The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-22
The Open Sea la the Arctic Ocean.
LECTURE or LIEUTENANT MAURy, AT The BROOKLYN
ATUEN.fUM.


ATnEN4EUM.
rsincd, empbaticaiy, last Saturday night, and the
streets empty and ihs' theatres not uli;
breias were turned psdo out saa hats blown Off
ard yet. notwithstanding Tho Athcn OF Brooklyn,
Tiled with attentive listeners to hear lecture.
Bet the lecturer tho Justnian Of The elements Lieut.
Marry. ladies could not well be out The night IN
apestop FOR old Boreas was ptosPceung theresbouts
but their husband. and brothers and sons came and
dsIhened the floor Of the A,hereun. Il W. petty
spite the part Of the elements, thus attempting
srere with The be,rsyer or Their secrets people
&C, 10 be kept away even the isdles, AMI
rsd 10 see the far well represented amongst the
audience.
LsutenAEi Wacsy on beins introduced received
with oud sprlsu.e lie began By stating that hs subiec,
the "Norh~es, passsgc snt the open the Arc
nc Ocean" The ars, aes Of Nortnwcsi passage mad
ia origin In what might be termed the age OF geoyrapni
cal ciscovsy The Crusades had opened the subject Of
geography but merely wheucd The appetite TO- further
sao~kdse. The 90 shcad sfha q toe present tse is
somewhat aln 70 what then lett and the de.re for
discovery en- leaving the Holy LAM, embarked sitn Co
traveller, 10 me New World surpassed Tue strains o. ,no
1rorbAcourf. snd stimulated Others 20 seek The Wet
Ire romantic tales .. untold rchs.-,he ~ordrous
land o. Cs.hay, entced AL nations, and the
rush siltr wealth aud adventure gave Grst
knowledge Of gecsrspny. slr wser Raegh engaged 70
ray ia not IN coin, hu IN sohd bars Of gold. and
Bsoa catching the drst 81 npsc the great southern
Sea- beevca be had At ns reached tho PARKWAY 10 end
lees treasures and seehnE DIS NAKED sword tOwerds the
ocesr be tcox posses.'on ~ the name Of his
can England curtains Europe to the westward, anc aer
huc snecrs showed nemselves more than match
for tire Srsnlsrds the lattr In daily esr OF visits
IRON the cmsaIs and buih their south American
cities Ar inland % 70 be eet ~ seacn % The
rnafaudeTr Bet TIE OF India offered tangible
wealth, arr how 10 norcpolize her trade became tho
dream IL statesmen England ana holland conpe,i.
northwest pc.,sss have letter s,ely written
~ gentleman ths country ninety yewr sga, tos
irsLd in Eufstc giving morn alton ~ srosJ,ed plan
lOf resaluE ne tactic Ia canoes Ny the some
uewy cfcoy ertd rivera Rrd oi much importance
tbs project considered the OF iha letter was
Crdeyc0 10 srs ~ sbovd ne meet WITH any French
cruisers, Great Briisin being hen Al With that
Fewer Will De that - long ago the init
Ole 5f " century the iessibiy Of northwest passage
was discussed Ia country
On eramniug korcstor's chart will be perceived
nat The Atlantic ocean long ard narrow. reaching
frur the Arctic 10 tire Artsrrtc zone. The Pacsac on
the contrary " broad ~ y long and scarcely any
outlet IL 20 be iorns ., the north Again Gnd
ant oppc,iie land. Inc driven through the earth
meets and soe ana water % the Other. All
present. rnUwstgo gocs 70 prove that an immense oout
rcrt arovnd the southern pole and accortg TO the
above hypothesg vster must surround the Arctic
Lieutenant injury stated that he had some time
collected the ogs o. the various American whaiers
IN the South Psciac, and hsd noted the dt'
With Il appeared tina, the species spermscetu are
never found far rom the equator whilst t)rrid zoe
mpas,sblc 10 the right whale being, fact
o. ire % hum: 90 quesuoans We Whslsfs, 700. he
tnuth III The equator dissu'lsr n the right wa.e
ca the northern side OF and efer al he has Ablc
10 earn known an exam pie ~ tho aosthcrn
right whale being found south " the cqust0r. BsyDE
~, 20 FAR he than eodtevored 20 hnd Hsb sgnan lie
hxd hunted whales both The nOrh FAC &c and Aanur
oceans and aner considerable dHcuy he tes vita one
from whom be o0isnsd tire in1fnailoo tia, the right
whss 10 b5th ocsaos sere lae 'sos u every fsssst