Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-10-19

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q volcanic otlg,n whles. sbougA nol r1orc .hsn
t~s miles N aism SCI prn;ec.s perfectly formed
xrstsf % the hissi q 800 fs~ ebore ibs "a i;
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min " msrui6een, ,sblejss?pca rnouststn
"a. e tie wer 70 the hi gh, Il 1000 lee, and The
wAale ws.asn shore Of tbc gull consirsd Of noun
tam ssasr, covered wnh everlasting snow. The
sslf uss nasBcd the Gull Of Erebas and Terror,
,ni i about 20 miles between the caps and ~
ra,ny doer. I, was foR Of heavy pack lee, though
ihc f.ni 10 The sooih. ae,i was clear ior 20 miles.
where thew again csme,c perpendicular ieeolffss
describing from 5 mountain 1000 lcei high 49,
Tiny sere nos for long time besc with ICE
On the oh Of Feb tEgy sgein came INTO clear
water AMI marty e~c-.ed "a lat 65 deg the track
cad to have bon made by Weddeli, though they
found ice whrre be- found open sea. They could
rot pcaars,c beyoni Ia, ca deg Is mia S and on
the 22d crossed the line Of no variation ~ lat ca
deg end long "a deg W. in dip Of 81 20, which
vsh the observations made soeyrcd 10 prove that
there is in reality bu, mscneiic pole IN the
,on,hern hemisphere All the observations tend
ID To ht the posii,os Of ,his pole where The first
yoars observs..on had placed il. On the Isl Of
March ihvy erc-.Sd tho Antarctic and being be-
ealmod on the 23d IN ls, 6s deg 81 min. and
,ong IL deg ~ uan W 1000 ia,homs failed to
reach the bottom They attempted bot unsuecess-
fsly, 10 90 siIl iarhcr south they were overakon
Nv terrible sorm., from which they fortunately
s.csp,d. and on The i7lh reached the latitude OF
Bonnet island--whieb hovfver, they csnld mol
fad They reached the Cape Of Good Hope
on the 4ih OF April and a, the end Of lha, month
sailed for England.
The results Of this Expedition are said to be
exceedingly rich aud important They have
brought home an immense number OF specimens
OF every kind which have been deposited in the
Admiralty Ia the highest huiudes which they
reached snd much within the A iirc.ic Circle they
procured by dredging many specimens Of shells
hH1 living creatures believed TO be exceedingly
rare and valuable. OF animal. there were none,
md birds very few a new species of white pc
us was Obtained brI, mos, Of tho ornithological
specimens were den cal with those Of the Arctic
region The penguin was always found on the
ice and al immense distances from land. where
is existence scene perfect my s.ery. Many oil
them were very large, and presented a new and
singular appearance on the SUBMITS Of the ice
bergs The volcano discovered and named Mt
Eerebus is described as most remarkable The
geology ofihe region near j, could not be learned
but an abundance Of specimens procured
from other paris Kerguelfns land wns found 10
be especially rich Abou, go kind, Of birds were
brought home or the natives Of Cape Horn
nni Terra del Fucgo the statement gives the fol-
loving account
They me, them on an island, no, on the main.
land, bu, place evidently much frequen,ed by
them. They never met more then six or seven
OF the mcn together, and found them fearless and
rather robust, active and Withholding race. They
were matches imitators. and very dexterous
thieves had nothing to offer in barter but small
pieces Of skins and were careful 10 prevent the
appearance Of their women These were kept
.cdulousy on, OF sight, and in one instance where
party from the ships surprised two Of them
erouching in a concealed part, they leapupa and ran
from them, screcching with terror.
The boats Of the natives sfthe Terra del Fue.
20 are curiously built, and their bottom ballas,ed
with clay, on which their cooking is performed
The men, as we have said, great mines
One OF our officers danced and sung Jim Crow tc
set OF them and Fusgian Immediately, TO tn
grca, entertainment of the ships crews, copiet
both dance and song the frs, 10 perfection, anc
the last so well that !, was thought that he pro
nounced every absurd word whilst be jumped jim
Crowl"
How these discoveries Of the British Expedi
tic, viii compare whh those effected under Amer
lean auspices we have no means OF accurately de
eiding Cap, Ross, IN the outline published il
the Gazette takes occasion to assail Lieut. Wi,ke.
and the American expedition in tone and man
ner which would scarcely be assumed by the hea'
ola grea, national enterprise, unless he dceme'
hs own discoveries in some sort anticipate o
exceeded by those OF a rival His attack a, pres
en-, seems as graiuIous and illnaiured rs we dout
not it will prove unjusilfable. Both Expedition
have doubtless done much for the cause OF scienc
Throughout, the world and when the extended re
ports Of both are published, those who choose Il
mako the orrss,cn one uoflons hoa Sin
as Of rejoicing a, the great benefits conferred Of
science and the void, will have an opportunity q
comparing the two.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE GREAT
EXPLOSION Az CATSkIIL