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£0 Letters written during the lute Voyage of Discovery for the purpose of making experiments on atmospherical elec tricity, and for hoisting a flag for the direction of shooting or other parties on land. The lower yards have been secured fore and aft, to support the frame of the housing or roof over the ships, constructed of planks covered with strong cloth, such as in Waggon tilts. The boats, ropes, sails, and every thing that could take up room on the upper decks, have been carried oh shore and covered with canvas. Being there in a very cold freezing temperature, the sails and ropes are perfectly safe, whereas in the ship they would be thawed but never dried, and would, of course, be rotted. To secure the ships against the breaking Up of the ice, anchors were carried and fasteiied on the land.' The next operation regarded the accommodation of the officers and men on board, in which every contrivance, that ex perience and anxious care to preserve them all in health and spirits could suggest, was carried into effect. But of these the details would be of very little service to an inhabitant of the genial climes of England, especially to one who never slept a night on board ship. It is, to be sure, a circumstance peculiarly encouraging to us that, with the unfortunate exception of the commander of the Griper, not a single person is now on the sick list. From cold and wet a few slight complaints have occa sionally appeared ; but they have been easily removed. Scurvy, the dreadful scourge of mariners in long voyages and cold wea ther, without the means of procuring fresh provisions or vegetable diet, is hitherto unknown. Every preventive which could be devised, was liberally put on board before we sailed. The ships’ companies are now, therefore, in fact, in as good condition as when we left England. Various expedients have been adopted to keep the beds and bed-places dry and Warm, an operation of very difficult execution, where a number of human bodies are col lected together. What can be done, however, will certainty not be neglected. Although a large quantity of coal was laid in for both ships, yet, as we have hitherto discovered no fuel of any kind, on which dependence can be placed in case of need, eco nomy in firing becomes of the strictest rigour; and, in this article alone, do we feel any restraint. By exercise, however, and habit, we hope to think less in future of this privation, of the necessity of which all of us are thoroughly convinced. The seamen and marines were distributed into small divisions, each under an officer, who was accountable for the orderly, clean, and neat appearance of his men, who were strictly inspected by the commander of the ships morning and evening, as were their bed- places, while they were upon deck. The greatest obstacle to comfort was, that it was next to impossible to dry any wet clothes in the open air, where they froze and became moist again when