The New York Herald Newspaper, October 30, 1853, Page 2

TEE ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS. THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE AT LAST Highly Important Geographical and Geological Discoveries. Thrilling Account of a Meeting of English Offi- cers from the East and West on the lee, ae, ke, ko the London Times, Oct. 8 } Important news was yesterday received at the with reference to the Arotic expedition. Ingletield, of Her er ng hoenix, arrived in town, and acnoa to ‘ir lord- fying fact of tke safety of Her Ma- j Investigator, Captain M'Clure, about greek anxiety beans to be roe nung A Inglefidd ings t dings of the discovery of ti sought for cattinest 58 of e. Hels the oie ae on h A ges, tain M’Olure, in Kellett. No trace has 2 discovered of str yobs *ranklio’s expedition, and Captain Inglefield announces the loss of the Sreadal- , the consort a of the Phoenix; and the death, by drowning, of a gallast officer of the French Im- Pa Navy, Lieutenant Bellot. The desvatches received are filied with long and highly inte- details connected with the expedition; but of the news contained in them may be me ori from the following extracts made from Capt. glefield’s official report:— gm Mayer's Srram SLoop Prasyix, Off Tharso, Oct. 4, 1853. Sm :—I have the honor to re; ort to you, for the infor- mation of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, my arrival from the Arctic regions, bringing with me the im- eS intelligence of the safety of the Investigator, and f the northwest passage, though, unleappily, ‘without ading either Ps en i ' the si traces of the missing expedition, reute or on the field of search occupied by under Sir Edward Belcher's command. bearer of despatches from that officer and Capt. Kellett, and Lieut. Cresswell, of the Investigator, I appointed from the North Star as supernunerary ship, is charged with the letters and journals of Commander McCh to S lure. As his is of considerable length, I will endeavor scquaint you with the substance of it, that their lord- po ed ‘thus be early informed of the leading featarss Investigator’s discoveries ; but, ere | enter iato this Tdeem it to be my cluty to acquaint their lordships with the result of the expedition I have the honor to eon ee T have carri+d out their lordships’ in- the letter, anc, I trust, to their entire satis not been without great difficulty, consider- e safety of this vessel, wn the total losa of transport, without’ the loss of a single | This nefortunate event, which occurred on the morning of the 2ist of August, off Beochey Island, no human pow er could have averted’ and my owu vessel, which at that time had the transport actually ia tow, barely ewcaped a similar fate, receiving a severe nip, vhich raised the stern steveral feet, and arcaed the quarter deck, destroying the rudder and screw; one of the beams forward was sprung, and the port bow partially stove, breaking one of the ri- ders, and forcing in the planking. This latter damage, there is tome Coubt, may have been sustained ina heavy gale om the morning of the 18th of August, when the s! was severely nipped off Cape Riley. The ice master is of 9) under full steam through some heavy ice; how. ever may be, I have lit:ie doubt but that for tne so 1d mature of the stowage of our hold, and the strengthen ings fitted in England, we mast have shared the same fate as the unfortunate Breadalbane. Commander Inglefield then proceeds to give a nar- rative of the principal events connected with the ex- pedition of the Phoenix, from the time of their arri- val at Disco. In this statement he makes the follow- ing mention of the death of M. Bellot,a brave and | enterprising Frenchman, who seems to have been attracted to these explorations in the Arctic regions from the very dangers by which they are surround- ed. Captain Inglefield, writing on the 30th of Au- gust, a moment of extreme peril to himselt, says:— While thus employea, I received by an official letter from Captain Pullen, a copy of which I enclose, maiked L 1, a neste the melancholy intelligence of the death of M. during arene to acquaint me of the same, and to arry on the original despatches to Sir Edward Belcher, unfortunate occurrence took place on the night of the gale, when M. Bellot, with two men, was driven off from the shore on a floe: .d shortly after, while recon from the top of a hummock, he was blown off by violent gust of wind into a deep crack in the ice, and | perished by drewning. The two men were saved by a Somparative miracle, and after driving about for thirty hours, without food, were enable to land and rejoin their fellow travellers, who gave them provisions, and then re | turned to the ship, bringing back in safety, the despatches; but three of them fit subjects only for invaliding. The despatch proceeds with the following il ustra tion of what Arctic navigation is:— She ice closing again oblicea us to quit Cape Riley be- fore midnight, and in endeavoring to push the ships into & bight in the land fice, the Phenix touched the ground, but came off again imm@liately, without damage. The whole night was spent in struggling to get the ships into a place of security, but the ice drove both vessels fast to the westward, when at 3.30 A. M. of the 2Ist of Av the ice closing all oun’, both vessels were securad to a fe cage, but with steam ready to push throagh the in stant the ice should loosen. Shortly, however, a rapid run of the outer five to the estward, placed the Phonix in the most perilous posi tion. 1 ordered the hands to be turn-d up, not that aught ‘could be done, but to be ready, in case of the worst, to | for their sa‘ety; th ving severely ni Breadalbane, whic! ip either received the presauro less favorably, or was less ejual to the emergency, for it through her starboard bow, and in less than minutes she sank in thirty fathoms of water, people barely time to ave themselves, and ice, however, easing’ off, giving the wing the wreck of a boat only to mark the spot where | the ice had closed over her. Anticipating such a catas- trophe, I got over the stern of the Phornix as soon as the transport was struck, and was beside her when she filled, and can unkesitatingly state that no haman power could have saved her. Fortunately nearly the whole of the ment stores had been landed, Bgving taten on board the shipwrecked crew, every precamwon wae used with regard te the safety of ier Ma- Jesty’s sténn Vessel; but it was not till the morning of the 20d of August thet We succeeded in getting her to a position in Frebusana Terror Bay, where the ship was again secured to the land 14a. Another example of the same kind occurs further on, and is as follows :— ed at Lievely Disco on the Sth of September, | fe arr: ané immeciately commenced coaling. » barometer | threatening a # utherly gale, induced me to pass through | the Waigat to escape ti. and ic the darkness <f night, 4 running under full sail and steam, we wore nearly going | stem on to an iceberg 100 feet in height, to avvid whic we rounzed to, within balf pistol »rot of a rock awash at theentrance of the Moligate, and which, thongh not la “down in the charts, we supposed the ship was well cle of. A-strong set through the channel to the uorthwa: must have caused the deception ; ‘The following extract from the despatch may in- | terest geologists:— At Lievely f obtained information of a coal mine about twenty five smiles from the haslor on the southern shore of the wland, and I am told that the coal to be obtained here is in such quantilies that a ship might take 1,000 tons. For burn ing iv stoves it is preferred by the Danes to English coal. I obtained a sufficient quantity of an infert r sort to make trial in our boilers A copy of the chief engineer's report Ienclose. marked ‘ 1.7,” and I have retained on board four casks of this fael for their lordships’ dispoaal The latter part of Captain Inglefield’s despatch is | ehiefly occupied by a summary of the news from the pearebing squadrons, and especially of the discove- ties made by Captain M’Clure in the Investigator. He says :— ‘And now, sir, I beg to narrate, ina summary manner, the intelligence gleaned from the searching squadrons; and, Gret, with reference to Sir Edward Belcher, J have little eise to say but that he wintered in a spot he had named Northumberland Sound, in latitude 7552. , and longitude 97 W., near the position now markel in the oharts of Wellington Chancel a4 Cape Sir Joba Franklia. From Captain Vallea I learned that not tho slightest traces of the missing expedition had heen met with, either by thie or the western branch of the rearching and that it was evidently the intention of Sir E Beleher to return to Beechey Island as soon as possible. For the rest, Sir Hdward’s despatches will convey