 men W. Edw. Parry,
Lieutenant and Commander; Henry P. Hoppner, Lieutenant;
Wm. H. IL Hooper, purser; Alex. Fisher, assistant-eurgeon;
Joseph Niis, and Philip Sisson, Admiralty midshipmen.

aniormi-..;, 369 tons, complement 47 nun; Divdd Buchan,
Cnnmander ; Arthur Morell. Lieutenant ; J. Jarmidne, Parser;
W. G. Borland, Assistant-Surgeon; 01411. Palmer and W. J.
Daley, Admiralty Midshipmen.
Tars?, 230 tons, complement 33 men; J. Franklin, Lieute-
nant and Commander; Frederick Wm. Botchy, Lieutenant;
Wm. Barrett, Purser; Ale:. Gilfellaii, Assistant-Surgeon; An-
drew Reed and George Back, Admiralty Midshipmen.
An ample supply of warm clothing will be provi-
ded, and three months advance of pay given to the
men. The Officers will have their pay doubled, and
six months' in advance.-4 compensation will be
granted the rursers in lieu of balance bills ; indeed,
the whole arrangements appear on a scale of liberality
that will do justice to the projectors of the expedition.

The Minerva, —, from Limerick to Liverpool,
with oats, is stranded near South Port, and has five
feet water in her hold.

The Emerald, GAIRDSPR, from the South Seas,
that was aground above Gravesend, has been got off,
after taking out part of her cargo.
The Sarah, CATMORE, from Aldbrough to London,
with corn, was upset in a tremendous gale, in Sea
Reach, on Monday night, and soon afterwards sunk.
One woman was drowned : the Captain and Mate
clung to the topmast-head, till they were nearly ex-
hausted, but providentially saved by a fishing-boat.
Bow-starev.—Yesterday William Meson, late a letter-carrier
belonging to the General Post-Office, and George Macaw, his bro-
ther, underwent a second examination, charged with being coo
cerned in breaking open a number of letters, and stealing their con-
tents, to the amount of upwards of 1000. during the last six
months : the former with opening and stealing the eminent' of the
letters, while employed in his official capacity, and the latter with
having uttered the stolen notes in the purchase of various articles
of plate and other property. George Johnson was bound over
to give evidence, and the othce priwaw was coninittedlor fur-
ther examination.