The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-29
weights instead Of the re-weight, AMI duty will be
levied on the full weight in tea.


levied on the full weight in tea.
THE FRANKLIN SEARCHING EXPEDITION, AND CAPT.
PERRYs ARCTIC INTERPRETATIONS EN-
CROSSING THE TRADE OF THE BRITISH N A.
PROVINCES, ETC.
The Phoenix screw steamship, Commander Edward
A: ingleheld, has received her sailing orders, and
Will leave Greenhthe after her compasses are ad-
Justed and some magnetical and astronomical obser
VAtions made, according to instructions given by
Col. Sabine. Similar observations are also to be
made at Stromness, in the Orkneys at Whalr Fish
Islands, Disco, Cape Riley, and Cape Walsingham,
ines places being in her route to Beechey island,
whether she will proceed, leaving the Diligence,
seoreshp, at Disco, in charge of Lieut. Elliott who
brought round that vessel faOm Davenport to Wool
wich. On the arrival Of the Phoenix at Beechey
Island, she will deposit the stores there which
che Is taking out for the relief Of Captain Sir
Edward Belchers expedition, and return to
Disco and transfer the four hundred tons of coal
at present on board the Diligence into the Phoenix.
Inc Diligence willimmediately after return home to
England this summer, under the command of Lieu
tenant Elliot. The Phoenix will then proceed to ex-
plore Cumberland Sound, and hold on to the west
ward as far as Repulse Bay the north side of that
sound has not as yet been searched for the missing
expediuon Commander hglefed if he finds no
trace OF Sir John Franklin and his companions in
tnat direction, will return through Cumberland
S,Ias sS and proceed up Smiths Sound to follow out
1ne Inc traces o open water which he discovered there
steamsloop.. The period Of the return of the
Phoenix will depend in great measure on
the discoveries that may be made by her
commander Captain Penny will leave England
in the Lady Franklin sailing vessel, accompanied by
the Sophia, to form a colony on the shores of Cum
berland Sound, where the Esquimaux have reported
there is abundance of plumbago and copper, with
other minerals. Mrs. Penny goes out with her hus
band, as it is their intention to have permanent
residence in the Arctic regions. The Lady Frank
lin and Sophia the vessels composing Capt Penny's
former expedition, have been purchased by him for
the company he represents.
The London Shipping Gazette says 1--WE have
before called attention to the circumstances of eight
or nine American ships being chartered at New York
to load deals and timber at Quebec and other ports
OF British North America, for ports in Great Britain
In our shipping intelligence to-day, under the head
OF Boston" it will be that several other Anne.
rican ships and one Prussian ship have been char
tered to load deals at St. John, Shedac, &c. for
Liverpool, Bristol and the Clyde. In short time
we may expect to see the whole of our North Ame-
rican trade in the hands of foreigners
The following are the dimensions of the iron
steamer about to be built by Mr. Scott Russell for the
Eastern Steam Navigation Company, of England
She Is to be 620 feet long, 100 feet BEAM 900 horse
power, and $4,000 tons burthen; to be propelled by
four paddles and screw; and the horse power will
be thus proporoned % 900 for the screw 1000 for
the mdshp paddle wheels and 900 for the fore pad
die wheels The engines, which have already been
contracted for, to be constructed immediately 1t
is considered that the immense weight OF this vessel
Will enable her to run entirely free from any vibra
ton caused by the action Of the waves.