all further details. Captain Kellett wintersd at Dealy Island, Melville Taland,; he bad @ narrow eveape of losing his ship on the it Of his departure from Beechay Ia'and: sho Cape Colbourn, and was only got off af: net down upon her, casing her over on her broad with the less of sixty feet of her falve keel It wae'a party frem his vessel that diccovered the de apateh of Gaptain McClure at Jed to the Investigator’s pox 5 and discoveries of which ve-rel 1 late, by A lordahips will remember that it wis on the Oth of August, 1860 that the Investigator was last sean running to the northeastward with studding sails set. They rounded Point Barrow with mueh ditiiculty At tse river Colville, in 150 degrees W., they were de and acl tained sothe days, and then (hick weather, fox teary winds set in, the intior proving rather a ‘tage, aa it kept the ice open, and tho nec te windward between the Polar pack axd the gr sloping shore gave then: the means of avoi \ On the 26th of Angnst they ri ed the m Mackenrie, the pack at thir part being upwards of miles distant. On the 20th thoy wore off Cape When at Cape Parry open water to the north duced Captain M-Clure to, pach for Banks’ J when about 60 miles from this caye they fell in with unkn which was named Baring Island. Pas it between this island and a const tha . they renehe tade of 73 deg., where ice impeded their furthor searon xvddenl, chasing, the was e pack. a, ui rties in the spring found no traces of x paltion, bat discovered and Iaid down of t comets, eo 14th of Joly, 1851, the ice Sa up, =~ b te! ship, an endeavor was mide to pash to the pa Melville Island, but.an impenetrable in lat. 75 35 N., long. 115 W., precluded their oom- autumo feppatieg eatree had proved passage. An at! Df ag southern shore of Baring Island, and pro- up the west ride, and with great perii to the vessel mocoseded in resching a4 far as lat. 746, and long. where they were froven inon the 2ith of Sep- ry i it was received in Mellvilie Bay, while forcing a | who had been sent by Captain Pullen on his return | this vessel, passed astern to the | | ver | servant, 851, and have never since been able to move | poset. wee deposited at Winter Harbour following MCntock’s visit, while employed on "here axe tworemarkatle discoweries mentioned in Caplain MClure’s, }, vis: some smoking hillocks and a petrified Sores. also states that during his intercourse with the ‘natives he only once met with any hostile demonstrations. This the ship. Their the fe occurred at Point Warren, near the Mackenzie, where, on at- | tempting (o land, two natives with threatening gestures wared them off. Ik was nok without much difficulty that they were pacified, and then they related that ali their tribe but the chief his sick som ‘on as a reasim that they feareil the shtp had come to revenge the death of a white man they had murdered some time ago. Thay, ‘through the interpreter,) related that some white men come there ina boat, and that they built themselves a house and lived there.” At Inst the natives mariered one, and the others escaped they know not where; but the murdered man was buried in « spot they pointed out. A thick fog coming on prevented Captain M’Clure from examining this locality, which is much to be regretted, | | as here ie the probable’ position where a boat party en: deavoring to return by the Mackenzie would have en- cam| Thave now oply to state, further, for their Lordships’ information on this head,'that Commodere S1’Clure had made arrangements for deserting the ship, to have been carried out a few days later than the opportune arrival of the officer from the Resolute, and that Captain Kellett sent his surgeon to report upon the health of the crew. He also desired that, should there not be twenty men who would volunteer to remain ter, Captain M’Clure was to desert hi. vessel. The Intrepid was expected at Beechey Island with the crew, ‘and Sir Faward Belcher had orcered the North Star to be pre- don her arrival to proceed to England, sailing on the of September, and io leave the Intrepid at seechey Island in her stead. Thave now, in concluding the intelligence gained con- cerning the Arctic searching squadrons, to acquaint their Lordships of the dangerous position in which the North Star passed the winter. Shortly after left eechey Island last year in my yacht, the Isabel, « vilent gale which I encountered in the straits drove the North Star on ahore, where she remained during the whole winter, and was Only got off this spring without much dificulty. * * Th natural history we are able to add a large collection of minerals to our museums; nearly 1,000 specimens of ores and earthy substances have been obtaiaed at differ- ent parts of the coast of Greenland. Specimens also of the flower, leaf and root plants, of all the kias we have met with, ‘are carefully preserved; and such crustaceons and other creatures irom the animat kingdom ag our limited means have allowed us to collect are prepared for the naturalists. ‘A careful meteorological journal has been kept, a tide register at Holsteinborg, aud a great many observations madeon the cirection’ dip, aud force of the magnet, These have been carried on by Mr. Stan‘on, and the late lamented M. Bellot, whose industry in his branch of seience is well proved by the mass of valuable matter he has left behing. Thave only now to beg that their Lordships will acyept my assurance of the perfect satisfaction I have received in the conduct of every officer and man in the expedition during a period of itcessant labor, contiaual hardship, and frequently imminent peril; each has done his duty with a zealand alacrity that I'find it hard to individa- alize. The following despatch gives a description of the the expedition di the pre- intended progress sent year:— Fixe Masesry’s Discovery Sip INvETIGATOR, Bay of Mercy, Baring’s Island, April 10, 1853, year, I think it necessary to acquaint you, for the infor- mation of the Lords Commisioners of the Admiralty, what our operations will be to eilect that object in 1854, that their Lordships way be enabled to take such co-opa: rative measures for our relief as may appear expedient. 9 Should the ice break up in this bay sufficiently early to permit of our getting through the Straits this season, and finding the water open to the eastward of Leopold Island, it would be my object to push forward without pping to take on board any provisions from Port Ley- pold; but if, on the contrary, the ice should be thick towards Lancaster Sound, I would, if possible, pro- ceed to Port Leopold, and complete a twelvemonths provisions, and then risk wintering in the pack, or getting through, in preference to remaining at’ the above port. If, however, we are detained in this bay until next year, it will then be requisite to leave towards the end of April, and make for Port Ieopold, where I am aware there is a good boat, a house, and ample suppli season opens, proceed to Pond’s bay, coasting along the south sore of Barrow’s Straits, Arriving at Pond’s bay, and Sndivg from the Fgui uaux that no whalers have ag | yet been there, T should there await thels appearance a+ long as my provisions would adinit, and then ge down the | weet shore of Baffin’s bay, keeping close along the land floe, where whalers or their boats ure almest certain of | being met with. Failing this, I should cross to Disco, with | the hope of getting a passage in some of the Danish ves- | sels which come there annually, and leave about the be- | ginning of September; or, being too late for them, either charter or purchase one of their coasting schooners, which I believe made among the settl-ments, if she was capable | of standing an Atlantic voyage. Could neither of these be | accomplished, we must of necessity remain until the fol- lowlng season at that settlement. Should an7 of Her Majesty's ships be sent for our relief, and we shouid have qnitted Port Leopold, a notice containing information of our route left at the door of the house on Whaler’s Point, or on some cont picnous position; if, how: | ever, on the contrary, no intimation should be found of our having been there, it may be at once surmised that some fatal catastrophe has happened, either from | being carried into the Polar Sea or smashed in Barrow’s Snuits, and no survivors left. if such should be the case —which, however, I will not anticipate—it will then be quie upnecessary to penetrate further to the westward for our relief, as by the period that any vessel could reach | that port we must, from waut of provisions, ail have per- | ished: in such a case I would submit that the officer may be directec to return, amd by no means incur the danger of losing other lives in place of those who will then be no more. As, howeveer, it may occur, (as was the case with sir