Arctic Erpeaition.-The Moniteur states that Capt. Ross expedition to the Aretic Pole has safely reached the 67th degree of north latitude. The steam-boat has traversed the most dan gerous seas of the globe. But wishing to touch at the coast of Spit1bergea, she was oyertalxen by violent gaie of wind, which carried away her maintopmast. Owing to.a very fortunate accident, es- peeialiY in region where no spars pro- per to repair such a loss could be ex- peefei to Dc procured, an English vessel happened to get among the ice, and was therefore abandoned by its crew, when her mainnast was taken out by the steamer, as. well as the provisions and fuel that were requisite for. continuing the voyage to the Pole.

 The ldfe Gale at HaliiJfar, ({ys. o. ranf. Gayle of the Schr. Alaxaadar. which sailed from Halifax, oa the 7th and arrived in East River (N. C.l on 'Tuesday, 18th inst. states that he left only four American vessels at Halifax aad gives the following account of the devastation by the gale of the 27th ut.

 Ten sail of vessels in the harbour were totally lost, twenty sail damaged ard teaof the wharves swept from fheil foundations, two Of three houses were carried eff, and fcH horses drowned, The damage in Halifax was estimated at e5a,lf,a. Twenty or thirty vessels were said to have been lost on the ccast.