The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-28
American Inland and Maritime Exploring
Expeditions.

Expeditions.
We publish to-day the conclusion of our in
teresting sketches Of the expeditions and ex-
plorations organized and carried out under the
auspices of our government, and by private
individuals CT companies, in different parts of
the country. 1t is the first time that COM
plete history Of these important enterprises has
been presented to the public. We desired to
show, that while England and France had fitted
cut expeditions to almost every part of the
world, our countrymen had penetrated the
most unfreeuented regions, in search of geogra-
phical and other scientific information, and that
the United States was second to neither in the
extent Of her investigations or the Importance
Of her discoveries. A distinguished citizen of
New York rivalled in liberality and benevO-
lence the English government and now we find
him, with generosity seldom equalled, and
tenacity Of purpose which never shrinks before
difficulties, engaged in preparing. at his own
expense, another expedition to the Arctic re-
gions. Such instances Of liberalty can never
be too highly appreciated
At present there are large number Of expe-
ditions on foot, which promise to be productive
of the most important results. That to Japan,
Of which we have already given an account.
will, it is confidently predicted. open to the
commerce and trade OF the whole world the
treasures of that empire, while it will also
greatly facilitate and enlarge our present limit
ed intercourse with Asia. South America,
which has hitherto been imperfectly mapped
out, is now in fair way Of being overrun with
explorers, and her immense rivers have been
opened to the merchant and the navigator.
Some of the most intelligent officers of our navy
are employed in the noble and humane work Of
discovering the shoals and rocks that lie in the
way Of the unsuspecting mariner while the
most enterprising and talented officers of the
army are engaged in opening new routes
through the widest and most unfrequented por-
tions Of our own continent With these proofs
of the daring enterprise and love of research
by which our countrymen are distinguished, we
can justly claim the first rank among the nations
for the extent and Importance of our geographi-
cal explorations and scientific discoveries. The
following list Of maritime and inland exploring
expeditions fitted out by our government and
private enterprise, is the best proof that can
be furnished of our title to that position -
MARITIME EXPLORING EXPEDITIONS.
1-Pendle.ons Exploring Expedition % the Southern
Hemisphere.
2.--wnkes Expedition 10 the Southern Seas
3.--Lynch's Expedition to the Dead Sea-
first Expedition the Arctic Regions 10 search Of
Sir John Franklin.
5-Expedition TO Japan under Commodore Perry.
6-Rnggod's North Pacific Surveying Expedition.
second Expedition to the Arctic Regions
s-Expediton Of Lieuts. Lee and BAryman, TO sscer-
tain the position Of dangerous rocks and shoals in
the Altar tic between the United States and Europe.
INLAND EXPLORING EXPEDITIONS.
1.-Greys Discovery Of the Columbia River.
2-Expedition Of Lewis and Clarke across the Rocky
Mountains.
3.-Pbe's Expedition 10 the Source Of tie Mississippi
4-Longs Expedition TO the Source Of the st. Peters
River.
5-Schoolcrafts Expedition TO the Mississippi, and
Commission to the Sioux and Chippewa Indians.
6-Hsrndon's Expedition TO the Amazon.
7-Parker's Expedition beyond the Rocky Mountains.
s-Expedition Of Traders from New Orleans to Santa
Te.
o.-Fremonts Expedition across the Rocky Mountains
10 California.
lo-Genera Kearney's Expedition from Missouri to
California.
n-Johney OF iAeutpaht besie 70 S@hiorMA.
l2-Csptain Reno's Expedition to survey a military
road from The mouth Of the Big Sioux the upper Mis-
sour, TO the mouth Of the st Peters.
13-The Boundary Commission to New Mexico, under
Dr. Bartlett.
4.-Expedion to explore The various routes to the
Pacific.
15-neutenant Pages Expedition to Sout America.
16-Col Ramsay's Exploration Of Mexico.
l1-Eypedition 20 discover q central route TO the
Pacific.