John Ross,) that the ice may not break up in Priace | Regent's Inlet curing the whole summer, ft > as well to | provide against such a contingency. If such shoald hap | pen, it would be necessary to wint-r at Port Leopold, un- | | less apprised ef the locality of any ship that might be | rent fr our relief, which, I think, might be accompit-hed | without any very great difficuity, as, although such ves. | | +l may not be enabled to get far up the Straits, yet, as | Admiralty Inlet would be y retty certain of being clear of ice, she night proceed thither and in some secure bay | freeze in, and, when the Strates were finuly frozen over | aboot the middle of October, a small travelling party could be despatched with the intelligence; the whole | would then proceed to her, and, although rather late in | | the season, men working for their lives are not likely to | be ditecuraged by a little cold. Whatever may be the final termination of this long, | tedious, but, I hope, not unimportant voyage, 1 beg, sir, | that you will assure their Lordships that in every stage I | have been guided entirely by what 1 have considered to | be my duty in presecuting to the utmost the object for | Whicn the expedition was fitted out, and although we | | have not succeeded in obtaining any’ information which | could throw the slightest clue upon the fate of our miss- | ing countrymen, I lope that the services performed in | the tracing a very great extent of coast line, the disco: | of much new land—a portion inhabited’ by a simple and primi:ive people not hitherto known—and, above all, the accurate knowledge of that passage between the At! lantic and Pacific oceans, which for so iany hundred years has bafiied maritime Evrope—its very existence being almost ernsidered sceptical—will be considered events sufficiently interesting and important to elicit from | their Lordsbips a favorable consideration of our services. Tbave the honor to be, sir. your most obedient humble ROBERT McCLURE, Commaader, is an abstract of the proceedings of | her Britannic Majesty’s discovery ship Investigator since parting, company with the Herald upon the Slet of July, 1850, off Cape Lisboura At 5:20 A. M., August 2, in lat. 721N., long 166 12 W., | made the ice, which did not appear heavy, but upon en- \ tering it a short distance was undeceived, and ran out. | _ Aug. 6.—In running along the pack edge, endeavoring to | find an opening, exchangea numbers with the Mover, aad | at 11 A. M., made a low shingle beach to the eastward of | Wainwright's Iolet, and at iidnight rounded Point B: row in seventy-three fathors, but, trom the foggy sta’ | of the weather, did not see it | Aug 8—145 A. M., being off Point Drew, sont Mr. Court, second master, and My Miertsching, interpreter, | to deposit a notice of having passed, who met some Es- quimaux that had arrived three days previous. These | trade with the Russians, and were friendly; there | fore sent a letter with the chance of its reaching the Ad- | miralty. We also heard ‘rom them that last year three | boats had passed to the eastward with white mep and | Indians, which was most probably eanat Pullen. In | the evening erected a cairn, and b another notice at Point Pitt. Aua. 9.—Passed the Colville about 40 miles from the entrance in three fathoms and a half. Avg. 11.—Deposited a notice upo which was thickly «trewed with driftwood noon two t ir natives, came &. jones's Island, In the fore alongside. 4° gun, with “Barnet, 1840,"’ on the lock, obta: from the Rassians. Barter- ed tobacco for salmon and ducks. ‘Vernnon ¢ cesedingly in- the Admiralty telligent amd clean. via Colville, and, from reter states, be lieve that they will arciv i ‘Avg. 12.—Several baidars came alongside. Received fish and dueks for presents of bewds ant tobacco. These are adroit pilferer® Aug. 14.—Rnn upon a shoal eight miles north of Yar- borough inlet, having, duzing the last lwo days narrow. ly exenped several of these dangerous banks, which are very little above the water, and hid om view by the ice. Hove off with the at but, unfortunately upset a whaleboat and lc a of beef, having | to carry rail to prevent b inon shore, Ang. 1$.—Found it impossible to get two milea ia any | direction, the ice having elosed from the northward, rest ng up ro and to the south nthe shoals in that dios 2 | ward; the low banks which we grounded upon yesterday. Anchored shouls, slightly pen water, "Weighed * to get iato so heavy was At noon the weather, which had been foggy, with a breeze from N, } sail through heavy ailing ice, occasionally striking violently; naviga ion ing thie const very dangerous, the sandbanks being low 148.4, W, | bumerovs. Jat. 70.30, N | Ang, 21.—made the rince the 17th have e ; ninety miles into a bight, which brought us to the solid pack ; fortunately, we were enabled to run out of it before | it closed Ang 24.—Observing some huts a little to the westward of Point Warren, sent despatches for the admiral-y, with the hopes of their being forwarded by the Hudson Bay Company ; this tribe, Lowever, have no t affle with them, | bat barter with others farther west that trade with the Colville giving as their ronson that the Hadson's Bay Company had given the Indians water which had killed many of them, and they did not wish to have any; the a ni warlike, and are at enmity with’ their oak ught the despatches back. ig. Observing a post crested on the beach near Point Maitland, in Liverpool Buy, se mt to examine it, and deposit a notice of our pasting. Found it was an Keqai- maux mark, and that they had apparently recently quit- ted it, there being several aes containing birds and fish, In the afternoon, while approaching Cape Bathurst ob served Faquimaux on the shore. Upon communicating fled on seeing tha ship, alleging | Sin—In the event of our not getting to England this | and when the navigable | 2, 5: weeks; gave the Admiralty, a gun and ammuni- presents among them; aad, and cleanly appearance, reaching. &3 natives came on nei the Sips woe any of the crews of Sir John Fraak- | lin’s expedition have ever reached their shores; they ap 8 quiet, inoffensive people, (with the exoeption of pear a quiet, ‘those at Poist Warren, who.a the Cape Bathurst tribe have no dealings with,) aud would assist any white people thrown among them. | The whole of this coast is shallow, but with the lead may be safely navigated, the soundi The shoals terminate about thirty mi of ¥! inlet, and water, varying in breadth from one mile to forty, may be calculated upon along shore de- tween the beginning of August and 10th of September, according to the win: s more or less toe eneambered, but the natives state that every year the ice opens from shore. We found the prevailing winds from E. 8. E. N. Sept. 6—At 1130 A.M., being to the northward of Cape Varry, remarked high’ land from N. by Eto E NE, | pt. 7.—At 730 A.M. landed and took’ possession of | the dircovery, and named it Baring Island. Toe land is | bold upon the southern aide, being upwards of 1,000 feat in height, its northern being Banks’ Land; erected a sig. nel-pole with black ball, and left a notice im lat. 71 8N., long 122 48 W. | | Sept. 9,—Observed land N.N.E. Named it Prince Al bert’s Land, which is contingous with Wollaston and Vic = Land, and extends north to lat. 73 21N., long 112 Sept. 11.—Ship beset, lat. 72 52, long 117 2 W., but ice in motion. Oct. 8.—Since the 11th of last month have been drift- | ing in the pack—narrowly escaped destructicn several times —vatil, with a heavy ni; 3 A.M. this day, which | listed the rhip 34; ro firmly fixed for the space of nine mouths, in lat. 72 47, 1ong. 117 34. Oct. 19 —Teok possession of Prince Albert's Land, dis tant four miles. Oct. 18.—And to ¢ay of the Princess Royal Isles, lying in the centre of the Prince of Wales Strait, distant four miles from the ship. There is erected a large cairn, pole and ball upon its summit, in lat. 72 46 N., long. 117 44.10 W., and have deposited three months provisions for sixty- six men, besides leaving a boat and some ammunition Oct. 21.—The Captain, Mr. Court, and party started to trace this strait towards the northeast. Oct. 26.—Discovered the entrance into Barrow’s Strait, in lat. 73 80 N., lorg. 114 14 W., which establishes the existence of a northwest passage Oct. 30 —Five musk oxen shot upon Prince Albert's Land, which terminated our opera ions for 1850. April 18, 1861.—Tsis day despatched three travelling Hien to Search the coast line under Lieutenant Haswell, fo the southeast, towarca Wollaston Land; Lieutenant Cresawell in the direction of Banks’ Land, and Mr. Wyn- niatt, mate, to the northeast, who respectively reached the positi nas noted below,” and tracked the coast as per accompanying chart. Jaze 2.