New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-15

SURVEY or rsE PACIFiC-H. 3. Ms Her
aid Cspt kellet G. B which sailed hence on the lga
inst ieit Ing and the 26th OF June, l-ij I0uche,
At Rio Jsneiro. the Falkland Islands. Conception : a.
| p4rsso and Ca.lao. Thence 10 NeR-Gransia wher,
commenced her special object u surveying IN th'
Bay Of Choco. Surveyed River Buenaventura, as nigl
up the town Of he name This IS tse bes, bar
Dor the west coast but this has but u g. u
water After completing the survey % this hsy
proceeded TO Panama thence to the strait. Of Jaar
De Fucs. IN lat about A. Remained IN the straits
| three months. and surveyed the south part Of Van
couvers Island, and the NORTH part OF Oregon Territory
| 10 ihs straits
From the straits Of Juan Dc Fuca the Herald retarn
Cd south 20 san Francisco, In California surveying
some Islands the coast, and reached NsKsilan, 10
Mexico. IN Nov l-46 Thence down the Mexican coast
| 20 Panama where che arrived IN the middle OF Jan.
ls47. spent three months in surveying the Pesrl
Islands ia Panama Bay. whence she proceeded % Cal
| ls0 70 provision and rent, and arrived in June.
After rehttng she proceeded 70 Guayaquil and sur
veyed from Santa Clara Island u 70 the the City Of
| Gsysqun, distance OF about forty miles From this
point she completed the survey Of thu South American
Coast IS hish up IS PAnsma Bay, BY FEB lsis
| Here the Herald received orders from Fog land 20
proceed 10 kamtschstkA 10 seek out proper position
TOR and 70 establish aud provision h ssalp Pl0ver
that she nigh be IA readiness t. communicate with.
and relieve the wants VI SIR John Franklin. ia DC
should succeed In fading his way through from the
East After very rough and tedious passage. during
which shs was towet some 500 miles II 2 N > steam
fgate Samson. she arrived IN - days AZ PstropauloV
sk0i Ia Asatlc Russls After recruiting and receiving
every poss le civty and attention from the Russians
,le crossed the Of Kantschaika 10 Norton. sound
Ia Russian America, 10 procure Interpreters and 1sd
ers. lsht sea KIN boats the after OF which she failed
% procure. This emp Dyed her TIL August l-is
From Norton Sound the H. proceeded n0rthNari,
and 10 sept anchored - the island q Chsmiso. Ia
hotze6ue'. sound IN about o. latitude Here she
remained month cruising about and exploring the
bay but failed 70 hear anything Of FIR J. Franklin sad
al. expedition. or Of the Piover with which she ex
pected 10 fail IN, and 70 establish which IN Winter guar
ters she vas dispatched
The piover thsse Nil ~
the 2lth Aug last-toO late 10 the probably
20 reAeh her rendezvous before the Herald EFT she as.
since been heard from ~ these Islands
From ho;zeoues sound the Herald returned % p
trOpauovsko and alter short stay eii again the
2lst OF Oct after having again experienced the h0spi
tality and kind attention OF the Russian o1cers and
others " that place.
From the north. a. ihe approach Of Winter the Her
id sgsin turned Der prov 70 the nth and after
veyiug tie issnd Of Gu.dsioupe which "a about i00
miles the north OF Nazatlsn arrived the latter
place toe 2l.t Of Nov From Mazstan she continued
down the coast, touching AZ ian Bias and arrived II
Panama 10 Jan letl Continued TIE survey u the
coast from Point Nala tae northern point VI Panama
bay o. Point barcs TIE northern point Of Costa hca
IN az e north.
hi. complete. the survey u the entire west coa.t
OF south America oy me Blush G0verumen; and Ia
fact, the whole Solth-A nnrrican c0ntGent has now
been surveyed ~ the Brush and srsncn-oy the lat
the coast Tar south the River Plate
and by ma former from the Plate round % = north Il
zoe Pacific.
s.snds and arrived here May : After short stay
sh- sailed sgaln tie 18Th for l-tOpsul0vsk0i 10
carry oar me attempt u tie pas; year which she d
not then slcce-1 10 dong
i ~as not ue gratifying 70 hear II asserted y
the otlcet VI the snp. who very o.As.ngy communal
Gated The shove Information. hat " 81 tne places
touched .. tie cruise they found none that e gaed
uoll-. pleasant and agreeable place for - 10
tegeni society, and Tor tie peaceful ana orderly
sclsr u tie toTn. Nay such commerdsaon ever oe |
nerl.ed
We hsve means Cd knowing exactly. DIT have - |
tnaied the distance sailed oy TIE Herald LEAVING
Ens and a. s. 10 - 90 niles. And instead Of
turning her course h0Iewsrc after Of nearly
four yeArs che agn launches among the iceoerss
VI The Arctic pursuit " ooj-ct does boa
hlmsrlty snd rejects eatcrrec. upon the Gov
eminent that sends her forth
Surveying voyages. Ike the N which the Herald !
hss been engaged are not usually attended oy hose
bill AT incidents hat sttrsct the notice Of the word
but their results AID BENEFITS chiefly reduced %
prscLca value 70 the form u maps and charts. And
while la5orilus and srtceuyus " tie 0acers and
Engaged IL them, are equally creditAble % those "a
that sustain them for tie osne,i Of a. commercial
countries.
&c Pzai1rs. which has ben eonnected with IL /
Herald N her surveying cruise Il n01 here and vii
"a. II -sy or two ior Eng md