New Orleans daily crescent., 1856-10-23
Ocean Currents.

The following communication is a translation OF
document for 3arded by the Institute of France to Dr.
G. T. Jackson, of Boston, with the request that it
should be translated and published extensively
throughout America and the West Indies:
:" The Perpetual Secretary on. De BeaulnonD in
his letter remarks 1t is desirable that it should re-
zceve large publicity throughout America and the
West Indies. Since many of the tioaters cast into
the sea from the frigate Queen Hortense may drift
along the coasts Of Europe and Africa, even to the
equatorial current, and from thence to the Antilles
and into the Gulf Stream, making several passages
across the ocean, and of them may pass Bier
ing Strait, it will be useful to have this communic-
ton re-pubshel in San Francisco"
IMPERIAL INSTITUTE , OF ERANgE-AcADEMY OF
Ertract from the GoateS renGs Of the Sessions Of
he Academy Of Sciences, Fol. XLIlL Session Of
Sth Sept, 1856.
t. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY.
Experiments the direction of the currents of the
Northern Atlantic Ocean. Letter Of II. I. H. Prince
Napoleon to NJ Ellie De Beaumont, Perpetual Secre-
taryo
e2oh August 1856 I.erwisi; Eoads, shsani sles.}
Monsieur le secretaire Pe,petucl: In the bays Of
the northern coasts, at Spitabergen, Iceland and
Greenland, is found much floating wood, which, after
having wandered long time5in the sea, impelcd by
currents, is at length thrown on shore.
These woods are mostly OF the pine tribe, but no.
thing certain indicates their origin. -
have wished that my voyages in the Northern seas
should contribute to further knowledge of these
currents which have been studied already i'll their
principal directions, but whose ramiioations are little
KNOWN and I have caused to be thrown from the
frigate Rene Hortense, in her different voyages
large number OF oaters, (itty) bearing the record
of their points of departure.
These floaters are made of cylinders of pine wood
I twenty-five centmetres (about ten nches) i'll dame
| ter, and of the same length.
In the direction Of the axes of the cylinders are
pierced holes, destined to receive small pias, sealed
with wax, enclosing notes of this kind:
VOyare of I'll, j. H. Prince Napoleon. on board the
frigatc Queen Hortense commanded by NJ. de la
Ronciere, captain of the ship.
Note cast into the sea. 1896.
Longitude from Paris meridian.
Those who find this billet are requested to send it
| to the nearest French consul
| The billet is translated into English Latin and
/ Russian.
The phials are cementel into the wooden cylinders
i by means Of pitch, which entirely envelopes them
and them nailed sheas Of lead, bearing the
name La Refine Hortense and the date OF their being
cast overheard and, to attract attention to these
i oaters and to prevent their being confounded with
other floating wood there have been pierced through
the cylinders two holes at right angles, into which
strong pegs are driven, which project about two dec
metres and form n cross.
shall be very thankful to you if you will have the
goodness to write to various scientific bodies il
! Erropc and America to make these facts known >tt
them and to give them publicity and to request then
to inorm the Academy Of Sciences OF France Of the
place where these 1oaters are found.
Receive, Mr.. Perpetual Secretary the expression o
my distinguished consideration.
NAPOLEON.
THE RIGHT SrlR1r--Ou Flag ISiW F1ying-Th
telegraph brings us an account of Il mighty gather
ing of patriots in Philadelphia last night. Witt
shields battered, and garments still covered with tn
dust of the conflict, the friends OF that tried and tl
patriot Millard Fillmore, had glorious rally in lnde
under tile very shadow Of the old State House, tina
house within whose halls the voices of the patriots
the Revolution were so often heard ringing in tone
of defiance to tyranny friends gathered togethe
and renewed their Of fidelity to the cause OF tn
country and our great leader. Granger of New lorf
and Stuart, of Virginia, with others addressed the in
meusc throng. Defeated in preliminary sl!r1nsl
J; our friends are not dismayed Without panSing ft
rest they fling their banners to the breeze and the
note of defiance rings loud and clear above the tt
multi If the Demoerats5t think they can conquer sue
men, let them try lit they think they can win 4
: easy victory from them, the sooner they are und
, ceiYed the better. We tell them now they will hay
no chid's play. Every true man who rallies undo
the banner of bliard Fillmore is enlisted for tn
war, and be the result what it may they are prepare
to stand by their colors to the lnst. The 'cowboys
of party, those who skulk under the coward plea til;
Fillmore has 'no chance will of course he toun
f where they ought to be, in the camp of the enem
The true men will do their duty, come what ma
10 our friends everywhere, then, we say, be Of goo
cheer. Let tus go to work like men, and if we are nt
able to command success, ran at least deserve
/ The old ship on which ", have embarked rid
! proudly among the breakers. The crew is stout an
f true ana no coward thoughts, no craven fears In
) in their hearts. With no thought of defeat or s
| render, our bark may go down, cnsulphea bcnea
the waters, but ere they close over us we shall b
+ defiance to all foes In the language Of a dist
6 guishcd living poet, VIC shall
!, Mail The her lioly hug
: Spread every lhreAdharr Anii,
And give her 10 the god of Sottns
/ Tho lightning and tie gale
The American guard, like that which bore up t
fortunes Of Napoleon at Waterloo, knows how to d
!, but not how to surrender. EEickshurg Whig, 18TH
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