Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-07-16
EXPEDITION IMPORTANT
DISCOVERY.

The philadelphia Us Gazeue Of Wetn sdas.
sa,- INT Ir,,efs have mem received f"mlle Unned
: aes Exploring cxpedltiun. dared al S,dney NV
Votes. Mach II, leio, announcing the discovery
Of the antarctic iepious, Tar uofr
eNlr,sv Than the dlscoy. ~ h'ely announced by
the French exploring expedition.
Alter The above vas prepared the press, We r.
eei,,d the sublaincd ifam the Exchange books. Il
would srean thai tte ds,oy OF the continent
made n the l9.h OF Jtnuafs. 1910. by bolh tie
French aad American qnadfnb..
I he ralt Of tic ocrau ~, udrd between the de
Etee> ii ~ ard ia degrees rast. aud south Of 81,
vs. not ffbretsed by Cuuk. NY Other Of the
gregi ugKt 2sots That trmcmbtt; though "esi OF 90
degrees .as % ct de. he Weti ~ nearly - degrees
III south latitude Bus the dseoVeufs now mention.
Cd srcn ~ b. all east II mis-. Capt.. Bscoe. at a.
bnpt Is degrees cts' longitude. took nufihrastern
eou,te tfem reatl, 5Odecrces south lalitudr.
In 1879. Capl. Wd1deI was considerably south {
10 d"gfees as lharcd Cln. Cook WIS m LA. but
atelou Is made ct NY thina but ,slauds Of ice.
We do nai NOW Iecuerl the cause. # there any.
why the southern nasig HlOls all avoided tis they
seem 10 have dapt) the pau Il the gieat Soiturn
Oeean lying IN tie itiisde anl Longitude rrcenl,
us9ed 10y ,ne Amru,an aud Frenci, .quadrons.
From NE SyinCy H.rHi, Hrcl l3A, 1910.
DlSCON cry OF TIE ! NrAKCIlC CON
1lNEHf,
Anon 81 Tho arrivals 10 6e fuuud IN our shirpinc
list al tbs day, thdl 81 the Unurd STATES Sup
\ Httnnrs, bndrt tile tuutnlH nj o Charles " nkrS,
Esq. The Y. has b ru absent from tins port
eighty days. must al winch time has been spent IN
spntneln tx 10 alton, aud are happy 10 have II Ia
our power 10 announce. un the highest authority.
nat the researches oil the exploring sqnadion ailer
i southern continent h ve been completely succ
hil. The land Ma sl seen on the ,uurnlug OF the
- h al January, ~ lanud 81 deg. % mIuucs south
louguude I6i deg. Is mlunlesets Tue Peacock,
tshIch sup arrived n out hitbot oathe 22l uluho,
much disabled IRON her coiiact win The lce,) we
leaH obaIuei soundl0gs 10 u high southern lsuude,
aud cs tbllshed beyond d. ubt the existence o Lana
IN that dncrt oa.
Bur ii Niaceun,s ,more fortunate in escaping in
Iar, completed toe discovery, aud ran down the
euas ttun the ia deg. min.o 81 deg 40 miu.east
longitude, about seventeen bundled les, WtuIn n
Ii ut distance ut the ani, often So near Is to get
sounItnRs With . lo@ lalh,m, of hne, durlnE winch
nHr shc was eopslauty surrounded by Ice islands x
bfrg> aud cxperenc many heavy gales OF wnd,
exposing her stanlls TO snp"Ieok. We also I'M
ders,aad she has brought ses raj specimens Of tocA
lnd earth. procured from the lani, 50 ne Of them
weighing upwards ol hundred pounds II Is qaes
= n.ble whether tins Il 3 every can bet any essen
tai benefit commerce, hui u cannot be 9th, fNlst
than hazh> IRA f,Ins Ia Captain Wilkes, aud 'ht
officers Engaged wuh am IN tuIs must lntett srng
sxpedtlo have brought to Suceesst 4 ,rrupna
non Tie htgh nusi ann ted TO ia M by tller Coun.
ny aud II J. hoped that Noble commencement
! laihe cause nl sclenre ii discovery. viii induce
de government OF tie L ued States to foow up b,
other ox .edi lou, hut which now on the poul
/ Of ter tua iug.
Ne nndrrstan thal the Vneennes will sail on tn,
/ 10Th instant Ion New Zealand. where The Porpors,
and ylng Fish Will l. JON her, Should they have
been equally fortunate with th'ir Two consotts il
escaping IL III tie ICE. The Peacock will olum
a as her repairs are completed whence they
val all proceed IA nrhorAnee at the Obj of the
expedition. WewiII only add, tai We wish hem
I'D speed.