Mobile register and journal., 1845-02-13
From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.

NARRATIVE OF THE EXPLORING EXPEDITION. There are few persons who do not remember with what absorbing interest," when young, they oevoured the stories o adventure and peril related in backs voyages and travels. Who is not familiar with Al exanJer Sekrk or Captain Cook-iher hal .breadtf, escapes from the ruthless savage and the devourug wave! Have admired the skill and courage of noble commanders resisting at the head of a few brave followers the threatening clubs of host oi wild and cruel savages? Or in imagination buf- teted the waves of the tremendous ocean, or land cd amid the raging surf with the famous ma aviga- tor? Or with Columbus, in the darkness of night caught the first geam of light which from "Cat isl and' beamed the eye of that yble hearted wrono- enduring commander! We suspect that most of our readers have induged these feelings .
 They have been re awakened in us by an examina- ton of one of the beautiful volumes entitled IA Mar ral,e of the Ex ploring Expedition" under the com mand of Capt Wilkes; and we are greatly in error if this supe,b production of the American press do not prove as eredtabe to the country which project ed so noble an enterprise, he successful issue of inc undertaking was honorable to the officers and scientific cor who conducted it. The expedition and the narrative are alike honor to America The expedition, as many of our readers are aware, was undertaken with a view to protect and extend the commercial interests of the country; the ample corps of scientific gentlemen selected for the pur- pose of enlargng our sources of valuable knowledge a"t the narrative IS published in style worthy of great an object It occupies five large imperial oc- tavo volumes, which are accompanied by a superiur atias. The American character of the work is sus- tliDed throughout, for we are informed that all ,he materials even ot the binding, of "naye'' man. uiacture and tt is fit that they should be-
 lnierspersed through the volumes are sixty.eiobt
 beautiful steel engravings of large sze and ortv-six ,gnettes in the superior style of art. In add, these are thirteen large and small niaps and about three hundred illustrations finely executed on wood, that the work may truly be sad be pcto ridl. The printing and paper are of the first order and as specimens o book -inaking We really do not know how these volumes be excelled.
 We fee assuied that il will be no breach of na tona modesty to that country has vet pro duced a book of voyages compare with it.
 I5u the intrinsic value of the work is deryeJ from it's contents, the incidents of the voyage and the re- 1eciiuns made upon them. The topics embraced m the narrative are multarous and of permanent i'm poltance ;-conmercial, geographical phys,caI. and etbnngraphcal. The natural sciences will he iudeb ed io these volumes for many new and valuable G,cts and the observations upon the various mission es,h lishalens visited by the expedition will prove of vast importance, not only to all who take an interest in such enterprises, but to the world at large From the number of weIghiy subiects embraced in these volumes we are confident that they will present ire sistible claims to pubic attention, and exert great and permanent influence future history,
 The islands of the South Seas are daily growing in importance, and may anticipate the most happy manner in which the objects of this voyage have been carried out. Treaties have been made with the Kings of nany of tine groups of these islands, and the Amer isan flag will in future be treated by the inhabitants oi the semi m-civilized countries with more respect than II has been heretofore. We heartily recommend to our readers an examination of this great nationa work.