The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-13


SURVEYS OF rHn FnKNcH FVR rHB YHAg lSSe17--
REVIEW or ENsLisa ANH AnERlcAN aroa 1APHI-
CAL LAB0Be-Pn0dRRss o. TnE ExrLs0kATIoas ~
rnE RsTkRisR VF AFRICA, ruB WITS HILs, snNA-
sAhBlA, BTUs-DR. KAEF's AGCrIC DxsOOvB2iDe-
THE PRKsox, EsssLIcH AnD ANnxIsAN nlssieHs-
r1AvELs AND RJPLsRATI0Rs ON ZEE AnERiCA AN
osNrRWesT, ckFrRAL AAnRIeA, ETc.-vNiTxS
STATES eFrIC1AL D0OU1RNfs. aa se'r $50.
Tho fssswins assrss 4 Ne current rspsr FOR h year
1857, published ~ Ne Geographical secssy n Paris,
was road ssfsre the American Geographical and eassd
cal eocasy Of tis city, Thursday night, BY Rev. ~
Adanson II presents . synopsis mainly a the ps'nss
bearing progress Of African sHpsstscn where tho
Frenrh very active; and also includes shs no
noes 81 American geographical and Photographed kbors
ssntainsd in the report.
Dr. AnAn1s aaid-Ths report nsices rst the extension
q recorded information, ss presented on mans Those
nssces specially sre-l. INC sketch sy Col fardheroe
tho basins sf the Senegal and Upper Niger accompanied
BY extended details 70 tho eus Of population M thai
region al Africa Is n 0he report rcrnarks) that he
who has 20 gerio,rly extended possessions Sene
gambia and who has succeeded N making OaaA French
prsvDce sh0ald he the persSa presens this sketch u
country which has been the theatre Of his v'osories
For the United Sats Ii interesting In two psint
OF view To Aace this expansion Of influence and Of dis
covery by France In the Of Africa LIST The do
veeremcnt VI European authority aud territorial
the Mediterranean shores of that contines
and on the spper streams OF the Senegal ~
necessarily lead at distant date, the ~
tastsbment Of mere secure lines ct cn,nmun
OF traffic the great desert, and
correct enae vi the physical characteristics Of IT, aaI
Of the surrounding regions and will enable To deter
mine more confidently tclr influence OH tn. great move
mente mich determine the worlds clnatsogy ID
The seans alluded TO- III regard to the upper Niger, nave
bearing Efforts proposed u be made by tbs govern
Went of this country for the exploration OF that river
cndcavor which be directed into that region from
tho iiberan colonies, which constitute properly speaking
H. shore In regard TO the same eoDtnent ths report
partcurizes Interesting maps Of the Colony OF Algeria
the tell and the Sahara and remarks that considering how
l,'e was known q years Of these regions be
acknowledges that colonization and though the word
bears intelligence In H. do contribute extend geograph
ioaI knowledge. Efforts for filing up the map of Africa
with which are generally familiar, are then alluded to-
Particular attention is In subsequent part NJ the report
direoied 10 the haoeoss Voyage dNs Us pess Ss Nare
b. Anne RaHeuci, Containing count of Senegal and
collection cf documents 10 complete the description OF
thai cTous region. he has The hsery Of the BAN
baras and illustrated heir condition and Of hfe
having hved some time anona them He hrs PREPARED
gooa map OF kaota and lecied documents relating 10
the gum trade aud To questions connected with la
ebBeogical point of view his journey Of import
II depend the traditions he has collected
nus assign TO the Puohs (Peuis) western origin, ana
modify ideas regarding their mgrstons. ghis
will be bringing them with tse ses
the Atlantic GLANDS, the CaBares, &c. Amer cs (he
pert notices. has not presented US this year with
mary naIs Marcou, however has given the geo
logic eonneur alton OF the North American continent
Tie report then notices the light cast the conhgura
ton Of Derhern regions by the efforts OF Dr. Kane
rac Brua has presented In the bulletin Of Society
reelection oil the map, founded these discove es. II
nchdes all the polar region extending to the north OF Ha
hns Bay far as latitude e2 degrees, where Mount
Parry bounds the horizon sss seen from the Kennedy
channel, betxe cen GrDnsll and Washington lands After
hoticing the discuy Of distinguishing land from ia
these frozen regions, the report We cannot
pronounce with absolute corhdenoe the existence
yast polar sea- seen beyond Constitution Ray, tho
Arctic sohroses may, ike the glowing dessrs of Africa
have ako tbcr mirsges" In presenting this conclusion
the Society scarcely be considered having examined
with due care the character OF the cbservers AMI " the
phenomena observed the difference in physical charac
tersucs bes, the regions thus brought into oonpsr
scn am iaclined TO doubt IL any one who has examined
envey the differences between tie gimnorings Ut
tel mnutng interrupted mirage al the spots
animals Trees other elevated objects project through
IT, compared With the action Of res wafer saar cir
cumt ssee, could mistake the for the ether IL al
dess here that The phenomena pat on
record by H Kane exclude altogether tho doubt offered IN
The report 1t Is known, sl-o, that the existence OF
open polar las In depending known phys.od data,
bad been assumed as prebaslca great many years
fncts Tor n extcDsion Of knovloge which
being made continuously then brought under
view. high IL IL this regard assigned missionary
explorations Their, are roen'ioned Arst thoe developed
the A,saas q, Ia Pgssapn Dc la Ed These contain
MANY letters from China hut afford few
The ell no.ogy 81 POINTS in South Aria, and Of
the Athuo Islands somewhat iihis.ratea from
these annals. q The journal MiSxils Ep-r sti9iDS
conducted by the Protestant church OF France not
Gays the report) yield in interest 10 the Anadcs
ragaiO@, Dc Ia Fol Souh Africa, among the mountains
rising westward OF Natal IL chief locality Of this mission
mission among the Karens (by American Baps) onsr;
curious det Ills that little known tribe. The Poly
naa Islands have boon visited by the spssss the
NATION The sos,y csmmends the friends Of geographic
discovery the EFFORTS OF the uri--ousries OF El.nd
Of whish accounts ensred monthly In The
Ch.vu (of Enrand) Missionary fr.el1rsca in CORES.
