Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-12-05

was on the coast Captain A. also statts thai the
house Of Ray Bryan stopped paymen, abou, the !
middle Of August. (.E Y. Gag.
ohee Of the Newport Mercury, Nov. 81.
Arrived this afternoon u. s. sloop Of war Lex
ing,op, Capt. Shubrick. % days from Trinidad
with the iensins of the late Com. Perry. The
Lexington arrived n Trinidad in II days from
New York; ressiled again the 9th inst for this
port. Captain Shubrlck fsvodted us with Trini-
dad papers to the Sd inst. from which We extract
the following notice of the arrival of the Ship
TnINIpAp, Nov. 3.-The u. 8. sloop OF war
Lexington, Capt. Shubrick. anived in harbour
on Wednesday afternoon, from New York, having
been despatched BY the American Government for
the purpose Of conveying the remains Of Com.
Perry from their resting place, where they were
deposited. with every honour that could he Paid to
departed worth, in 1919, to the country which
gave him birth.
After the customary inquiries, a salute of II
guns was fired from the ship yesterday morning,
which was returned by the Sea Fort. The remains
were disnterred this morning, and, after being in
closed in handsome coffin, were embarked at the
Kings wharf, at 8 p. NJ. the ship firing minute
guns until The boats arrived along side
The Committee appointed by the town to super
| intend the re-internent Of The remains of Com.
Perry. have fixed on Monday next, Dec 4th, at
III O'Clock, A. Nj. for the funeral solemni.ies to
| take place when the funeral procession will be
formed in the order published in the last Mercury.
PROPOSED EXPEDITION TO THE AN
TARCTIC SEA
The public has heard good deal Of Captain
Symmes and MIR. Reynolds, and the former, like
| all projectors, whether wise or simple, has had
| his share of ridicule. There was time, howe
yer. let it be remembered, when TO imagine the
earth round was thought wild coneeit, as II il,
now to think it hollow and when ancestors
! could no more conceive how their antipodes could
cling TO the conper surface of this sphere, than
we believe at this day. that they are moving. as
tie worthy CAPTAIN seems to suppose, on the con-
care. II has been stouy debated, az all the world
knows, whether the globe wac rounded or fauen-
ed at the poles, and, has happened before in phi
losophical disputes, 1t may turn out to be neither
| and be found to be concave. Whether Captain
Symmes, like another Moses on Pissah. shall ever
stand at the top of the great polar rim. and look
down on this new land of " Fancy's Promise -
1 Is more than common thinkers should venture 10
decide. But the enterprise of his disciples may
lead TO some less imaginary reeuts and if he never
| reach the fame Of another Columbus, he may gain
the gratitude Of all Nantucket, by leading the way
| to some new PARADISE of whales and seals
| franklin and Parry do not despair of reaching
the North Pole, and Ito be serious on this matter
we should be glad to see the enterprise of our
people directed mean while to the opposite quarter
There are many phenomena Of nature, questions oil
science, and perhaps unknown islands, of which an
expedition well concerted might bring us useful
! information. The plan which has been adopted
for reaching the North Pole from Spi,zbergen, a
distance Of only six hundred miles, might be applied
in some degree, to antarctic expedition so as to
lessen the dangers OF that icy region. The boats
intended for the northern sea, to be furnished
4 with runners, SO as to answer the purpose of a
| sledgs whentbeir progress may be mpeded by
ice; to be light. tough aud somewhat hexibe TO
be coveseft with leather; and to have an awning
| of oilskin, convertible into sail. Ninety-two
days will. 1t is thought. be sufficient to perform
the journey to the Pole, and back again to Spiiz.
bergen. For this expedition the Board of Admi-
rally have directed the Hecla to be prepared being
| impressed with a cow lotion, says the Quarterly
Review. that such an enterprise must afford many
valuable scientific results. The South is as inie-
testing field of discovery as the North; and i,
may be mentioned 10 those 10 whom the gains OF
| science m,y seem valueess return. that the whale
fishery has, in consequence of Pany's discoveries,
been transferred with great profit from the eastern
| to the western side of Davis's Straits. In these
piping times Of peace" there must be many ad-
ven,urous spirits lsnsushing at home, whose Gu
riosi,y and hardhood, directed this wild portion
Of our globe, interesting exactly because it is I'M
| known, might win them fair name, and while
they contributed TO the cause of knowledge, nigh,
| confer some important benefits their country.
Bait. Amer.