The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-26

per, ana acknowledge Himself . wilful and fragrant
yiolator Of the constitution, remain Q confirmed
"coQuette"
other portions of Mr. Tylers letter refer to the ad
to have oonnexion with it, will leave with Ex-Presi
dent Jones' to extend them such notice as he may
deem proper. Your obedsnt servant,
SAN HOUSTON
The Discoveries La the Northwest.
FROM the Montreal Herald, Nov ISL
We are enabled, by the kindness Of Governor Sir
George Simpson to lay before the public the following
nee, before given In part by which 1t will
Dc seen that the great ogaphoa question Of thsex
istenee OF north western passage from the Atsntc
the northern shores Of America having been com
petely surveyed. and In the word. Of the lsmented
Thomas simpson. the precise limits Of this great
tiuent fully and finally established" Under these cir
cumstanc may prove interesting to the reader to
asitsted question and to give him short abstract
The several steps in the exploration of coast
completion OF which has at length been Effected by Mr.
hae Ihe cause which, ct drst led to the attempts to
discover north western passage the Atlantic to
The Pacific, was the hope that through 1t, would be
fount short and convenient route from Europe
da the salousy OF the Spanisrds Portuguese hav
ing blocked up, as IL were from the English Dutch
their great rivals In the routes by the Cape
Of Good Hope and the Southern Pacific The disoove-
ries however, OF Frobsher and Davis In the reign OF
Queen Elisabeth, and Of their suoc-ssors while they
failed In sscsrtainng the existence Of the wished
timaeIy discovered IT would be found its visnity
to the north POLE and Its being continually encountered
with Ice utterly useless for the purposes Of navigation
The settlement Of the great question cent?
and Its determination has within years. called forth
the utmost efforts Of the British government In 1915
command CT Captain Ross which resulted Ia his dsbe
command. Lieutenant Parry had hcSsv.r come sns to a
different conclusion; and, returning with q new ex
petition, succeeded In penetrating into the Polar
sea, through Lancaster Sound. He there found
n chain OF large islands lying parallel to the
American coast and among them continued his
navigation, until stopped by the accumulation of
ice in the straits channels tnrough which he had
circumstance m To ka In
next attempt by Sir Thomas Rass Welcome, channel
With tbe Polar ssa hut 30
with ice to preclude the hope of it's
fordug an open passage He renewed his efforts, but
without success, Ivy Lancaster Sound The obstacles
which he he formerly been unable overcome still
continued and prevented him from making any mate
rial sd ion to his former discoveries While these
far successful voyages were in progress Captain Frank
lin sent out at the head Of two succssive expedi
lions by land and by actual survey ascertainsd three
fvurths OF the h-rn boundary OF Amerca his
operations terminating at point beyond the l49h
gree Q, ~ee5 ions,uss On the other hand an expsd'
lin his second toilsome journey passed the Icy Cape
Of Cook and penetrated nearly TAR the l56h de-
gree OF west longitude leaving nearly degrees
6O miles, between the arthest point thus reached
the west, and the utmost limit reached by Cap. Frank
lin, from the east In the RUNNER Of 1887 Messrs
Simpson aud Oease officers Of tbs Hudson's Bay Com
papy surveyed the coasts between the points
by Captain Franklin aud Be.chy and In the following
from the interior by the Copper Mine river continued
their survey Of the coast the s6h degree Of west
Thence they forced by the advanced season.
turn TO their winter quarters the Great Bear lake
The only portion OF coast then remaining unsuryeyed
that betw en- Simpson and Deases extreme east
point and PArrys Straighs Of the Fury and Hecla aud
but for Mr. Simpsons disastrous death in lsi0 he would
havs been entrusted with the ditou
the successful result Of which Is stated in MIR Rseet
ter The results of all these explorations and survey
would appear to prove thatwith the except Capt
Rosss Peninsula of Boothis Felix, which stretches as
far north as. seventy four degrees of latitudeth.
Northern coast of America extends from the Atlantic
a ~ nm
alel OF the nteenth degree Of latitude AID that
the existence OF naval passage in the line Of Captain
scarcely add, that whatever benefits may to
science and navigation from these important discoveries
rality OF the Hudsons Bay Company whose expense
these latter expeditions have been carried on aud
the nrepdty perseverance, and Of their
officers.
Pc. itica, late, igemce.
whig meeting held at Trenton, N. J on satur
day evening last Robert Chambers presiding A pream
suggesting the Withdrawal Of troops from Mexico com
plimentipg our soldiers in the recogniz ng
pies Of the whg par y der whose very field Of CON
hic the great struggle Of adverse principles has been
stateman whose whole life has been devoted to the
peaceful glory Of his country and the security In
stitutions and haiipg him the bearer of
the great whig army In the coming battle.
1t was also, resolved, That COMMITTEES Of three be
appointed TO correspond with the Clay wings Of the
other townships, with the view Of calling county
venton for the purpose Of nominating Henry Clay for
the presidency
and Alexander NJ johnson, In opposition to the Next
The following resolution was offered and adopted by
Resolved That this meeting do adopt and endorse In
every particular the language and the doctrines Of
resolutions by Henry Clay and adopted by the
The meeting adjourned, with nine deafening cheers
for Henry Ciay-7yenton State Gazette.
The Hartford, Conn town meeting took place on
- " at prav ad thrnu ubo
The legislature Of South Carolina was assemble ut
Columbia, the seat OF government on the 22d inst.
Taylor meeting held In Mason county, Ken
lucky, on the 9Th lust mt which Hon. John Chambers
appointment II dele gates to attend the convention OF
Gen. Tsylor's friends TO be held In Frankfort In Febru
airy Rio hm'nd Rspubticon, 24h inst.
In Louisiana the wings having elected 81 members 70
the house viii have majority Of least two on Joint
ballot.
The Pendeton, South Carolina, M,sssne.r which IL
published in Calhoun's peighborhood refers to the
south Carolina delegation In Congress- as forming the
third balance OF power party, and intmates tina,
upon the Mexican question they will the
ton Of definite line until terms OF peace osp be agreed
upon fbis intimaiion seems to point very distinctly
to MIR Calhoun and bis frends-abd that the more 81
pecsy because OF Mr. Cshouns position on that very
point assumed ut the last session OF Congress.
n,Iscei aneous.
IRE IN the praires has swept the greater part
Of Washington county Iowa carrying devastation in its
track The loss OF property aud IL IL feared
that human fs mss also suffered The loss in negn-
borbCod, IL Is said, cannot be less tha~ $4,000
The greatest number Of passengers arrived in New
Orleans any day, within the last years ar
rived there the 18th inst. The total number was
2,l53
1t ia one year rgo yesterday since the steamer Allan
tic was wrecked her passage from Stonngton to New
YORK, and 20 many lives lost.
We notice the remarkable maratime prosperity o
10th TO the 18th inst And about the same number of
clearanoss between the 18th and the nth