Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-02-14

The following communication is a trans.
lation Of a document forwarded by the In.
stitute Of France to DR.. C. +. jackson, OF
Boston, with the request that it should
be translated and published extensively
throughout America and the West Indies
"The Perpetual Secretary, M. De Beau.
mont, in his letter remarks: 1T is desi.
rable that It should receive large publ.
city throughout America and the West
Indies. Since many of the floaters cast
into the sea from the rigate Queen Hor.
tense may drift along the coast of Europe
and Africa, even to the equatorial current,
and from thence to tho Antilles, and into
The Gulf Stream, making several passages
across the ocean, and as some Of them
may pass Bhering Strait, it will be useful
to haze this communication re.published
in San Francisco t -...-
MY OF SCIENCES.
Extract from tie Comics Rendus Of the Ses.
sions of the Academy Of Sciences, Vol.
ILILI. Session of 9th Sept, 1856.
% PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY.
Experiments on the direction of the cur.
rents Of the Northern Atlantic Ocean.
Letter Of H. l. H. Prince Napoleon TO
NJ. Ellie de Beaumont, Perpetual Secre-
tary.) ~ e+ -s
Or BOARD L. ReiSs HoRrESse,
s0;h Aug, 1Sj6, l.e wick Road. Shetland Isles.
Mon 10 Zo%rDfnSro Porppfpsol In
the bays of the northern coasts, at Spits.
bergen, Iceland and Greenland, is found
much floating wood, which, after having
wandered long time in the sea, i,npelled
by currents. is at length thrown on shore.
These woods are mostly of the pine
tribe, but nothing certain indicates their
origin.
| have wished that my voyages in the
northern seas should contribute to our fur.
lher knowledge Of these currents, which
have been studied already in their princi.
pal directions, but whose rami6cations are
little known, and have caused to be
thrown from the frigate Refine Hortense.
in her different voyages, large number
Of foaters, (ify) bearing the record Of
their points Of departure. @ e-s
These floaters are made Of cylinders Of
pine wood, 25 centimeires (sbout ten
inches) in diameter, aud Of tho same
length. - s. .
in the direction Of the axes Of the cylin.
ders are pierced holes, destined to receive
small phials, sealed with wax, enclosing
notes Of this kind ~ ,o t. ..-t--
. Voyage Of H. l. H. Prince Napolee y,
on board tho frigate Queen Horensc,
commanded by NJ. do Ia Ronciere, Capt.
of the ship. f pt5r f s1s-
Note cast into the sea. 1856.
Latitude. ........... l re
Long. 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. r5-..-.#s. <.f s.
The phials are cemented into the wood
en- cylinders by means Of pitch, which en-
tirely envelopes them; and over them are
nailed sheets Of lead, bearing the name
La Refine Hortense, and the date Of their
being cast overheard; and to attract at.
tention to these Aoaters, 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 dscimetres and from
cross. sf.a qr 5s
l shall be very thankful to you if you
will have the goodness to write to various
scientific bodies in Europe and America,
to make these facts known to them, ane
to give them publicity, and to request then
to inform the Academy Of Sciences o
France Of the place where these aoater'
are found.
Receive. Mr.. Perpetual Secretary, ths
expression Of my distinguished considera
ton. NAPOLEON.
" "Some few years ago, tho vegeta
riane, who hold all flesh in adherence
contrived to bring themselves rather prom
iuently forward, under the auspices Of th.