Sir James Brisbane is app...
Sir James Brisbane is appointed Commedore in the East Indies, in the roon3 of Captain Grant, whose periodl of ser- vice is expired; and to command the F'ortefrigate, in whicl he is to hoist his pendant. The Hcla and Fuery, under the orders of Captaini Parry, were seen by the Francis and .lIaria, wlhalcr, - Larrvs, mnastcr, July 17LIh, beset in the ice, in latitude 70. S5., andi as the sea appeared clear of that obstructioni to the wt,st- ward, Captain Lamlaes imagined they would be able to enter Sir Jamelcs Lancaster's Sound not later than the middle of August. T'iH l3iscovaas Sii j,s.-The following is ani extract of a letter froin the Agent to l,oyd's at }1x1ll, dated tl-e 7th of Octo- ber :-- The Aia7y Fr(a1cs, Captain WViikinson, has arrived from Davis' Straits, and reports that she saw thp discovery ships beset in the 0.iddle Ice, on the 17th of July, in lat. 70. long. 6. CaptainWVil- kinson cntered the ice on the foliowing day in lat. 66. long. 20., and penetrated to the NVest Land on the 26th, where he retiained until the 9tb of September,whc he bore away for England, haviug taken 15 whales. He was nearly as high as Lancaster Sound, and states that the prospect for the 3hscovery ships was very tavourablc, as the weather was fine, and the coabt unusually free from ice. As he nerer met them after he got through the barrier ot ice, there can be no doubt of their having had an eqjually favoarable passage. The MAa7py Frances and the Williamns ud A,nn were the only 1ii b which got through the barrier in the month of July; the remuainler of the fishing vessels having attempted the passage in a higher ladiude, did not succeed until Aegust. There had been no losses; buxt one of the sships (the Janie, of' this port) had sustained considerable damage. The new sloops of war Cltanzpion, Orestes, and Pyledes, a7e ordered to proceed on an experimental cruise to the westward of Scilly, accompanied by the ANieenent, 28, Captain Wallis, and Al- gUeriae, C'apta lion. Montagu Stopiord. Captain Graham Edeni liamond, C. B. (of the W'eUlcskez), aud Lord Yazborough, intend being witnesses of' the competition between thlese ships.-Harmpshire Tekgraph.. 'l'heBlonde, 46, Lord Byron, was forced into Falmouth, on Thursday, by strong south-west gales. Olne of the late papers from the United States informs us that an Independent cruiser had captured foar Spanish vessels under the very guns of a French ship of war, witbout the slightest molests. tationr or resistance on the part of the latter. ADVANTAGE OF Low TAXES.--The followinig are the wholesale prices of various artiecls in the New York Mlarket List of the 31st of July:-West India coffee, 7d. to 9d. per lb.; Hyson tea, 4s. to 4s. 7d. per lb.; llyson skin, 3s. 2d. to 3s. 6d. per lb., Bolsea, Is. 4d. per lb.; gunpowder tea, Ss. to 5s. 7d. per lb.; Sou- chong, 2s. Id. to 2s. lId. per lb. ; raw sugar, 4d. to 44d. per lb.; Loaf lditto, 7.d. to lid, per lb.; English salt, 2s. per buizhel; Port wine, 3s. 8d. to 9s. 6d. per gaUon, gadeira, i8s. 6d. to 14s. per gallon; Sherry, 6s. 3d. tO 6s. 6d. per gallon; Claret, lSs. to 16s. per dozen: Bordeaux branxdy, 3s. lOd. to 4s. per gallon; Iollazds gin, 3s. 6d. to 3s. Ild~. yer gallon; Jamnaica tutm, is. 4d. to 3s. 10d. per gallon; 'SV'hisky, Is. Id. to Is. 2d. per gallon.