—( Captain and Mr. Mierteching, (the interpreter, ) communicated with the Esquimaux upon Prince Albert's Land. about 60 miles south of our position, who had pre- viously been met bi Lieut. Haswell; they traced the coast- line as marted in the chart and state that there are many of their tribes inhabiting the land towards the south; but that thay know of none to the northward; they are a kind, simple people, and have never before sven the white ma: at whom they were evidently alarmed. vessel wat again fairly afloat, but so surrounded with it that we only drifted with the pack, having bsen avle to use our sails but twice, an¢ then only for a few houra, up to August 14, when ined our farthest northern nition in Prince of Wales Strait, lat. 73 14 19, long. 115, Aug. 16.—Yinding our passage into Barrow’s Strait ob- structed by northeast winds setting large masses of ice to the southwaré, which had drifted the eaip 16 miles in that direction during the last 12 hours, bore up to run to the routhward of Baring Island. Aug. 20,—Lat. 7427 N., lon. 1223215 W. Have had clear water to reuch thus’ far. ruoning within a mile of the coast the whole distance, when our progress was im- peded by the ice resting on the shore. Secured to a large grounded floe-piece in twelve fathoms. It appears to have but recently been detached from the coast. Aug. 29.—Ship in great danger of being crushed or driven on shore by the ice coming in with a heavy pres- sure from the Polar Sea, driving her along within one hundred yards of the land for halfa-mile, heeling her 15 deg., and raising her bodily one foot eight inches, when we again became stationary and the ice quiet. Sept. 10.—Ice again in motion, and ship driven from the land into the main pack, with heavy gale from the suuth— secured to a large grounded flue. Lat. 74 29 'N., . secured we Lat. 7420 N., long. Sepe. 19.—Clear water along shore to the eastward; cast off and worked in that direction with occasional obstruc- | tions, and several narvow ¢scapes {rom the stupend: us | Polar ice, until the evening of the 23d, when we ran upon a mud-bank, having six feet water under the bow, and five fathoms astern; hove off without sustaining any damage. Sept. 24 —At daylight, observing Barrow’s Strait full | of ice, and large massen setting into this bay, determined upon ‘making this oar winter quarters, and, finding a well sheltered spot npon the south side of the shoal 1 which we last ight grounded, ren in and anchored ia four fathoms, lat. 74 6N,, long. 11754 W. This night were frozen in, and have bot since moved. The position is most excellent, being well protected from the heavy ice by the projection of the reef, which throws it clear of the ship 60 yards. The currents alor g the coasts o: the Polar Sea appear to be influenced in their direction mo e or less by the winds; but certainly upon the west side of Baring Island there is & permanent set to the eastward. At one time wo found i. as much as two knots during a perfect calm; and that the floo tide sets from the westward we lave ascertained beyond a Goubt, as the opportunities efiorded during our detention along the western shore of this island gave am ple proof. The prevailing winds along the American shore, and in the Prince of Wales Strait, we found to be NE., but upon | this coast SSW. to NW. A ship stands ao chance of getting to the westward by catering the Polar Sea, the water along ehore being very parrow and wind contrary, and the pack impenetrable; | but through Prince of Wales Strait, and by keeping along the American const, I conceive it pra sticable. Brite wood is in great abundance upon the east coast of the Prince of Wales Strait, and on the American shore, also, much game. In this vicinity the hills abound in reindeer and hares, which remain the entire winter ; we have been very fortu rate in procuring upwards of 4,000 pounds. ‘The health of the crew has heen, and still continues,” excellent, without any diminution of numbers, nor have we felt te slightest trace of ssurvy. | It is my intention, if possible, to return tojKngland this season, touching at Mellvile Islandand Port Leopold, but, should we not again be heard of, in ail probability we shall have been carried into the polar pack, or to the weat- ward of Mellviile Island, in either of which cases any at. tempt to send succor would only be to increase the evil, | as ony ship that enters the polar pack must be inevitably | crushed; therefore, a depot of provisions, or @ ship at | Winter Ilarbor, is the best and only certainty for the safe- ty of the surviving crews. | No trace whatever has been met with, or any informa- | tion obtained from the natives, which could by any poset bility lead to the supposition ‘that Sir John Franklin's expedition, or apy of his crews, have ever reached the shores we have visited or searched, nor have we been more fortunate with respect to the Enterprise, not having seen her since parting company at the straits of Magellan on the 20th of April, 1850, This notice was deposited by a travelling party in April 1852, consisting of Captain M'Ciure, Mr. Court, second master; John Calder, captain of the forecastle; Sergeant Woon, Royal Marines; George Gibbs, A B.; George Boun- vall, A. B.; John Davis, A. B.; and Peter Thompson, cap- tain of the foretop. Whoever finds this, it is requ to the Secretary o: the Admiralty. Dated on board Her Britannic Majesty's discovery shtp Investigator, frozen in, in the Bay of Mercy, lat. 746 N., long. 117 64'W., April 12, 1852. ROPERT M'CLURE, Commander. Unters there is a vessel now at Melville Island, it ix not my intention to revisit it, but make the best of my way down the straits. R, M'CLURE, ed it may be forwarded *Lieutent Haswell, lat. 70 38 long. 1 long. 17 40 W.; well, Int. 74 long. 107 42 D. Rk. jieutenant Crosa- ir. Wynniatt, lat 720 N., Meeting of Commander M‘Clure from the East and Lieutenant Pim from the West. The first meeting of Lieutenant Bedford Pin with the party from the Investigator is thus described ia a private letter from Captain Kellett, C. B, dated ber Majesty's ship Resolute, Mellville Island, April 19th, 1863;— This is really a red-letter day in our voyage, and Ve kept as a holiday by our heirs and successors fo At nine o'clock this day our look-out man made the sig- nal for a party coming in from the westward; all went to neet them and assist them in, A second party was thon seen. Dr. Donville was the first person I met. I cannot describe my feelings when he told me that Captain MClure was among the next party. Twas not long in hing him, and giving him many hearty shakes—so porer were ever given by two men ic thix world M:Clure Jooks well, but is. very hungry. His description of Pitn’s making the Harbor of Mercy would have beca a fine sub. ject for the pen ef Captain Marryatt, were he alive. M’Clore and his first lieutenant were walking on the five, Seeing & person coming very fast towards them, they suppo-ed he was chased by a bear, or had soon a bear. Walked towards him; en getting onwarda a hun- all was not one of them. Pim began to seroech and throw up his bands (his face was a black as my hat); this brenght the captain and lientenant to a stand, as they could not hear sMiciently to make ont his langnags. At length Pim reached the party quite be stanemered cut, om M Clure’e asking kim, «Who ave you, and ahere do you comefrom? “Lieutenant Pim, Herald, Captain Keallat.””” This was the mareinerplicable to McClure, as 1 wae the last person he shook hans with in Behring's Straits, He | at length found that this solitary stranger was a English mat an angel ef light, Ui ~"TTe soom was seen fron the ship; they kad only one hatehway open, awl the crew were fairly gommed there in their enceawn to yet up The sik jumped out of heir hanmocks, and the crew forget their dexpom Ceney; in fact, all was changer on board the Investigator. McClure had thirty men end three officers fully pre- pared to leave for the depot at loint Spencer. What a Cisappointment it would have becn to go there and find the miserable yacht Mary with fourtor flve carka of pro visions, instead of a fine large de pot. Another party of seven men were tohave gone by McKenzie, with a request to the Admiralty to send out a rip to meet at Point Leopold, in 1854. The thirty men sre on their way over to me now J ehall, if possible rend them on to Brock Inland, with about ten men of my own crew, to te taken home the first opportunity. Moy Lag oct gh second party, consisting of Liew troante Cresswell and Wynniatt, Mr. Viers, ani Mr. Neerteching arrived, bringing two men on their pledges. ‘Ti ey made an extra July 14.—The ice opened without any pressure, and the | west. Sept. 11.