The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1851-05-02

ne English papers publish The following ex-
tract from letter written to relative BY Lieut..
HooPER, attached to Commander Pnllens expe-
dition. tits dated. 's g As's'.
"FoRT Coop HoPE, McKEszrE RIVER,
1 TUESDAY, july is, 1850.
"ln my letter of the 2Sth ultimo told you of
our intended second trip to the sea, and that we
were just returning from Great Slave Lake to
Fort Simpson 10 prepare Cor the voyage at that
place. A quarter ofan hour after that letter
was sealed we were on our road, the epste also
proceeding in the opposite direction. We
reached Fort Simpson on the Sd instant, and
until the ] 1th were busiiy engaged in getting
onr boats and all matters in readiness, which,
with few hands and small resources, took up
much time.i On that day we quilted Fort Simp
son and descended the river to Fort Nurna,
which we reached on the night of the 18Th;
stayed there the night. and started the next morn.
ing for :his place, where we arrived this morn
ing. Tomorrow we leave; this is the last post
on the river, as also the last place from which
can communicate until our return, which will
probably be the end Of September or beginning Of
October. ~ eas-a
Our boats are two---the larger one brought
from the plover; the other is river boat Of the
Hudson Bay Company. and called the Try
Again, reference 10 our attempt this time. We
are seventeen persons in all: Captain Pullen.
myself. ten Of our old hands, three new ones Of
the company. and two Indians for hunters. We
may expect TO reach the sea abont the 23d OF the
present rnonlh, and if we meet with no detention,
onght to get to Cape Bathurst in few days,
then across 10 Woollastoh or Banks's Land as
opportunity may best serve. 1t is not impossible
that we may winter in one of those lands,
should provisions be plentiful there in order to
extend our search as far as may be. There.
fore, if you do not receive from me an announce.
ment Of our return, which shall not fail 10 give
if we return back this year, You must not be
alarmed at our absence, nor fancy thousand
horrible contingencies; but, on the contrary, re-
joire that we have fallen upon neyer-before-
trodden land, and are prosecuting with ardor a
prolonged search, instead of confning our ope-
rations to one brief summer We are as safe,
You know, in The greatest danger as In a feather
bed 10 the security of our native land, and be
assured not many Of our party are easily daun-
ted with trihes.
"We are not sanguine of success, bnt we
look forward with great hope, as the region we
propose visiting is one which has NOT before
been explored. and in direction which the
must experienced o! Arctic voyagers imagine to
| be the most probable situation for the missing
ships Should we find them, what delight would
be ours, could We but succeed in restoring the
distressed and gallant party to their anxiously-
sorrowing friends.
'Sir ]. Ross left at Port Leopold, on the land
of North Somerset, provisions sufficient for six
! ty men for twelve months, with steam launch
/ "Now, should we reach Eanks's Land, which
is about three hundred miles from Cape Bathurst
and find the sea to the eastward clear of ice, with
fine westerly breeze, we might, perhaps make
for that place, where the provisions would sup.
port our party for four years nearly, and enable
us to search away properly. But this is only a
remote chance as it is impossible to say wIla
we shall do. depending. as we must, on the wea
ther, which in these hypcrborean regions car
never be determinately calculated npon. We
take energy and determination to the task ant
hope 10 the onset; these should smooth all diff
cuties; The issue is in the hands of an aIl-wise
God. To Him let Us leave it,"