New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-23

c.,-u, RTSceoIp's EXPLORING EX7zDu0N-iH'
;fjop which has occupied public attention ioi nc aai
sr left New-lork few days since Tor - scto =" ~
,,ats II consists of five vessels ncul2 seaii,, ~
Issns ali which are undor the command 81 Capt Nt1
ssder Rnggold a naval officer Of great enst @'i pr
eyerance and one who distinguished nils "'n
,r,sSer Of the Porposc "a the Exploring EAPsinioA oi
r. exploring or surveying expedition has ever len our
ores destined 90 interesting ana 50 VIZ. H1' % ~
-, 10 6ch so little known. ana one 10 in' Tf'ns OF
~ commerce alike with science VIII look forward with
49, and deep felt interest Many imagine ms 70 he
ne long ialkedof Japan eSpeeuion, WIZ " n"s no
eSst,rg commercial treaty with Japan a. well ~ 20
eo1re he japanese to afford protection to the ship
wrecked American ean'eis thrown upon ner snores
n srsye,ing TIE shores Of The Northern Pacific and the
Sisnds embraced therein. Ihis VIII include the north
sern shores Of Asia north Of Japan. including the Ku
- land. the Gull q Tartsry, the Sea OF OkOsk the
poinnssIa Of Kamschstks the Sea Of Ansdr, and the
coast thence Behring's straits. On the opposite Ancr
- sbore il will trace the coast from the British posses
:ons 10 the same straits The Acuan chain Of slans
b;el extend nearly from continent TO the other viii
,o be examined. Finally exploration Of the Arctic Sea
thn 81 hrng's Straits viii be made not 20 much with
rw Of discovery, 10 survey these unknown waters
sch have recently become place OF resort for whale
ma. A. The present time we know OF no American or
her commerce IN thee northern seas cxcegtby our VIII ne
lcs and occasional Russian escl the town Of Sts,
ae principal port OF Russian America.
In lOnaeF times extensive explorations were made IN
cse seas bu they rather for discovery than for the
,,ter,Jon Of commerce. As carly i7il the Russian
Navigator Bcrng made exploration OF the Northern
p,ctc when hc discovered The Straits which bear his
Ispe IN 1892 Captain Cooke made visit . these seas,
sfr tie great discoveries which have made his
f.uous and ia 1904, another Russian navigator krusen
tgs crnised ia them, touching az various points along the
rosst Many Other voyages made Of minor interest
none Of which have had any other object in view
dsn the discovery Of new lands. Commerce does not
syu atpear "a have been q secondary object Here is
;odeed broad and unrOddcn field and Captain Ring
cold takes wil him corps of naiurass and other scien
TIC men. with al The necessary preparations for mos,
thorough exploration, and full Onat o. the best ils,ru
nenis The learned world win look forward with much in
ters Or prosperous voyage and safe return 20 shores
Of tbs important expedition.
II Cur Government had J. other object in view than 10
SEEK new fields for our numerous feet engaged in
yhfng which is by far the largest 10 the world It would
be fully justified ia the eQGpl ent Of large aud well
view the extension of IN the referred
TO- and Of making known u cur se4en the coasts they
vii ere long be navigating
Tbs expedition like that OF Commodore Perry to Japan
vas conceived snd fitted by the late administration aud
We have feared that The great desire to annu everything
FRAT originated with It's predecessors the present party 10
power mg attempt 10 break it up Ihas quite enough
OF the fbusteTrng ch nacler about ~ take with Young
teTtsed in the grea. maritime expeditions referred to
that TO recall them would DO Of the most unp pular
steps the Government could take. Providence jour-
WiIkes-Da versus PennsyI yania Coal 60.
u ne Edsf2y IF The A. y. TTtbVHes
SIg; person calling himself Fair Play' DIETER
nsmed Joul p01 in bis article published in your paper OF
he 18Th inst grossly misrcpresened the affairs of
he Pennsylvania Coal Company both regards the
peudtufcs Of cad Company their Coal lands IN the Lack
fwauna Valley and as lis general operations. Now if
the friends Of the Dea~arc, Lebgh aud wyoming valley
Railroad have resort to toU Pdy to carry their scheme
through speaks but poorly for that enterprise.
orOcKHoLDER.