—Succseded in getting clear of the pack, and | | suspended in air, and waved about in all directions, and ered yards, they could see from his proportions that he | le himvelf, and | inary passage across for men ia | their state. The greater of them are affected with sourvy, but are rapidly lspproving. News from the Arctic Whaling Fleet. BAD WHALING @RASON—PROGABLE FATE OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION. The whaling bark Harriet Thompson, Captain Fordham, arrived at San Francisco September Tom the Arctic Ocean. Captain F. states that the catch in those regions for the it season has been remarkably meagre. His vensel San Francisco on the 15th of April last, and, standing away from the California coas', Captain F. shal is course for the Fox tian Islanes, in lat- islands, stretehing like a huge | nee to the Kam- schatka Sea, he found ry at that late month in tl ro! easterly breese around the western poiat of Somitsohe Island, be followed the Kamschatkan coast along to Cupe and ability, and particularly a judge, whose offies it is rcrutinise he ottaracter of human testimony. ing your book I feel atill more embarrassed, and am at s loss to account for the which it Before you declared y: ‘a ccnvert to spiritualism, I regarded the matter as unworthy of serious attention; but your public adhesion to the new creed entirely alters the case. Judge—What then? Reporter—I have come to get some further light upon the subject; and would like veey much to witness some of Pi They come they please. As for the rappings, they are the smallest part of it. Anyone can rap. (Here the speaker suited the action to the wora, and gave two dis- inct raps on the floor with bis knuckles, and, unless the imagination greatly deceived he heard ocks responded to b from the room underneath.) {t in the presence of an in- Aponpiaskot the Eastern premontory of the Russian Asiatio possessions, and from accurate observations as- certained that in the charts of the day this Cape is laid cown nearly two degrees north of its ac‘ual position. Here he found the great region of ice extending across the Kamsehatkan Sea from Cape St. Thaddeus to Cave Romanzoff, on the American continent, and so thick that pod aag could hope to venetrate this apparently eternal er. Whi'e waiting here for the ice to break up, the great American whaling fleet gradually collected at Cape st. Thaddeus. On the 20th of Juno a heavy gale sprung up, the vant field of ice pecame agitated, and in less than twenty-four hours the whole was broken and separated into two acre pieces, and on the 24th, a fleet of abuve one hundred whalemen started for Bebring Straits. ‘The whaling reason in these inhospitable regions is in- cluded :etween the months of June and Septeaibor, after which the weatber becomes so inclement that no boats can live smid the storms and other dangers that beset the mariner. The success of the whaling fleet has been but poor this year, Capt. Fordham thioks that out of 150 whaling veaseia employed during the past season in the sea of Okhotsk and in Behring's Straits about one hundred have not averaged one hundred barrels each. There has been a remarkable scarcity of whales during the present season, not only in Bebring’s Straits, but in ebe whole northern whaling regioa, This, Capt. Vord- ham thinks, ix owing to the wanton destruction of the calves along the Russian coast by the whalers, who thus sacrifice, for a few barrels of oil, the future prospects of the whole fleet. It has only been within a few years that @ penetrated as far north as Behring's Straits in pursuit of their occupation ; the supply is fast giving out, and there are fewer whaleg this year than uring the past two seasons. What few whales were seen were remarkably wild, and consisted of what is known as the bo whale, of a large size, and yielding from 150 to barrels of oil. This species has hitherto been but little known, and re- sembles the right whale in appoarance and in the qualit; of ite oil. Captain Fordham state that the horned whale described in Lieutenant Maury’s work does not exist, but there is a species known as the muscle digger, which comes up from a depth of from thirty to forty fathoms, with its bead covered with mud and shells. Flocks of birds generally surround them when they rise Tho ap- pearance of so much of the country as was visible was desolate ani cheerlesa in the extreme. Some- times, however, the whaling fleet was in euch close prox- imity that conversation was carried on from vessel to vessel, in numerous instancs. As a whole, the catch of the La a reason has been uncommonly small, and the whole whaling fleet will be in rendezvous at the Sandwich Islands by the middle of October. Many yes-els had not captured’a single whale. Capt. Fordham, of the Haniet Thompson, thinks that all further search for the Erebus and Terror is useless. On the 15th of August he saw one of the shipsof the search- ing expedition, supposed to be the Plover. She was then in the Arctic Sea,be: ween Priace and Wales Head dnd the Diomede Islands. She was bound north, and would pro- bably winter in Plover Bay, (named after her,) whish was her place of refuge last winter. Captsin F. exchanged signals with her, and the signals were mutually misunder- | | stood, At the time she was seen the ses was entirely | clear of ice, though the same dense fog which had huny over the waters for two mon chs still prevailed. Another | thip belonging to the exploring exgedition was in Port Clarence on the 19th July. Captain F held conversatiors with the Esquimaux In- dians at places where he landed with h:s boats. Somauy | expediticns have been sent there during the last five | years that many of them could tal: intelligibly on the subject of Sir John Franklin. Taeir arguments were such | a to discourage all further search for the missing navi- | gators Tt was thought by uch whalemen as have navigated | these regions thas the Erebus and Terrcr were not | | crushed by any icebergs or field-ice, but that they were | capsized by being forced upon the’ surface of partially | submerged ice. “[t was the opinion that the exploring expedition could not penetrate further this year than 72 deg N. The Arstic Sea has been unusva ly clear of ice, and the winter has been@omparatively mild. The moun- tains surrounding the Arctic Sea showed ‘but little snow at the time the whalii fleet left, not so much as was | seen on the Alcutian Islands to months before whalers bi | Judge Edmonds and the Spirits. | VISIT OF OUR REPORTER—FULL ACCOUNT OF THE INTERVIEW. Two or three days ago one of our corps, Jed by enrio- sity, from reading Judge Edmonds’ book on ‘Spiritual- ism,” visited him at his house in Lexington avenue, for the purpose of obtaining some light on the miracles de- seribed in that extraordinary publication, and, if pos- sible, to witness some of the operations of the spirits, in order to form a correct judgment on a subject which, sincé the period of the ‘‘Rochester knockings,”’ has engaged the publis mind more or less, just in proportion as other questions of an absorbing nature permitted. Contrary to the generally received doctrine of Shakspeare concerping “that undixeovered country from whose bourne no tra: veller returns,’’ he had read in this wonderful book of the spirits, of Lord Bacon, Swedenborg, Daniel Webster, Henry Qay, John C. Calhoun, and tho sands of others, returning to earth and holding lengthene1 conversations with mor- tal men; some of these communications being made to Judge Edmonds, some to Governor Talmadge of Wisconsin, and some to other individuals. He had seen in the ssme volume what purported to be fac similes of the handwrit ing of the spirits of Swedenborg, Bacon, Isaac T. Hopper, also of ‘ an vnkaown spirit” and of an “undeveloped spirit,” all of whom had made written revelations from the other world. He had read not only of rappings’” without any physical cause to produce them, but of tables, chairs, and other material objects, being lifted up, in the most singular manner, without any visible agency whatever—finally, of events occurring in the most dis- tant places being described accurately, and the most secret thoughts of the heart being laid as bare as if they were committed to paper. Impelled by a dosire to test the truth of these alleged mysteries, which surpass ia marvel the miracles of Christianity itself, our reporter paid a visit to the distinguished author of the work, and gives the following as his account of tho interview:— On the afternoon of Satur¢ay, the 22d inst., stepping into one of the Fourth avenue cars, I proceeded as far as | ‘Twenty-sixth street, when I got down and turned off east- ward, to the house ‘of Judge ldmonds, No. 80 Lexington avente, which is not more than a minute's walk from the railroad. Irang the bell, and being answered by a ser- t girl, | inquired for the Judge. 