The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-20


II wAs mentioned u June last that An expedition
was about TO start from Portsmouth, to test the
mining capabilities of the Southern coast Of Green
land, N consequence Of q grant having been made
BY The King Of Denmark to Mr. Lunds. The DoS
phin yacht, Of 2l7 TOMS which fitted out for tie
purpose by Mr.. Albert Robinson, Sir Walter Trels-
Ign, and Mr. Regner Wsstenholtz, has now returned,
Cape Farewell 70 Lands Eod, having on board np-
wards Of Is tons Of copper said to average
than so per cent Of pure metal, and great variety
OF specimens OF silver and lead ores. The expedi-
ton was accompanied by Mr. W. G. Vivien q mil 20
captain, from Cornwall, and Mr.. Hon, . mine, )
gist, on the part of the Danish Government, : a
their report is stated to be very satisfactory regard
included in the grant. Mr.. Fnis, Norwe ian
mining captain, and ten men, were left ct the mines
to carry on operations. Portsmouth (Emg) Times.
serious loss, that of the bark Princess Victoria,
while on voyage from London to Melbourne, las
been reported in England BY the Args Ep-n
within few miles of her destination, on the Is Of
August, the Victoria was discovered 10 be on fire.
and, having % many as four hundred barrels Of
powder slowed away In her hold, the crew, - may
be imagined, were seized with considerable alarm,
and at once took to the boats and succeeded in sst
ting beyond reach OF danger when the exp ioa
took place, shvering the ship into atoms. Fo' to-
nately. ship was attracted to the spot by the In
tense light Of the explosion, and picked up Ae -ew
in the boats, who were landed at Melbourne ,ew
days Afterwards. The vessel is reported 10 b in
sured. The Princess Victoria sailed from the Downs
on the 6tn OF April.
A Madrid journal publishes an account Of thn will
Of the late accomplished senator and Ambas uor,
DOn0e0 COrtes, Marquis de Valdegamas. tap. sars
that by this testament, dated December %, l84 he
directed 10000 reals to be employed in saying seq
for the repose Of his soul and in good works. vac
will contains the following passage:-I recon Il
to all my family, and especially to my brothel "a
Francisco, to consider, as their sister and theJ
children, the widow and children of our defunct
ther Don Pedro, and that the latter shall ende r
tn follow uath nj their UhO thu no
Of the just and died the death Of the saints. His life
and his death have been the perpetual subject of ~
tears, and still mourn over his memory. do TT,
however render to him all that owe: his prodigas
virtue after the grace of God, oper ited my con
sion, and, with the Divine mercy, his ardent pray
will open to me the gates Of Heaven. express
tent itself with its empire over the living and LEI 70
leave the dead in peace expressly forbid, in The
celebration Of my funeral profane aud volumptu
music, such as has changed our temples into thea
The official returns of the movement OF the co1st-
ing trade Of France for 1852 have just been D.
lished. The general movement, whether from Q
sea to another, or within the same sea, repres =
2544 7S5 tons, having been l2l $50 tons in ls5l.
and 1913 $50 tons in 1s4s. The average from i347
to 1851 inclusivey is D. 675 TONS which give an
increase Of 10 per cent Tor the quin luennal peoS
The portion Of the Atlantic in this movement is
1885 $50 TONS and that OF the Mediterranean 700 los
TONS or u per cent for the Atlantic, and % per Mt
for the Mediterranean. For the 2,544, 7s5 tons /,
conveyed, the six principal ports are thus classed
Bordeaux, az, ls5; Marsees, lss,7l7; Cette, l54,
577; Havre, l3S,535; Nantes, Ill ,0s6; and RoueT,
in importance varies from 96l2s to 54,314, and IL
ten next ports down for 72l tons at most, an
2O290 at least. In the total movements, wine il
down for 43l 643 tons !; timber, al2,7s5; Germ and
-four, 2ss,69O; salt, 272,749; building materials,
2l2,l72; oysters, liz 900; Goals, 9s52S; and bran
dies, 1922. The trips made, are 76051; Of which
5000 are TO be assigned to Nantes, 6,796 to Bor-
deaux, 1927 to Brest, 1914 to Marseles, $500 10
HQvr md tn ibnupn alu
represent 2s06,72 tons their real tonnage. what
ever may be the cargo carried. With respect 70 ton
mage, Harseilles ranks first, and then Bordeaux,
Havre, Nantes, Rouen, and Cette. The vessels en-
pOyed in the cOastng trade to the thirteen ports Of
Algeria, where a custom house ia established, have
made 2035 trips, representing 60.39l tons In that
amount Algiers is down for s77 trips, and "a ,4l9
anS lSs ~ aad m s
for 245, and $500; and Stora 1871, and S,07S; the
seven other ports had 500 trips, AMI 34,847 TONS
During the year 1862, the general movement Of nav
igation-eoreigD, colonies fisheries, and coasting-
present the following results for the 242 ports Of