The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-30
THE SURVEYING EXPEDITION IN THE
RAITIC


The London Times publishes the suboined interesting
account OF the voyage Of Her ship Heca dur
ing her surveying expedition in the Baltic This vessel
cent norhward to prepare for the coming Of tho
feet.
The Heea steam soop, commissioned for the special
service OF conveying large number OF surveying officers
TO the Baltic to make sounding for the approach Of Sir
Charles Napers fleet returned to spithead the 18th
inst She left Hull her outward voyage the 10th
ult and anchored in the harbor of Flekkeiord the
I'D and left the Odd for (weather very
anchored he same evening" and NJ wellington commu
n'cated with the British Consul from Christiansand
she proceeded to Chrstiania, and carried line of
warm small port near IAurvig where she an
chored the oath. The commandment of that
wegan charts for the whole Of CHRISTIANS Ford She
left on the 25th for Iaurvg Bay and steamed about
to Drobach where she anchored in the evening The
cLorage of this place found very bad she left the
2sh and proceeded down the od Of Christania On the
lat instant she sighted the lights of Wngo Sound at mid
night to- proceeded at daylight in and through
warhom, Flemish and Hawke roads, and in and out of
Sound the 3D. and made for the Skau the coast OF
zetand and proceeded along Abeck Bay aud Fredericks
chored in Nbors roads and on the 3d. passed between
Kasko and spogo, noting the leading marks in and OUT
also the marks on the Vengeance shoS al Thence
the Great Belt, and anchored at Kiel the same
night She left Kel about eight O'Clock in the
9Th, having made Oars Point the previous morning,
and examined the locality Of the Plantagenet shoal
wnere line OF Dattle snip some time since.
She found the shoal accurately marked the chart
and commenced her return on the 7th to be in
the Channel the 18th, ordered The Dutch govern
mcnt she found had recently issued order that
vessel should anchor within certain distance of the
TrekroDer battery The Heca found that the Great Belt
is easily navigabe. Chrisansand appeared to be the
best for fleet to anchor in the coast of Norway
Wingo Sound the coast of Sweden, Nyberg in the
Great Belt and Kel Bay the eastern coast of Hosten
little to the south Of Schcswg the most advantageous
OF any for large feet It is capacious and most
beautiful hay and possesses the advantage Of
communication by railway with Hamburg besides any
amount of vctualing supplies which both good and
cheap. Goals also PLENTIFUL and may be had at
sonabe contract price The Heca arrived in the Downs
at O'Clock yesterday Sunday morning. and left for
SIthead at 10 NJ she fell in with Sir Charles Napers
feet off Dover at 80 p. NJ, in two divisions under
steam and all plain sail. The Admiral made signal to
shorten sail, and for the Heca to commence supplying
the weather division with the masters and second
ers belonging to Them and two pilots (forty of whom
81 o had board) TO each. She commenced with the
last ship Of the lee division and did not finish transhp
ping all tho officers until p NJ Sir Charles expressed
to Master Commander Wellington his high satisfaction at
the opportune punctuay Of falling in with him, and
the in which no had performed the duty insrus
ed 10 him After disembaring Commander SCOTT, r. N,
and Captains Fenwck, Bailey and Sidney Webb, of the
Tfnty Hous1 thg f7soA pforeoaea where
she arrived between and 8 this morning. She came
into harbor this afternoon and commenced coalng TO
turn to the feet with dispatches and
for the Commander in Chief. Tho Hecla met with no ice
in the Baltic Her survey took her 5000 milcs OF
ct