1 was shown into the Jor and asked to send up my name, which I did. eyes around to see if there was anything in its appearance telligence that can reveal your secret thoughts, or com- municate what is going on in the farthest parts of the earth, and even in the spheres millions of miles distant. Q. Mr. Bennett takes agreat interest in your book, and the progress of the new faith. He would be glad to have the views of the spirits upon the affairs of this country and of Europe—for fustanee, aa to the result of the quar- rel about the spoils in the democratic party, and the issue of the war betwoen Turkey and Russia, ‘A. The spirits do not trouble themselves much about politics or worldly affairs, Q. But if the spirits would tell us what i now going on in Europe, or what would be the upshot of a series of events that are attracting the attention of mankind, would not that goa great length to spread spiritualism all over the world ? A, Not at all; people who don’t want to believe will not believe from any amount of evidence; men every day wit- ness in private stronger proofs than thet, yet they do not Believe; when Christ fed the five thousand with the five barley loaves and two fishes, the multitude did not believe; not withstanding all the miracles of Chriat and his apostles the progress of Christianity was very slow at first; beaides, with regard to fature eventa,tho epirita have only' the samo means of judging of them that we have ourselves, unless that if they are highly developed spirits, they know the present better than we can, and the. efore cau form a better judgement of the future; spiritualiam is making silent progress both in this country and in the Old World; there are at least thirty thousand converts in this city, and there are a million in the country at large; it was revealed to me by the spirits seven months before: hand that spiritualism would break out in Europe as well an here, snd now it ia extended over Englaud ail other countries of Europe, and it has found its way even into Asia; the most intellectual and most learned meu are be- lievers in it. Q, Is that the case here? A. Yes; ifyou only saw what letters I get from all parts of the country—from judges, clergymen, cditurs of news- papers, men of high position—you would be astonished; in this city the most respectable and intelligent classea have become converts. Q. I think the rapid sale of your book at a doilar and a qvarter per copy is a proof of that. I have learned from tue publishers that it has already reached fou: editions, and is likely to equal the sale of Uncle Tom’s Cabin? A. Yes, they cannot supply the demand. Q. Would it not have been better to kave made it cheaper? A. That was my opin‘on; I wished to have it aold at fif- ty cents; but for the first 10,000 copies the publishers Have an agreement,and I cannot reduce the price till after that number is disposed of; I don’t want to make money of it, but to diffuse it among the people. Q. 1 perceive it is but the first volume. Is there another to come? A. Oh, yes, Look at that pile of manuscript under the table. There is more there than would make another volume of the same size, Besides, 1 have materials for still more. Q. What is to be the nature of the second volume? A. It willenter more in detail into the occupations and employment of the spirits in the spheres, The pub- le mind is hardly prepared for these revelations as yet. There are some things we have seen and heard that we Gare not tell now, becsuse we would not be believed. Q. Is it not possible to account for the phenomena tioned in your book by referring them to the work- ‘of the imagination? A. How the d——1 could ten persons’ imagir ations be allaffected in the same way at the same time? They have said that my imagioation has become the prey of a morbid melancholy on account of the lo+s of my wife, and tiat this will account for what [ have seen and heard. I candidly confess that 1 wai laboring under mental de pression about the time my attention was directed to the subject. But what has this to do with facts witnessed equally by myself and others? It is useless to talk of imagination when we know that what we have been con- versant with facts. What amount of persuasion would induce me to believe that I am not now looking at you? Then, when we find such men «s Judge Fowler, of the Supreme Court of Kentucky, firm believers in the system, from their own experience, what other conclusion can any rational mind come to than that this is a tremendous reality? Judge Fowler called on me some month ago, | and I conversed with him on the subject, and introduces nim to the circles. He not only became a convert, but is now practising spiritualism in his own family, members of which are mediums. You have seen Gov. Talmadge’s letters: The first time Iever had any communication, was one night when J was lying in bed awake, reading. i was not thinking on the subjectatall. The manifestation was as distinct to my senses as anything ever was, When my friend Isaac Hopper was sick, I called to see him, and on my wey home I visited a medium, and asked a question mentally about the health of Mr. Hopper, and whether he would recover. The medium answered he was already dead No one present knew the question I asked. I went back and found my friend dead. His spirit has since visit- edme. Where is the imagination in this? I could men- tion many pames of persons in high station who are be- lievers, but for the fear of the ridicule with which they would be visited. Look atthe manner in which I have been misrepresented in the Times, and the Journal af Com merce, This is what destroys the es of ‘the press. The Ewning Pos isa good paper. Judge you for your- nel’. If tip thing bertras, there is something worth knowing in Yt and it deserves investigation. Unreasona- ble tests ought not to be asked. For instance, a man wrote tome to say that it would have been better that Baccn and Swedenborg had cemmunicated with me in Latin, in which they wrote, when living, that the public might have an opportunity of comparing their style. How many in the United States are judges of the Latin style of Bacou and Swedenborg? Q. I should like rery much to be present at some of these circles, and see and hear for myself. 2 ‘A. We have private circles. which are only for the in” stiated; and those somewhat developed. There is # pri- vate circle at my house twice in the week—Sundays and Thursdays; but there are public circles where money is charged. There iss Mrs, Cohen, of White street, and a Mrs. Brown, of West Twenty sixth street, at whote resi ences rappings and spiritual communications can be witnessed. Q. And is money charged ? A. Yes; I bad to begin there, and plodding through niuch that was perplexing, worked my own way upwards. It requires a vast amount of patience and perseverance, Ihnow another lady—a Mrs. Seymour ofSixth avenue—whe is so exquisite a medium that she can describe most ac- curately the character of any person whose handwriting is enclosed ig an envelope, or as many envelopes as you please, witht breaking the seal. In every instance she invariably in this, Here the interesting girl before referred to again entered the room and handed the Judge a newspaper in wrap- per, and retired. On being opened it was found to be the Spiritual Telegraph, the organ of tho spiritualists, issued by the same parties who publisied Judge Edmonds? book. Q. All this is very wonderful, Judge, and I want to see it. - A. There are things more wondorful yet to be told. What would you think of a cbair running up stairs? A fentleman few days ago told me that e chair followod im through every part of the room in which he was, and he then went up stairs to sce if it would follow him; ile waiting in this neatly farnixhsd room, I cast my to indicate that it was ‘a gate of heaven,” through which those awful and mysterious communications from the spirit-world were made to Judge Kdmonds and the rest of “the circle,” that I had heard met rogu- larly twice a week at his house. While thus musing the servant returned, and asking me to walk up stairs, conéneted me into the presence of the Judge. It was in his library. Tt was the Grst time I had ever met him. He was sitting on a sofa, wearing a dressing gown, and with the remains of a meal of coffee, eggs, and bread and but ter before him, oa a small table, which the girl immedi- ately removed. He asked me in s polite and friendly manner to take a seat beside him on the sofa—an invita- tion which I at once accepted. I was face to face wita aman abou! fifty years of age, of gentlemanly mien, tall and erect in figure, and thongh of spare habit, yet of hale and healthy appeavance lis dark hair was slightly silvered with grey, and hia oblong, sallow countenance and sharp features, bore the liner #f cultivation and thought, His terehead, though not