The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-05
American Geographical and Statistical soeic-
N--AnnunI Addrssa by Meg. -. Ilnkxks.

Tie anniversary IL this soce ety cesbrs ID last
evening the chapel Of the unygr.ity which was
dllsd by intelligent audisae1. Au address de-
liyered by lev pr Hawks. the progress eh.cl aad
been made in geographical aacoycr,s during the past
year. II ooa at layt three hours Ia he delivery Ani
was illustrated by eouftnnt reference, % maps. The
Rev gentleman commenced by igtae0ne of the great
Importance of geegtphy science which treated 10
only the ply sca eoustrpcan or our planet bat n
all that exists upon or about a. H. then referred =,
the remaria able discovery vLch had been made lately
the srotg affinity which existed between many of the
tribe ~ Siberia aut come 81 oar IaIihns. There
vas Blso lie said remarkable refct1lAuce eaiAJ .bai
between Indian trDo IN Sew Granada called tbo Mo-
sud the japanese. Their almanac agreed iu every
particular even IN tEe.f peculiar pos tho s4n,c
similarity could b" cgsFTYta IAcsn proofs hs
regarded As entirely sstHtsctory tho question 81
snnty ana these tad b'cu o5aIa-i Ia the eo4rs- II
explorations which lad luitc recently been made Rae
inicrof ~ AsA While The yotarsaol scieuce were sm
pioysd n thrr HvestgatlUn thia continent that oE
Africa had alsa been penetrated by several distinguished
ctp.o1ers smoag whom Dr- bata ana Nog" haH render
eel themselves eaoIa. 10Th lad Teen engaged %
expedition - iAAc TchAa, shigh promised % result
ia valuable additions 10 our geographical kntwlstge
1f that region. shsn be regretted " thsy Rtrufk
down ~ tlc untpadnr haui 0i death. Bsfiiss thl.
there snotber expedition On f0t that poftiOn ~
the con Gent running from Cape Cclony - Angola. BAT
those that Interested Americans most the KrlDfa*
tons OF our own continent and IL thnso Iaryr number
had t.en indcf'Rkln 1he speaker referred y whathai
te' already accomplished asi sp0&e particularly 4
the great services rsrsvrri 10 tbs scientific worI By
Lieut. Maary lie ne1 alluded 70 tho Arctic expedition
Of SIR JobL Frausl an gave long description u hs t
yoyag', lie started IN th,H voyage IN MAJ of 1870
having under h command the kr~Dus, sal sailing N
company sith Captain etpzlsr ol the Terror Ia The
year 1850 CnpAins Oninauey sud Penney rho
10 search = h.m o4nl three graves, two u shea BE-
longsd 10 the Eebus And - La Isrror. Isfs
indications as0 20 prove ha' The 81 thsas vts
lad been reduced 70 tie yreAisrt hardship and suffering
CAPTAINS CollnsoH aHt Ac1lare also sent -
Euglhna - III. Arc'i rcsons Il sAid that ,hc
latter had discovered thr spsfhwsr 1asaxs bat IN tls
spsalsrs upnion ha honor btalss a. sr John ant
"a a. bfFu EoVgH m a = nj
bad penetrated a. IA ~ Bsschy Island hiy bfvaf1
beleher We sent out subssq usnuy IN comma ~ ave
shlps, 10 render Aszlat4ncs - Captain ConfOn and
after bfief search y" returned ~ Etgand wtthoat
finding hiin. lie bal been ontrast@i S.th dinsfsr
Wa e,llsnt that BE- haA fail,1 - 10 Al hs might
and could have dors - fsscos Captain Collas.n,
resulted ia bis acqut'al bnt was ~ sueh nature ~
"a reflect most Uhfa 8Iaby ths e6u-t3 b. hal put
su'd, o. veil ~ 30 his character ~ sni tsior.
In abaratnirg he safrb ne la moi rysn cDnsEls The
sfleeFs unar 3is auRnt. All N -hOrn
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tber Tia spsassf rtra ftFd ~ cnniict ~ 81
cher this lIkta ace tAo fn0st dkstary 'hAt a8u
be found IN as shals hif'ofy ~ ~ Asrtc rvsarrh.
CoIpfon hsVsvsr va shys8 l4t H. sKtfeatad h4nsef
from the psnls ~ sh,eE h. 80 sarfonnaej lsv IN.
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from ths Esgeiuaat II The DATA - ~ Joaa trnEhnt
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tsysd that they no. sve hs wAs nfnly eouraefi
tlat hey la bsFn lffstsl br ihs hsqansaf y -
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allied ~ Elsek River ~ So ttsisalasu fhs kHslsh
government At or.sTs4 fsu psdiuon 10 that fsg
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