Norfolk Gazette And Publick Ledger

From Papers received at the Ledger Office, by the ship Pocahontas, from London.

LONDON, June

Russian Discoveries. --The Sparrow, captain Leznoff, belonging to the Russian East India Company, arrived at Spithead on Tuesday whence she sailed on the 10th of March, 1814 on a voyage of discoveries in the North Pacific Ocean, but more with a view to form two military and commercial establishments on the west coast of North America namely, at the Island of Rodink, in lat. 65, N. long. 160. W which is the nearest part of the American Continent to the Russian establishment at Kamtschatka; and upon a neck of land called California. From these they will be enabled to carry on their fur trade with China, with greater advantages; and their homeward bound voyage, with the produce of China, will be greatly facilitated. The Sparrow has been so far as 58, 50, north lat, 190, 60 east long. She touched at Kamtschatka. On the 10th of October, 1814, she discovered by island in lat. 13. 10, S. long. 163, 29, W. It is about eight miles and a half long, and seven miles wide. Cocoa-nut trees and sea fowl were found upon it. The rocks around it appear formed of solid coral It not being laid down in any chart, captain Leznoff named it after his ship, "Sparrow Island." It appears from Vancouver's track, upon his published chart, that he must have passed this island in the night time. The Sparrow has a valuable cargo of furs, which she took on board in Norfolk Sound, with., many articles, the produce of the coast of Peru. She lay two months at Lima. The cargo is not estimated at less than one hundred thousand pounds, and so prosperous has been the entire of the voyage, that she has not sustained the loss of even a rope or spar of any description, since she sailed from Spithead. She has about fourteen rare animals on board -species of the Llama, Vigonia, and Alpaca. They are intended as a present to the emperor of Russia. She will sail immediately for St. Petersburg.