North-West Expedition.
The Times, 1824-11-12T00:00:00

PORTSMOUV, Nov. 10. This morning arrived, and ran into harbour direct from sea, His Malajesty's gun-brig Griper, Captain Lyon, one of the ships employed on the Northi-West Expedition,bav- ing been oblige(d to abaind1on the object for the present sea- ,kson, from having lost all her anchors andl cables, atld dis- coveret that she is unfit for the service, being totally un- equal to beat off a lee slhore. The Gz'iper was ebliged to leave Repulse Bay six weeks siire, and after groping her WFay oult of 900 miles of the inost dlifficult navigation that can be imagined, in the worst of weather, she onet with a westerly gale of wind, whicli drove lier a considlerable way into Davis's Straits. Fortunately. a change of wind, with more moderate weather, succeeded, when, from the bad state of the vessel, and the losses she ha(l experienced, there appeared no alternative but makinhg a southerly voyage holne. She came in sight this morning at about I t a.m., with the signal flying," Lost all the anchors andl cables," and continued to stand in for the harbour, which she foriu- nately entered, andrall into smooth water, wvhereshe brought up with her disabledstrearn-anchor. The news the Griper brings of Captain Parry's part of' thc expelitioai is favourable as far as it goes: that expe- rience(t officer had reached lat. 71., all wvell, anid with the most favourable weather for his farlher progress. It was the design of Captaini Parry to endeavour tO Wtntnanicate' with Captain Lyon by means of the Prince Regent's inlet, and his conjectures wvith re- spect to the naturaL facilities and the practicability of doing so appear to be well foundedl. Captain LyoRi has ha(l opportunit, of correcting many mistakes wiith regard to the navigation of Repulse Bay anl Sir Thomnas Rowe's WVel- come; but the tempestuous state of the weather, and the incapacity of the Griper for the service, prevented himrt from reaching the extreme points of Repulse Bay, and co;i- sequently, fromn attempting to openi a communication with Captain Parry by MNfelville Peninsula. The five montlhs tbus employed by Captain Lyon may affor(d some.informa- tioli to, an(d extend the vietvs of, C(aptain Franklin, who, it is understood, is to leave this country on his land expe(li- tion in February next, if it should not fortunately effect any greater object. Tllat more has not been accomplished, is not the fault of the officers an(i meni employed in this hazardous ati(I arduous service. Captain Lyon landed and set off for the Admiralty scon after the Gripes' was safely anchored. 1i.rern an Bvenierg pAper.1 Captain Lyon, of His Majesty's ship Griper, arrived onex- pe .edly at the Admiralt. yeesteriav morning, His return has been partly occasioned by his having been unable to get into Repulse Bay, though he got ofT the entrance of Wrager River. The Griper ha experierpnd the mostextraordinarY continuance of bad weather et :r remribered byany sCanlan on board. They had had but five fur dlar'lfsriig the whole voyage, and one of tfie five was Mlon. dAy last.. Theyhave logr all their anchors, and their boats were all 9ve in. We are happy to learn, howvever, that no lives have been a.4t. Captain I,yoo epores, thlat the whale fisiery, from the bad- 'es of' the wather; kasbeen very unproductive. The whalers he spoke had been nil usnsucessful." o VNORPH WEST EXPEDITION.