popdence with her extended relations and abunilnt
sources, the report remarks, England furn-
tent OF srmaion to be sought In vain in the French
Caiheic Protestant journals. We meet for instance
With the Journal or ,he enlightened missionary knspp in
Ahyrs'na with narratives of great interest In regard 70
Yonsa and Iehao Re called ~ review not olv The
Interests al TIE missions Themselves deserving OF regard
hr there orered also In respect 10 tho country details
collected with in,ehseBce and chosen With dscernnen,
sueh narratives accompanied by views In regard H.
lalss better known yet still aa"rdng material FOR useful
cbserv aon which poae-S AL The Intsroft of novelty We
have often In country says the report charged the
n tcinp
agents spolee OF the gospel u Is dlDclt, when
deyced sxcluivey 10 the service Of Christ to threw OK
pauCsS pt. lss esFars altogether The English mssioua
rcs anticipate the future u the regions they
subsuc Ia the Christian ia!th THIS " Tho impubc which
renders them careful Ybaeryes al everything relating
the physical state, croa.oosy aud the a~cal asd mora
sconony 81 tho territories they Whit by tubs geogr aphic
profits and NUT sck her 20 t0ac
whs largely extend Der domain II 8 then remarked In
de report that few have done much Livingston 10
our nowledge Of southern Africa, and notices
C-nviber narrative VI the expedition 10 the Niger 1854
Of specially scientific porator there review
I'd tose OF Anderson and Fleming Suih Africa and The
voyase Of tn feiad on the rshndda which latter sxplo
ration csnBect Itself with dat or Booth and Voee In Ada
1remaux continues the publication Of his Journey
TO Eastern sausan and Captain Csulan hss put through
commerce Of Exs,tn Africa containing details As-
-tbss and tho ScrDais COup; EHyrac dc pAutrre had
In Consequence OF aferencc1 Of opinion, resigned the
charge Of the great expedition on the White Nile The
port expresses confidence In those under whose direction
II has fallen AID expresses hope that the fhglish
expedition undcr Burto7, penetrating the Siyasd, may
meet at the mysterious fStce5 Of the Nile. In regard
works published america the rspcr, psrtculari1es
the Medical Topography OF Brazil and The Uruguay by
American hysici.n, G. T. H. Horner presenting iuc
sns details 30; 10 be expected from the title To Mr.
sQusr In he preceding year tbs society medal had been
ssiepsd for ks " Dsecripdeu of Honduras" "Ycu have
thus" remarks the report, sought 70 encourage well
directed researches nase by ~ the most intelligent
explorers Of Central America ard 70 direct attention
10 deserving work, With which the author enriched roe
library has net 10 subservo iE EdduS intercetB or -
hgca Views with -heh II n 10, fsr p5 70 interfere We
q bet fear that We vii sr ourselves analogous
ceisure, IN rec mnsnd,ng 70 ro1ce the travels 1863,
By John Russell Bartlett, nts TeIks, New Ecroo, Cahfer
MA Chihpshua ard Sorors. THIS work which minds
u the excellent publications " Sophers and Norman
Central America gives detailed deecripcs er revera of
the lces generally visited regos o. North America. Tie
author devctes much attention to tbs Indians. special
interest must be fe all th,t relates 10 the Buildings,
ios Css GYars Certain American wTiters had thrown
de~br On The existence n tbcse rivers Our traveller
found them exactly described two hundred years ago
The rooes Of irrigation and the frsg nsnt Of pottery
tbow The civilization OF the builders. The ecat,ered
Indiana stu preserve relics Of their fsrmer sourshug
condition. The Puma aud karcopas THUG distinr aish
uemsevog from the CarIanchcr, Apsches and Nsvajcs
AMI csr4,..