exhibiting to the phrenologist the higLert order of intellect, in the reflective faeulties, is by bo means an insignificant or mean one The perceptive organs are large, and the temperament active. His dark, piercing eyes were partly concealed by « pair of spec tacks, which, however, he immediately raised, thus giv- the vieual orb, whieh ‘hes alway! ing ne a {oll view of been regarded as the surest index of the mind. I looked into it steadf if posible to penotrate his mystery? ‘The’ impression co 1 was that of acuteness, quickness of perception, and truthfulness; vith mingled benevolence ; but there waa then, no indication of that prophetic rapture which might be expected in the ca d such frequeat comm ni made perfect, or with “goblins damned.’” Over the sofa cn which we sat, was a range of shelves, containing tomes of logal lore, from Blackstone and Coke upon Littleton, down to the New Code, Between the two windows was a writing table, having on it a copy of Jndge Edmonds’ book, and covered wih letters and papers, some of which no doubt were in the hieroglyphics of the spirits. For there it was, as T afterwards learned, that the ghosts of | Twcon and Swedentog appeared. Uvder the table was a heap of manuscript books, as if intended for the press | The evening was rather gloomy, aud the sombre light of the hour added to the mysterious character of the keene, the man and the place, aud T could not help t if balf of what [had heard and read of and the sprite were true, [ was then upon 1 like Moses at “the burning bash war not consumed,’ I onght to have taken off any ahi Ts it porsible, I eilently ejaculated—as I gave loos re for an instant to. my imaginatior possible that this another Bethel, on whieu Ist e orher end reaches to saw, With the ang upen it? The spell was partially pittoon, whieh suddenly «trues | jet of the Judge; and from its appr that he had heen’ chewing the bitter weed pletely roused from this brief reverie by the a ‘air haired, beautiful gitl—a daughter, f Judge Edmoudy—who came to xanounce that some lalies who bad been in the house, were about to leave: and im nediately they made their appearanes, when ths | chook handa with them and Wade them good-bye, Havi n with “the spieite of just me | 1 rorveye | Y closed the door, ho then reewmed hi seat upon the v bereupon, having mentioned wh lint L was, [state tithe object of my visi®, and proceeded ag | ter, loqaiter—Bwer since | read vour letter, puts Vishea in Ne Hunat in August Inst, ou spititratinn, £ have taken a deep interest in the subject. Time were pot an imposter, and the only question wath ie was whether you were deceived yourseli, whiels th ia ¢ Mcult to belicra in the enw of # gentlewtia of yous and it did, step by step. @. But can you rely on his telling you the truth? A. (rather indignantly)—What the deuce motive could he have in decsiving me? I have myself seen a chair shooting across the room like @ rocket, in the presence of alarge company (Here the Judge took a chair, and put- ting it on its back on the floor, described the motion.) It would fly to the farthest end of the room, and then come back towards me, with the speed of a locomotive, and would inevitably have cut off my legs did it not suddenly stop within an inch of me. Thea, when I put my foot upon it to hold it dows, it darted away from me as if impelled by some irresistible power. (Here the Judge put his foot on the chair and showed how it slid from him, as if by magic.) Then, again, a short time ago, at one of our circles, i which re in the habit of sitting ia the dar of lucifer matches was laid on the table to save trouble of lighting tHe candles when the mesting was over. One of the iadies felt on the table for the matcaes. but could not find them. Upon calling on the spirits for a light, an unseen hand rapidly rubbed a match against the wall over the mantelpiece, when it ignited and lighted the condle, The whole civele then saw the box of matches 8 uck against the cieling, with two oz three of them drop. ping down. The medium then called down the whele box. when it immediately cams upon the table, where it was originally placed, Keporter~ Do the spiritualists believe in the Bible? Ju/ ge—Most certainly they do—both in the OL) New Testumeut. In both we read of the very communi entions from the spirit vorld, now so much derited. ‘Toe xplrite spoke ‘in unknown tongued the Apostles, as they do now. Iw the Catholic Ohureh, during the dark ages, miracles were coutinued, and they are row revived. The present developementa ave but modifications of what has taken place among the Wes- ley ans, the Quakers, and the Shakers, An ignoraat mon, a bricklayer, at one of the circles, used the tro Greek words, Gnothi seuton, (* Know thyselt;") and bis wife urel the word “microcosm,’’ which she certeinly had never heard b At another circle one of the me divmws used the word ‘fole;’’ what language that could be. Latin, Fre Itulian. of an Afri tongue, oF Asin? The medi “What then!’ Innguage of the Marsians. interrogated. ‘ Why, of cours tants of the planet’ Mars.’ The binge of worlds. The mediums / lian, Preneb, Spanish, and other £ knowing a word of these language Q. Do any of the clergy believe in it? A. Yer, many of them; but theg are afraid to sytak out, on aecount of their congregations. They are boyin- ning, however, to preach it from their pulpits, That a Jetter a day or two ago from a clergyman wha delivered a sermon to bis congregation oa the subject. Kev, Heary Ward Reecber, hearing of my views on <picktualism, was desirous of seeing me, We met at the houwve of a mutual triend in Brooklyn, and the result was thot My. Beechor preached a course of four sermene on 5, iritualism, oo rortly, nnd as his congregation caala bear: but ere loag be will no doubt come out plainly, He believes now that whereupon I began to think Tknew it war not Greek, was it a word of the tribes of , it is none of these.’ 3 replied it was the are the Maraigns!”’ I said she, “the inhai- word wewnt an assom- quontiy speak in Tta- gm toagues, without | he is prenching by inspiration, Q. This, then, is a nystem of religion’ . Exaotly 40; and itis one which w calculated to 1e- form the world. Somothiug is wanting todo ao. Out of the twenty millions of ovr population, about twenty milliona pever go to church; and the majority of those who do go are very lit®s tofluenced by wat they hear. ‘The Mosaic and Chri¥ian dispensations were auited to thelr day, but an0ber aad a hetter dupenmation ic now be established. Man tea being must beep pace with that pro- beneficially. better caloulated to reform that the spirits are ever thoughts, they will be A, Yes, but wa donot taal nce. Tt ist fora ualist bea . vee pation.” Leow It has eaten Egg il masks spiritualism. A medium raid toa friend of mine, «« have had a disagreement with your wife, and have out with her because she did a very mean thing.” This was literally true, and I was the only man present who knew it. What salutary effect, therefore, must this have upon domestic matters! See how it would reform our le- gislation, too! If men were spirituali sts they would never conzent fo capital punishment for crime. Q Why 50? A. Because it would be removing a man from @ worse to a better condidion. Q. Do criminals that are hanged go direct to heaven? A. No, but any condition out of this world is better than their condition here. The wicked continue in hel! , after they die, until they are developed and purified. Q. Do the spirits of negroes ever comet A. No, not that 1 am aware of; I have never thought of that, and it is important, because you know bytes the African race have no souls, I eaw two colored medi- ums in the South. Q. What ix your view of hell? A. It is a condition, and not a locality; and though there is no literal fire or that sort of thing, the spirits of the wicked suffer dreadfully; they are in tie most hor- rible and black despair, and are kept in ignorance of the future heaven that awaits them. When bad men die, they are only delivered from the bondage of the body, and not of the mind. Q. Do these spirits ever communicate their sufferings to the circles? A. They do, in the most fearful manner; and the spirits of the just also communicate their happiness. Q. Have the spirits bodies after death? A. Certainly, but spiritual bodies, which are contiau- ally becoming more highly Cibo ed They have homes, but they can wander from Ree ‘0 planet, and over the regions of infinite space. That is the reason that some- times they are not within call. In sleep, the + pirit is absent from the body, unless, perhaps, connected by some litile umbilical cord. What the spirit does in sleep ix conceal- ed from usin life. When we'die it is all revealed, and them both our sleeping and waking moments will make up our existence. Such is the Philosophy of sleep, and it shows how important that our waking life should be pure, for our sleep will partake of the samé character. Q. Do the spirits always tell truth ? A. No; for there are evil, lying spirits, as well as good, and ve must learn to distinguish between them by our own reason, just as we distinguish betweeu the good and the evil in this life. Q. Then we are liable to be led astray by some of the epirits? wo Certainly; and some of these fellows cut extraordi- rary pranks, and do immente mirchief; and the only way tod leadrtbveaniia by bringing discredit on their teac! by the agency of good spirits There is a great deal of fanaticism mixed up with spiritual. A man who was led astray by a fanatical medium was cured in this gi He was directed to dig into the earth six fee! at a ce spot, whem he would find a vast quantity of gold. He did so, but found none. He was then Ccirected by the spirit to dig two feet more; but still he found none, Again he was directed to dig another foot. He did, and found nothing, upon which he said to the spirit, “ You are humbugging me.” The spir.t replied, ‘To be sure I am; go home, you fool, and attend to your business.’