New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-20
Ne us From me EXPLORING EXPEDITION

W. are permitted b publish the following interesting OK
tracts ON letters received at the Navy D~parntn; from
Commander CsdwGGder Ringeo d. CON az explorrg
ezpedtoD to the North Pacific Ocean dated Sdosy New
South Wales, December %, 1883 and January 3 1854:
Union
have the satisfaction report the safe arrival here
Of the Niucerncs On the Goth INST December in forty
%, en- dave from the Cape OF Go Hope, officer. and
crew oil well in despite OF the exposure, ID weather AID
succession Of storms encountered, and by which We haze
been TGIidly driven OnwCfd.
The passage from the Cape has proved most sa'sfac-
tory arc enPe opportunity to Judge Of the merits OF the
two routes has been afforded.
81 viii now only suggest, for the guidance and advice
Ct our euterpg czeDs see Ing the ports of Australia
via the Caps o. Good Hope that the route across the
southern eGn most desirable is in about toe parallel
of 3s deg 10 40 deg south latitude the Winds cot
eru steady the weather far settlel, ani
The less turbulent than further south In crossing the
South Atlantic o., they should Dot approach the Cape
Of Good Hope than the parallel of g. deg 10 30
south loc al winds strong irregular currents only
tnId and interrupt the rapid progress consequent upon
passing well clear of tie stormy Cape SO with the south
err extreme of Australia Ships bound TO Sidney will do
well thr, ugh Bass Straits, rather to pass
well clear Of the extreme Of Van Dsm4n LAM and
haul gradually up giving the island clear berth Yes
e. i bound TO PoI Philip Of course NUT close in With
Cape Letu~in end enter Bass Straits Tho wnds.of the
SoutLern Ocean are strong ard prevail from the north
snd west The barometer may he implicitly relied
and its Os atns aud warnings consulted and pro
fitted by with certainty
Our course and duty hence are through the Coral
intricate dangerous of portion of the Ptcidc
Ocean Our ject in exploring this is to expose its
dangers and make clear channels for country in
II cir way to China "On leaving here, | shall
proceed to the examination Of the route to China est Of
New Caledonia taking ~ ns succession Lord HDwes
Island, the reef and isles norh"srd thence co4sng
along the western shores of New Caledonia. turning It's
northern extreme 10 Huon Isle thence severaly taking
up the New He brides the Santa Cruz, Qieen Char
ltte groups passing through aid examining the
fvi m,d by the Isle Of Ntenda, and the Slomon slanls
and New Britannia with the adjacent reef thence either
through the Caroline Islands via the Lsdrooe group
westerly sighting the Pees Islands; thence reach
the China Sea snd Ma,oa, VII the Bashu Isles.
Circumstances may cause partial departure in the
movements sno reconnaissance thus contemplated Ii the
winds proptiou hope to gain tie arbor of Macao in
about forty five or fifty days
The Porpoise STEER passing the Southern Ocean
in the parallel of3s degrees 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 Bong Isle
thence along norhwardy TO the west end of New Guinea
and finally t. Macao.
Il leave to morrow January g. for Macao"