Voyage of Discovery.- Earthquake. -Real del Monte. 895 

 Friendly Islands, and settling indisputably the position of all 

 fhe islands with which that neighbourhood fbounds we unde - 

 stand the Blossom is to proceed to Bheruig s Strm , and li the 

 season admit of it, to proceed round Icy Cape (wh.ch^as not 

 been effected since Capt. Cook's discovery of it) along the 

 S^efn shore of AmeJica towards Hecla and f g ^t- >r 

 the purpose of falling in with Capt. Frank in or Capt Pan .>, 

 and if Capt. Beechey find the sea open, it is most likely he 

 wU not oiiit so fortui'ate an opportunity of acconiphshing his 

 desirable obiect. We understand also, that the Blossom is to 

 compt;ed.e' survey of the coast of America m such l-ts ^,^^^^ 

 Bhering's Strait as are imperfectly known; and « ^ ^lavm^ 

 rendered Capt. Franklin the assistance he may requne, she is 

 o m ocee^ entirelv upon discovery, directing [-^ route for such 

 purpose towards Ihose parts of the Pacific which are the least 

 KTor frequented. She is furnished with a 1-8- -PPV^^^^ 

 presents, for the purpose of bartering with the ishmdeis, and 

 C on board ahindsome present for the ^-S « O^^^^^al^ 

 the king of the Sandwich Islands TheLords ot tl"^ AdmiraUy 

 have appointed Mr. Tradescant Lay to be "-^urah to the ex 



pedition ; and we look for the most ^"^-[.^f "^S ^f f ^^' 7,*! 

 several purposes intended to be accomplished by it. 1 he sur 

 ve'ng rd opening a communication with the Fnendly M 

 may eventually prove of considerable importance. Upva^ds 

 of 12 000 acres of land have been some time inclosed and put 

 rnticuTvadc^rof cotton ; the samples of which a- F-ou-ed 

 inferior only to the Sea Island cotton, and mucn superior to 

 Egyptian.— iWorw. Chron. May 24'. 



EARTHQUAKE IN ICELAND. 



' Accounts from Iceland to the -^^^i^f f ^"t^ntemembS' 

 hive hid a lono- and severe winter, which began in September. 

 At he begi ming of January there were dreadful hm-ricanes 

 which wei-e followed by inundations m ^^ra par s ot the 

 islmd Several shocks of an earthquake were also telt n 

 Norda- Gossel ; and on the 20th of January, a very smart one 



" Ihhlsltut the same time that Santa Maura, in the Ionian 

 Islands, was destroyed by an earthquake. 



Many travellers and shepherds P^^'^^^^^^' J, r;, ^'l^^e^;^^^^^ 

 which fell during the violent storms in Nordei land. Lopen 



hagen, April 21. ~ 



MEXICO. . , ri-v r"^,,! 



Accounts have been received of the safe arrival of Dr.Cou - 

 ter It t^e leal del Monte mines. We may expect trom his 

 '"l and ability important^adclitions to our knowledge^of Ae 



