Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-17
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MISCELLANEOUS.
TUr CypLoRISC EyPEDlTIoN.

VIncenneS, DHI
rived at New York on Friday after an absence OF three
years and nine months and having accomplished fully
her mission, the following report Will show:
The Exploring Squadron sailed from the u. 5. on
the 18th Of August o3-, and has been absent nearly
four years. during Which time, we learn that the differ
ent vessels have sailed about four hundred thousand
miles The expedition mas thoroughly executed every
part of the duties conidcd TO i, by the Government.
The ports harbors, islands, reefs, and shoals named
in the list annexed, have been visited and examined or
surveyed
The positions assigned the charts 10 several vigi
as reefs shoals and islands, have been carefully looked
for run over, and found 10 have no existence in or
the places assigned them.
Several Of the principal groups and islands in the
Pacific Ocean have been visited, examined, and sur.
viewed; friendly intercourse, and protective CONNER
cia regulations established with the chiefs and
tives; aggressons on our citizens and commerce re-
dressed; and Justly merited punishment meted out IN
come fragrant Of unprovoksd and cold blooded
murder.
The discoveries in The Antarctic Ocean antarctic
continent observations for fixing the Southern Mag
netic pole nc y preccded those of The French aud
English expedition
The report which has been in circulation, OF Captain
Ross having some portion OF the land disco
vcred by this Expedition, is unfounded No land to
the EoSticard of 1902 of East longitude, DISCO
vered, seen claimed, by the American Expedition,
as appears By Captain Wilkes report TO the Navy De-
partment published in 1910, after the return OF the
Squadron to New Zealand. II this statement origin
ated with Capt Ross based upon the particular chart
of the Antarctic ce and discoveries of land, with the
full explanatory letter which was furnished him by
Captain Wilkes (previous 10 Captain Rs. antarctic
cruise he Capt. Il must have taken that portion of
land reported to have been seen by Bethany in 1880
which represented on it, as being in 1862 to LOO
East longitude Whereabouts, and which the Ameri
can Expedition had heard of, until It's
return Sidney, y S. w after their discoveries in the
Antarctic Ocean.
Capt Ross according his report, has never passed
over, or gone far West 100 deg in latitude g.
deg South: consequently he could not have the
land discovered and claimed By the American Exped
lion, but 10 have run over the position where
land is reported to have been seen by his country
man Bethany.
The Expedition, during It's absence, have also
amined and surveyed large portion Of the Oregon
Territory, part Of Upper California, including the
Columbia and Sacramento Rivers with their various
tributaries Several ploring parties from the Squad
ron have explored examined, and fixed those portions
of the Oregon Territory least known. map Of the
Territory, embracing lis Rivers, Sounds, ilarbors,
Coasts, Forts, &c., has been prepared, which will
furnish the Government with mass OF valuable infor
nation relative 10 possessions The North west
Coast, and the whole Of Oregon.
Experiments made with the pendulum on
"Mouna Loa'' on the island OF Hawaii, one Of the
Sandwich Islands, at height of II 600 feet above
the level ofthe TopoGrap ica surveys and views
were made Gifts active and most extensive craers.
Experiments have been made with the pendulum,
all occasionsthe temperature ofthe ocean, at various
DEPTHS ascertaned the different traversed, and
full nelenrloy ca and other observations kept up du
ring the cruise.
Charts of all the surveys have been made, with views
and sketches of headands, towns villages &c, with
descriptions of all that apperans to the localities pro.
ducton, language, customs and manners
AT Of the islands, this duty has been attended
with much labor exposure and risk Of r,-the treach-
erons character Of the natives rendering absolutely
necessary that the officers and should be armed,
while duty, and at all times prepared against their
Inurderous attacks On several occasions, boats have
been from the different vessels OF the Squadron
surveying duty, (he greater portion of which has been
performed in boats, among islands, reefs, &c, for a
period of ten, twenty, and thirty days al one time
one these OCCASIONS Of the officers killed at
the FIJI group, while defending their boats crew from
an attack by the natives.
The scientific gentlemen have been actively engaged
their various departments, and subject To all the
posures researches among dangerous and hostile sa-
wages MIR Hale the rholoaist Of the expedition was
left at the Columbia for the purpose of prosecuting
his labors among the different tribes of the Oregon
Territory and may be expected home overland, early
August.
Several islands not laid down in the charts have been
discovered on one OF which the offered worship,
evidently believing that their visitors had come from
the sun.
The Sooloo sea has also been examined, several is
lands found to have been enormously laid down upon
the charts and others not laid down at all Protective
commercial regulations established with the Sui
tan OF Soooo aud correct chart made Of feasible and
short for passing through these towards Chs:
ma, against the i. J.. monsoon.
The tender Flying Fish, which had accompanied the
squadron during the whole cruise, until reaching Sin
gapore, was much used up by hard SERVICE that 1t
deemed imprudent 10 hazard the lives OF men and
officers in her. for passage around the Cape at That
season, without considerable delay for thorough and
extensive repairs. She therefore disposed of al
hat fhod ,rpr ori hn A Onsul
Abou, 80 distressed American seamen have been re-
celved and shipped board the vessels of the squad
ron at the different ports and islands Of the Pacific
Ocean,-several of them brought To the L. S. in the
Vncennes: the remainder board the briggs Por-
poise and Oregon, now their way home, and may be
expected early IN July. These two vessels left ST. He
lena week before the Encennes called there for Rio
Janero and home, all well
Six of the crew OF the brig Uxor, of Mystic, Conn.
wrecked at Prince Edwards Island are also on board
the Vincences
Although the officers aud crew of the Expedition have
been exposed TO every variety Of climate the general
health of the squadron has been without precedent
But otlicer-Mr. Vanderlnrd, masters mate who
died on the passage homeland only eight OF the
have died from disease
The officers, scientific gentlemen and men, have been
constantly employed, as viii appear by the labor per-
formed and The results of the cruise
In addition the large collections already received
from The Expedition, the Nincennes has now board
large and valuable collection, including several boxes
of live plants, bulbs &c. collected in the Pacific 500
loo, Philippines, Singapore, Cape Of Coed Hope, aud
ST. Helena.
Vindova, OF the principal Chiefs Of the FIJI is
lands who directed and assisted at the massacre ten
of the ofthe brig Charles Dagge,t of Salem and
assisted in eating their bodes is on board the Vim.
cennes as prisoner.
L,sr OF PoRrs, REFS, ISLANDS, &c,
pisited, Examined, or Surveyed, bytae L. S. Elploring
Expedition, during he Cruise.
Ports usited Madeira Port Praya Cape dc Verde:l
Rio de Janeiro Bvazil Valparaiso ChiIl Callao [Pe.
ru;l Sidney; New South Wales; New Zealand; Manil-
la Tacoma j Singapore; Cape of Good Hope; ST.
Helena.
Passed Midshipmans Group of Islands, 10 in mum,
Der.
Columbia River surveyed to the Cascades and Falls,
l20 miles.
Examined, Territory of Oregon, &c, &C.
San Francisco. Sacramento.