The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-28


Nsh, and J. Sohnns Poly hstor for examre-whch de-
scribe the pecu!ares Of the Irish soil and climate eighteen
s snSssss Of he gulf does no. stop even here
e climate may be said 70 convey dinGsed more or
as over .he whole Norwegian coast the sspeots ana pro
responding ATTITUDES in North America, Greenland and She
Ia Oher doubtless contribute to this effect bal
ssas, We spprehend, 30 largely and increasingly
We canno. touch upon this vast topic OF human transit
eysr The Atlantic whether or oSmps.ce or ,Es s
scream Though practical navigation IL influence must
sen have been fen s this t.es wss IS
ssxacy applied 10 certain special cases, showed him q.
use the value Of exact knowledge q all belonging
% deserve mention When in London, In ITO, he was
sousulted memorial sent from Boston 70 me I1ru
sos NE we s aensrsy fortnight i longer n reaching %
IN than common traders from london TO Rhode is,
Yaessge Tally 900 miles longer Captain Eofe naoa. was
sneetoDed by Franklin, and furnished him VIII 1c
sxphDaiaon. The Rhode Island traders were ~
s Ensh.E packets from ignorance or os5ssssnss or
possibly seduced by the more ran s'- their Vessels
INTO The current and against il; making a differ
ence In some parts their voyage Of not less than iy or
.ay miles IN the o asy latitude Dr. Fnkn made Fol-
SER whose experience taught him 10 avoid stream in
which whales are never osna ae ons on cna rH sa "e
comics 10 the Falmouth captains These gentlemen wed
Sea 70 old ways perhaps despsng their nof nant
rankn was also the first to indicate the temperature OF
Me gulf stream valuable aid 10 the Navigation OK the
Atlantic especially the American coasts the dividing
ne between the warm stream and the cold waters Of the
ocean which hem it in, being go precise rs wen ~ con-
sApt that the longitude may oen safely DO inferred fem
A. Lieut. Hsury afhrms, and We doubt not with truth,
that this dividing line changes ts position IN iongi
tude as much mariners then erred in their RECKONING
He gives also very curious account OF the reaon OF
Me pu stream the storms and hurricanes OF this ocean,
10 which due their frequent character Of roatory storms
or cycones name well adapted TO The remarkable phe
fsac
bcri0e from our author
Ian not prepared maintain ,ha. DE gulf stream is realy
ne mssch Of every gale that s there; the Of
lies hss been sesa s o e on e ceas
Africa and even ss fer down on ma eide As me psrae Of 40
soa Of log > A.ragh. for he sif stream on!ng z
have sn snS s s. so 50 r sns s
Europe In his way me az s b sas s 9esn mrSe
BY wreck and dissess A. ne meeting Of 1ns Amer AS
rsced out which than seventy odd vessels hsd
been wrecked, disinas,ed, or damaged.
Another storm, the direction Of which s delneated IN
plato 10 Of this volume commenced than thousand
miles from the gaf stream, made straight course for il,
and travelled With for many successive days. under the
disaster, due 10 ono Of these hurricanes, occurred
No 1858, TO the steamship San Francisco, carrying
regiment of United States troops from New York TO Cali
forpia Overtaken by the storm in crossing the gulf
sfrea 179 souls officers and men, were swept overheard
and perished In TINS case the knowledge possessed Ti
aided what done for the discovery and rehef OF tne
unfortunate ship in question The import OF these and
mary similar facts 10 the future guidance Of Atlantic navi
rat,eu will readily be understood II may be hard for
inem 10 account theory but their practical value cannot
be doubted or mistaken.
s,ropuyyo PHENOMENA OF THE ATLANTIC oCEAN-g7rECTs
ANIMAL VEGETABLE LIFE.
Intending as we already said, TO conhno our re
marks chiefly 70 that oceanhe Aantc-on which Lieut..
Nnury himself best loves to expa.aie shall follow him
cursory through the other part Of his volume The
bird fourth ind fifth chapters Of his work relate 70 the
Atmosphere In It's various connection With the physical
geography oihe expressed by the phenouena OF
wnds evaporation, Of rains OF ogs OF temperature and
Of electrical Changer vast subject and not less complex
ban vast Multiplied though all It's records have been oil
HE years, and made more minute and accurate az wen as
the exact Fcierccs. " have Just named some Of the
topics II includes, bat here are yet others which mix
with and comphcae all the results OF observation Inc
weight Of the air OF thesegn element involved a.
effect or cause almcst all other atmosphere changes ant
deeply any theory Of the winds. Again, W.
have conditions Of electricity, which are expressed
IA wonderful phencrnona OF magnetism, actpg through
ana pen al Psrs Of the gobe-soid, mud and aerial
m brought before us Under now aspect oy rroes-o
YoBAdays discovery OF the magnetic roperncs OF oSyS
asmodihed by heat Even that other subtle elem y,
Kght-B indeed be another and sepeiale eie meht--na
- some sort affect the atmosphere through when =
action n transmitted to the eaftn ana ocean oeoN.
ccie n Tnn nsre cam be- no doubt Ct this n eoce
But The marvellous fesuis wmon so,enoo rao s g,r =
ntm The chemical se.ea ., ns1 ,ser snaloSons oec,
nay exit, though yet hidden from human observation
electric states Of amoslnese ean ,e.,,
not well be supposed without mt 'ence even on we nor
ganc parts OF the aerial medium through wnicn us pa
sage hes. We know wen ~ wohuefIui power :.
sbe organic life, with Tie germs OF winch .ne
everywhere teens; and tnere ev.n reason J" uene
this influence extends 10 dneren, oepshs VI se se
ecncurrrg with oher causes 70 nenne NOSE saoces,s
strata Of animal and vegetable NE ~nSn az 50 ~
siseeed as the resa OF me marine AM S''"'
Dgs directed 70 ms oolec, ,,.., ,A,o., rusro,v
We deviate thus far IRON our ure0, 1880, , ~
POINT out me singular con,l s ~ ,r,osn5c,o pns
relations, which make Up inc n,tory VI -, -
ncmena, whether on ocean or mna % a, ~ ~ ,,r
are these relations, taai schoey ou ,. ,' y a
any one of them, wiuout sierins % si-- iAe, a
Ices, the balance OF al. Soenoe u seesS. - us'As
these elements OF senehi ena 20 JUAN 49, ~ 80 !
resos, and know edge OK 'ne ressuse 49, - 80 -
producing them bot lohgos =" 1N ~, - 80, :,
required 10 this emu anu msasN"'a wn n.,, ~ y
gard rs ncodfu Is pauen. ana pIes'.o oose. 49,, ~
pas Of the gooe, anu 10 an Snso 49, se.c ~ N
sron no amount OF WoVisvp go 80 49, ,,,
guidance OF roeaIcn ana 70 plnn iaas Wy ~ VIZ
tbey can DC saOnlued 70 Tue Ro'erl.noe ', ~ -
Us ATLANTIC ESIEIIiusS-IIs r'ohAh-" fH"''' NM A''
49, .,. l.. ala. a.. 70,
We cnnot aDofn space, auo ~ Nouu ~ 80. \, ~
snbrcs 70 disie on h.s IA p' ~. .-.,n, A.
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