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r,onntaioous land cannot but rejoice that the time
has at last arrived when can meet my accuser, as 1t
had no knowledge, until saw the engraved chart in
Capt Ross book, what was meant by the mountainous
which the tracing taken that sent him. there is not
the least resemblance to the mountainous land" Capt
Ross speaks or OF 70 the representation Of on the one
possession, this mountainous land is only 81 miles in
length, whilst the engraved in Capt; Ross book
makes it so miles; and it is much unlike every
other respect must most positively that the land
appears the chart he has had engraved could
have been traced from anything that was in my posses
sion then since Capt Ross admits that he in
possession of the publications in Sydney, wherein
distinctly stated that discoveries did extend east
of 100 deg east longitude consequently there could be
for his believing the mountainous land" was
part OF our discoveries; and what will make it still
more evident Isl that Ross knew that Delaney had sailed
over the position that this mountainous and occupied
on the chart Then why not have said So instead of
vaunting that he had sailed over our discoveries'
On page 1893, vol J., Captain Ross relies upon three
grounds 70 excupae himself from the impuation OF en-
deavoring to undeate the valuable abors of the Ameri
expedition, well to detract from the reputation
OF myself by promulgahng 80 unounded report They
are:
ist That the position Of Beaneys islands had been
2:1aha fkad knowledge of their true position; and
3D. That the land was not laid down in that position
meant for i, '' 'S''s ''' 'i'' possibly nave Dec"
Captain Ross presumes upon data that not true
had no knowledge of the true position of Bellaney's
island when wrete to Capt Ross, and no information
respecting 1t but that derived from Capt Brscoe who
marked the position of it on my chart; had no written
data whatever of its position and was quite ignorant of
bellaneys name, AS well whether it collection
81 islands or land therefore, the discoveer had as
signed i its true position, did not know it. had no
knew he had been then was, in the employ of the
Messrs Ender6y who owned the vessel the discoverer
commanded conn The position assigned Beaneys land by
Cap brlscoe Is IN 65 deg so min SOUTH 6I deg 81 min
east, about fifty miles from its positon-nnch nearer
the truth than that Of many other islands have visited
during my cruise. Every navigator must have met with
repeated instances OF much greater of position than
ms; then why should Capt Ross reject the evidence be-
lore him, that it was not intended for Beaneys land
AS respects my having knowledge OF the true posi-
non, the statement have made in my previous article
published in the Union Of last week fully conclusive
that had not; nor do believe the information in
the possession Of any officer in the squadron certainly
never heard OF it,
permit Captain Ross to identify the reduced
copy OF the tracing engraved his book with the chart
given in the atlas of my Narrative; this attempt is in
delicate as his endeavors to dspaage discoveries he
ought to have been very particular in drawing distnc
ton between them Although am dsinclned to follow
this subject, cannot allow myself to pass the at
tempt Captain Ross has made to do justice to in his
own style-by giving my explanations with his argu-
ment; it would have been better and more liberal if he
had printed them separately To satisfy his argument,
1t on my chart because had not seen it. neither did
take any particular notice of the French English dis
coveries; but if had or do construct general polar
chart, 1t will afford the greatest pleasure exhibit
them in their full length and breadth upon it, and not to
state, as Captain Ross has done for inserting the
American discoveries that feel myself quite unable to
determine in satisfactory manner, how much land
seen by him (Wlkes) with degree of certainty that
gives ndsputable authority to discovery" yet in fol
lowing paragraph he asserts that the most conclusive
testimony to its existence is given in my Narrative
and the evidence OF the courts of inquiry after the
,uEa q lpe g xpf4uan nuggoIu v;,p noss must
have known that the tracing sent him did not embrace
any OF the observations explorations made by either
the Peacock or PROPOSES the absence of their tracks from
1t was evidence enough. The whole was hastily pre-
pared, and my letter shows the feelings under which
acted; il had supposed any tmght have con-
tanned were to have been taken advantage Of any way
ynnI T.
would not have been sent Blu, relied upon the charac
ter and standing OF British officer have been mis-
tken and have suffered by the prosecutions has caused
me, can take pleasure in the consciousness that was
led to the act by feeling which hope may be ever
awe Ill my own breast well in that OF my country
IT is in the power OF neither Capt Ross nor myself to
aect me na estimation IN which the abors of the two
fore the world, make no doubt poper Judgment will
be passed upon them, and have no cause to doubt but
mat we shall then receive the reward exerons and
iaoors merit Capt Ross and myself different gov
enments the one has in its power to confer titles and
decorations while the other is dependent upon the final
the latter, although il may act slowly yet upon its final
Judgment am willing to rely, assured that it will not
only be just, but generous.
On page sc, VOL 9 of Captain Rosss Narrative is the
following passage:
Commander Crozer and returned the visit of Capt
spend the following day board Erebus and in ex.
aiming the instruments at the observatory, which he
hearing from hm that he had only recently parted from
inc squadron under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes
ana was likely, in short time, that officer again.
being also personal friend of his considered be The
ost delcae mode OF acquaning Lieut. Wilkes with the
circumstance OF our having passed large space in
oAedi wafer where he had placed mountainous land
on me chart he sent me- As have given full account
Oh ms transaction in the first volume of my narrative
need not make any further ausion il here except to
slieu from oahu lew days before Lieut. Wilkes arrived
tneFe he mad no opportunity If making my communion
ton to Lieutenant Wilkes officer heard of te
circumstance through newspapers, which gave very dis
toHd view oil the question, and only occasoned him
nuch uneaslness but lett on
from that source as conclusive against at all
having been discovered by the American squadron And
us Impression greatly strengthened by the publicly
declared OF OF the officers the squadron to
e same elect whilst at Sydney but whether this asser
.on arose from malicious motives not, the
%e eho ia the evidence ecited the several courts of
inquiry which followed return of the expedition TO
America" 1855 - ~ 0~fi0i "
IN the above, there gross missatements lst Cant
Aulck Could not have said that he had only recently
PARED from the squadron under the command of Leu
Wllkes 1or such was not the fact; nor coud he have
represented himself personal friend of Lieut. WILKES
such not being the neither can believe he wond
nave charged himself with the delivery of any nessare
10 Lieut. Wilkes from the fact that ali intercourse he
tween them had been broken off before the sanr If Tho
Exploring Expedition from the United States cannot
credit that he would have deceived Capt Ross in ths
way Besides, IS stated in Capt Aucks letter to the
editor OF the Spectator which will be found on page 33
vol |, OF Ross Narrative, that Ross statement was
published in the Sydney Herald of the 10th August ejuht
days before he Capt Aulck) Capt Ross from which
paper il was copied into the Madsonian the government
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