The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-20
News from the North Pacific Exploring Ex-
peditlOn.
TFron the Woshin
ington Union, April 49,

FROM the washington Union, April IL.
We are permitted TO publish the following interesting
extracts from letters received at the Navy Department
from Commander cadwaader Rinapd; commanding ex
Sidney, New South Wales, December 2S 1885, and Jan
uaxy g. 1854
have the satisfaction to report the safe arrival here
OF the Vincennes the Goth instant, (ecember) in
forty days from the Cape of Good Hope and
crew all well in despite of the exposure cold weather
and succession of storms encountered, and by which we
nave oeeh rapidly oriyen onward
The passage from the Cape has proved most satsfac
Se ranp bas to judge Of the
will now only suggest for the guidance and advice OF
our enterprsng citizens seeking the ports of Australia
via the Cape of Good Hope that the route the
Southern most desirable in about the parallel of
80 deg to 40 deg south latitude the winds not
powerful more steady the weather far more settled
and the sea less turbulent, than further south In
crossing the South Atlantic they should not ap
proach the Cape of Good Hope than the parallel
OF 81 deg to 40 deg south; local winds and strong r
regular currents only retard and interrupt the rapid
gress consequent upon passing well clear of the stormy
Cape So with the southern extreme of Australia Ships
bound to Sidney will do well not to venture through
Bass Straits rather to pass we'll clear Of the extreme of
Van piemans Land and haul gradually up, giving the
island clear berth Vessels bound to Port Philip Of
course must close in with Cape eeuwin and enter Bass
Straits. The winds of the Southern ocean are strong
and prevail from the northwest and west. The barome
ter may be implicitly relied and its oscillations and
warnings consulted and profted by with certainty.
Our course and duty hence through thu Coral Sea
the least known perhaps and admitted to be the most
Ocean Our object in exploring this is to expose its
Dangers, ana make clear channels Tor cOunrymen in
their way to China. On leaving here shall
proceed to the examination of the route to China west Of
New Caledonia, taking up in succession Lord Howes
Island the reefs and lcts northwa-d thence coasng
along the western shores of New Caledonia turning its
northern extreme to Huon ISLE thence severay taking
up the New Hebrdes the Santa C-uz Queen Charlotte
groups passing through and examining the passage form
ed by the Isle of Ntend and the Solomon Islands, and
New Britannia, with the adjacent REEFS thence either
through the Caroline Islands via the Iadrone group
more westerly sighting the Peew Islands; thence reach
the China Sea and Macao via the Bashu Isles.
circumstances may cause partial departure in the
movements and reconnaissance thus contemplated. Ii
the winds are rropous hope to gain the harbor of
Macao in about forty five or fifty days.
The Porpose, after passing the Southern Ocean
in the parallel Of SO deg south latitude will proceed
around South Australia thence up to the westward of
Lord Howes Isle, through the Coral Sea, examine the
passage formed by New Holland and Donganvie Isle;
thence along orwardly to the west end Of New Guinea
and finally TO Macao
leave to morrow Jan. 81, for Macao.