Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-05

Der OF specinens ia Botany, ell in perfect
bloom, and nut h more valuable Than we es.
pecied 10 fine IN place so long aud well known
and principally noted for its salt. which nature
rather than ART or labour, supplies in the great
est abundance.
On the arrival Of our consort, the brig ser
aph, Captain Pendleton, We shall PROCEED on
onr voyage She eG Stonington the day we
sailed from New YoTk.--The extent and dura-
ton OF our voyage cannot he determined al this
time Besides. acting N good faith. as we mean
to do, towards our stockholders. IN the business
part Of The crnizs, two other subjects will par
+ tirulariy occupy our attention, which II we can
accomplish In any tolerahle degree, shall ieei
that NV time has been well employ ed, aud thai
! our enterprse has not been IN VAN, egen ~ a
national point oil view.
One will h. 10 collect such facts, within the
range of our Commercial operations, ia the
Pacific Ocean aud South Seas as will show,
that the completion Of the expedition, 80 near.
ly mstnred and so unaccounfahly LAID hv at the
last session oil Congress, would have been bene
licisl 10 our commercial interests, ~ well as
have reflected he highest credit on our naton-
al character. In the SECOND place. we shalt en-
deaYuur TO make such observations while m the
highest Southern ATTITUDES, on the formation
aud quantity of ice, cause aud velocity oil cur
rents in the different merld'ans, as well ms on
the no iuIs whore there will be probably found
the least obstruction in reaching high latitude
South in word TO acquire such a praclical
kuowltdge of tSose seas, as may be useful III
guiding the operations oil a more eihcieh' eh
| I.,d,s'~", souteDpihsea, -" tue ieta'n ot the
present one 10 The United States.
Discoveries in high attitudes are necessarily
progressive. One voyage frequently does little
else than acquire tue experience by which a
succerd ng one may be more successful.
Thus when Capt. franklin arrived at the
Fort braring his namP, on his northern expe-
diton IN August 9th 1926, while the party nn-
der his command were preparing their winter
quarters he proceeded TO the mouth Of Copper
m1ne river; concluding " that by taking a
view of the state of the Polar ice aud bending
OF the coast TO the westward, he would be ena-
bied 10 form pretty tolerablr correct noioh,
IS 10 the probability ol next years success
Furry, III his second voyage TO discover a
northwest passage, says -" II any proof were
wanting Of the value Of local knowledge. IN the
igaiion of the polar seas it would be amply
furnished by the fact OF our now having reach
ed the entrance of Sir james Lancaster's
sound Just one month earlier than we had dom
IN l8lS-althoueh we ha 1 then sailed fort
Nlsht sooner, w'th the same general objects IN
view"
we VIII do w.t. we can in preserving such
"pJrc'S OF Satprd History, as can be coli"cte !
N that part Of globe where few research
rs have been nude in this branch OF science
Ia Geology, Nneralogy and 10 a erain extent
Botany, the G,d before us is ample aud unoc-
cupird
! ohohld another opportunity occur for writing
10 the uLiird States | hope 10 have something
more interesting q communicate.
Respectfully Jour obcdeHt servant
J A. REYNOLDS.
10 the Editors nfihe NV York
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