? There is another case of a man who is operating in stocks in Wallstreet under the influence of a fanatical spirit, which is keeping him posted iu advance of the mails about the operations of the Rothschilds in Europe. This man will probably be ruined. How absurd it is to consult the spirits on such matters ! QD the spirits always know what is going on in this wor ‘A. That depends upon the knowledge or ignorance of the particular spirit. Some are highly-informed and de- veloped to a high state of perfection, while others remain comparatively ignorant and undeveloped. Some, agate, have wandered so far away from this world that they have never found their way back, axd some do aot wish to come back. Though my wife died a few years ago, I have had frequent visits from her. But my sister, who went to the spirit worl! in 1837, has only come twice, and that recently. She had much trow in this life, and she did not desire to return to it. Lately, a distinguished historical chara ster, who lived in the reign of Hevry VIII., visited our circle, and was to- tally ignorant of spiritualism aad almost of every’ else, Iam very fond of reading ‘Pollock's Course Time.” Pollock is a very fine poet, who, like Milton, is only beginning now to be reciated. I expressed & desire to have communication with Pollock's spirt, He came and looked at me earnestly, and stalked all round the room. Q Did you nee his person? A. No. He spoke through a medium, a woman, of whous he took possession. Q. Do you ever see the spirits themselves? A. Yer, sometimes; but it will rot do to tell that to the vulgar, for they would not believe it. Tho spirits of Bacon and Swedenborg generally communicate by writing through the band of my associate, Dr. Texter, ase medium; and what is so singular, he does net know what he writes {ill after, and has to read it to find out, and sometimes I have to decipher it for him. In the same way, when I was in Central America last wiuter, Dr. Dex- er consulted the spirits about the state of my health, nd wrote the response in a book. He did not know what he had written, or had forgoiten it. On com- pring my journal with his, I found that they exastly correspor ded, Q. How do you know that the mediums are not impos- Hike you when they profess to be possessed by the spirits? A. Just as [know when any other person is not im- poring on me. For instance, one night, just as the clock on the mantle piece struck, the medium pes sessed by the spirit of my wife, exclaimed, in the unmin takeable tones of the deceased :—‘‘Oh, that old familiag sound!” We know the medium is: not deceiving us by infallible tests. Q lathe writing of the spirits always done by the hand of a medium A. Not always; sometimes the spirits write them- selven. Q. The spirits, then, have bodies? A. Yes, spiritual sublimated bodies. Q. You have mentioned that the spirits are sometimes seen. Do all present see them? A. No, Forallhave not thesame developemeat and the same acuteness of vision. Q. This reminds me of what I used to hear of ghosts when I wasachild—that when two or three persons thts org one saw the spirit while the rest could see nothing. ‘A. F3actly so. I know a lady who can seca flame issue from a magnet; and I have, myself, seem somet! like an electric flame proceed from the top of the in a continued stream, Have you seen the work of Reich- enbach on this subject ? I mean his Physieo physiologt- cal Researche: Q. No, I have not, but I will take a note of it. All this is most extraordinary. But if it is a revelation from heaven, why are not the spiritualists, who are so numer- ous, organised into a church? and why do they not come openly before the world ?—because, if these wonders were only seen by the multitude, converts would be made in thousands. A. You will see something of that kind Ty, shortly. Before another month we will appear before the p ard I myself will take part in the matter. Q. You regard the revelations made our book as a following up of the New Testament a step inad- vance in the progress of man to perfection. A. Exactly so, AndI think it will be the means of reforming the world. Q. [have never attended any of the circles; but. from. what you bave told me, Iam determined todo so. Good evening, Judge. A. tove faith, patience and perseverance; bogin at the beginning, and go on step by step, and you will arrive at the truth at last. The stars were now beginning to twinkle in the heavens, andItook my leave of the Judge, strongly impressed with his affability and good nature in answering mg questions so readily, and giving me so much information on the subject of my inquiry. I was also struck.with the familiar way in which he spoke of the apparitions, just as if they were every day acquaintances. The interview occupied from two to three hours, and was, to me, most: interesting. Occasionally the Judge's eye would scom to rest on vacancy, and agein his face would light up.like that of a rapt prophet, a sybil, or a Pythones. As I re- turned home I meditated. on what I had heard, and made up my mind to cerry my investigations to. the utmost imits into thia new phase of the science of physychology. An Arrromya Sion7—-AN Insane. Gean mn Cuains.—Yewerday, a girl of seventeen yoars, who had been in jail since Saturday, as a raving maniac, was brovght to tho-court house, and put into the-ante-room of the lock-up of the samo, chains being placed on her wrist and thea attached to the iron bars. Here she re- mained for several houra, at times howling. in a terrible manner and at others apparently weeping, Thero was Coubt of her insanity in the mind of the court, bat tronble was where she should be placed. The Insane Hospital et South Boston is running over, having ao- cording toa communication of Miss Dix, slaty-one more patients than rooun, and these extra patients of necessity were lodgod in the balla passagen, or way where a space could be found for spreading beds. on the floor, or for crowding ® bedstend in apartments alvondy filled beyond tafe or convenient sapacity, and that ho way compelled to enduro the. inevitable restit, viz, disquiet, violence, confusion and complaint, in place of composure, ti ai- lity, order, and. cheerfulaes, © bave ceased,” Mr. Walter, the suparintendast, informs Miss Dix, ‘to re~ gard my hospital asa remedial institution; almost ev hour briegs wall ground ad cause ef aoveplaint, from both | fi jents and attendants, New spplieations are newed ! Almont daily, which it is necessary to refuse, and the avil | nourishes aad aggravates iteelé.”” The Courter states that ? of Sufloll connty have actually boem + vent to the oS Correction; some are at Deer Wwland, 1 | wnuch to she discor.fort of the sick there, whilst many are! vor fined rivato farnilies, beonwse there ia elsewhere ney} place peo ! d for them..-Bosiom Traveller Oct. 28. SunraiNe 1s Ocrowne,—Persons tho arrive! in the city yesterday from western portions of the State, nod from’ euneylvasin, report a depth of snow of some ight or niae inches on'the ground, and ever which they / had @ mezry sleigh ride, some of them eight or ten miles, + in comivg to the ears. The country people generally—/ that is, such as were not of the imaense throng coming) 'o Bavhoore to attend the Agricultural #how and Inytt-} the lads an\ Iadsion im sleigh ridi f Montgomesy ard Frederick coun! he ator extended ns far as Richmond, Va. re know fell in the afternoon, ani fires anc overonal tute Fair—were getting out thei jingling toama fo bard crust on the snow, Southwat were very necemsary.—Bawimore Sun, On. % Naval Int Fredogia U.S. wtenmat froin Ep Vins