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LAST VOYAGE OF CAPT. ROSS. 
of the Morning 1 Herald, has been transmitted to us, and its con¬ 
tents are an echo of the universal opinion of the crew, at the 
same time, that they do not place the character of Capt. Ross in 
the fairest light. The insertion of the letter was refused by the 
Editor of the Morning Herald, but on what grounds, the writer of 
the letter was never informed. 
[7b the Editor of the Morning Herald.} 
“ Knowing that the columns of your valuable Journal are 
always open to the cause of the aggrieved, I beg to trouble 
you with these lines, on behalf of myself and the rest of the 
crew, who sailed with Capt. Ross, on his late expedition. The 
agreement between ourselves and the captain, was precisely 
the same as on former expeditions, namely, an able-bodied 
seaman was to receive £3. 4s. per month; a petty officer, 
£3. 15s.; and as there were two mates and two carpenters, 
they were to have £8. per month. The agreement with the 
crews of the Hecla and Fury was also the same; and in case 
there should be any short allowance of provisions, the same was 
afterwards to be made up to them. 
“ The real truth, however, is, that after having been out 57 
months, we received the sums of £110, 15s.—£150. and £320. 
instead of £182. 8s.—£*213. 15s. and £456. and we were kept 
the whole of the first three years on short allowance of provi¬ 
sions : those in the cabin having as much as they could lay 
their sides to ; two-thirds of the time we had no grog, whilst 
it was on the cabin table every night, and yet Capt. Ross has 
represented himself as having undergone the same privations 
as his crew. As another specimen of the captain’s humanity 
and justice, he told us at the time we received the money paid 
to us by Government, that whether we considered it our pay or 
not, we might take it, or leave, and think ourselves d—d well 
off, making us at the same time sign a receipt , certifying to the 
Admiralty, that we were satisfied. 
“ I have troubled you, Sir, with the above statement, which 
might be much lengthened, submitting to the public, through 
