Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-03-30

RETURN OF THE EXPLORING ExpEp DC
United States ship Relief, of the famous explo-
ring squadron, arrived here on Saturday last from
Sydney, New South Wales, by the way of Rio de
Janeiro. She left Sydney November 18th, and was
IS days thence to Rio, whence she sailed on the Sd
ult. BY her we have received 'Bent's News" the
sSydney Gazette" and half score Of other papers,
published in New South Wales, to the latest mo-
ment In them we find news. The Relief is
manned BY about one hundred men, many of whom
were picked up along shore in the Pacific, and OF
whom about thirty are the sick list. She has
brought home several officers also sick, and Captain
Tucker commander of the late whaler Richmond,
condemned in the Pacific. She leaves for Boston
today Annexed is list of the officers attached TO
the Relief:
A. X; Long, Lieut.. Comg MIG. l. Claiborne, j. H2r t
paek o. DS,f Llfui Saerson Gunner NJ
Carpenters John Joins samaker; VIM H. nsley, Captains
This ship sailed from Norfolk in company with
the other vessels of the squadron, not quite two
years ago-we believe in August, 1888. The expe-
diton consisted of the Vincennes, Peacock, Relief,
Porpeise Sea Gull, and Flying Fish, under the com
mand of Lieut. Charles Wilkes They cruised to
the southwark and at the last accounts had gone no
further south than sixty. Whale ships have been
to sixty three, and think sixty five. The Relief
left Sydney before the other part OF the squadron
reached there and therefore does not give us any
later news of their movements When last heard
from one or two-the Vincennes and Porpoise-had
called from Tahite, and the remainder, under Lieut.
Hudson, were to follow on the 10th of October; but
the Relief has brought information of the discovc-
r;es made prior to November last, which we may
give tomorrow or day. 1t is highly interesting.
Some few facts we will give to-day. The squadron
was several times in great danger, and once CON-
pletcly surrounded by icebergs. 1t passed through
several very hurricanes lost spars, and was
otherwise damaged The Sea Gull, one of the small
err vessels was driven away from the rest, and has
not since been heard Of 1t is supposed that she
foundered and in fact she is given up for lost She
probebly sunk with every one on board, like the
Hornet sloop of war.
From those who arrived in the Relief we learn
that there are upwards of two thousand American
and English sailors-at least fifteen hundred-on the
various islands in the Pacific, who enticed
away from the different whalers and other vessels,
by the native women, and landed for mutinous con
duct The main portion OF these poor fellows are
compelled to sleep on the ground, which is strongly
impregnated with saltpetre After being six months
ashore, completely naked and exposed, drinking a
peculiar Intoxicating liquor, used in those regions,
their legs swell and they become bloated and pulled
When once shore they seldom leave, for they are
thenceforh not worth fig. They become miserably
INDECENT and lazy, treated like dogs by the ma
tives, with perhaps few exceptions.
Many curious animals have arrived in this vessel.
Lieut.. Long has brought home two remarkable dogs
One he picked up at Sydney and the other at Terra
del Fuego-also splendid white cock-a-too, with
long queue like CELESTIAL rare bird, obtainable
only at New Holland These are of great value to
this country, and perhaps their like have never be-
fore been seen here But more tomorrow.
HUMBUG.-All the letters Of Mr.. Fox and Mr..
Forsyth the Boundary business-also, all the pre-
parations of the British the frontier. 1t is much
more likely that the the Wings and Tories of Canada
will quarrel and cut each others Threats, we are
doing in New York. than that England and the United
States will quarrel and make a each other.
When MIR. Van Buren, wants to brighten Congress
into money vote he always sets Forsyth to stir the
Boundary business with a stiff, long pole. We wish
they would go 10 war and give employment to the
ocofocos and defaulters-but there small chance
of such good luck.