New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-16
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

Robert Hartmann. lust returned from the shores of the
Upper Nile, writes under date of January IL to the
father of Voge We translate the essential part OF his
communication: " In the beginning Of June, last year,
my lamented friend the Baron Won Barnm, and myself
were at Roseres the upper waters oil the blue Nue.
where we met with the elepbant-hunter Teodora
Evangelist native of Lucca He informed III that ne
had encountered Fellatah pilgrim from Bornu or
Bagirmi who was his way to Mecca, ana VINO
stated that your son. the 20 much lamented Edouard
Vogel, was yet living prisoner at Wara. lie SAID
that the Sultan of Oar Borgu, or Waday, made use OF
him as counselor but held him in such strict confne-
ment that his escape impossible. Evangelist had
heard this story months before is now consequent
w. Is months old The black pilgrim, whose name was
Tagrur had obtained his information in the southern
part of Waday, and had not been in Wara Baron Won
Barnim and myself travelled in Darel-Fung the region
between the White and Blue Niles, territory hitherto
unexpored and penetrated into Fazoglo as far as lat
10 north At Roseres, brain fever deprived me of my
companion The same disease detained me ut that
place for Is weeks but, after terrible suterngs, have
at length been able, almost miraculously as 1t now
seems to me, to reach my native land" DIR. Hartmann
himself warns the friends of Vogel not to place too
much reliance upon the tale of the Featah pilgrim
but il at least enable them and the scientific world TO
hope for the best.
While bloody war Of races has conyulsed the
Northern Island of New-Zealand the Southern portion
Of this insu group has been thoroughly explored oy
the party under Hast, the commencement OF whose
labors was chronicled some months since by 1hE
TRIBUNE. Hast accompanied Hochstetter IN bis New
Zealand exploration, and seems 10 rival that distn'
guished traveller in energy and activity lie has DIS
covered that the Alpine chains which run northward
from Cooks Straits become united south Of the lakes
Rotoiti and Rotorua and the boundaries OF the
proynces Of Nelson and Canterbury, in single noun
tain group 10 900 feetn hight and covered with eter-
nal SHOWS. The two summit peaks received from
IIaast the names Of Mount Franz lin and Mount Hoch-
SETTER Several streams, tributaries of the Bullero,
were found TO be aurferous. On the western coasf,
coal was found in abundance at one place eleven dif
fercnt veins were observed lying above tie other,
the chief one being over II feet in thickness The
specimens taken proved it to be Of very ancient
formation resembling in this respect and in ifs general
character the American anthracite. Since Haasts re-
turn to the colonial capital New-Zealand Coal Com
pany has been formed, and viii proceed to work the
new mines at once.
A Swedish expedition to the Polar regions has been
organized during the past Winter. The interchangeable
naturalist, Otto ToreI, whose late work on Arctic
geography has excited much attention not only In
Scandinavia but in Germany is to be the commander.
He will be accompanied by Prof Nordenskjold, DR..
Won Goes Lieut.. Liljehook, and several younger men
of science. Some of the members OF the party are al
ready al Hammarfest and Tromsoe whence the expe-
dition will set out about the middle Of the present
month"; 1t will proceed directly TO SpZbergen, where
number of it's members will remain during the sum-
mer months for the purpose Of investigating the fauna,
the fora the geology and the singular glaciers OF the
island. which form the Spizbergen group. The re-
mander of the expedition, amply provided with Green
land dogs sedges, and supplies, will make their way
toward the pole. 1t is to be hoped that while HAYES
brings us back an account of the shores Of the Pona
or circumpoIar sea- on its American SIDE the Swedish
explorer viii be able 10 do the same for Its European
boundaries. Torell previously visited Sptzbergen in
1857 and has also travelled extensively in Iceland and
other Arctic countries.
-FoutaD ialon, region Of great geographical inter-
est az il contains tie Of several important West
African streams has recently been visited by Lieut.. Lam
bert of the French army who ia preparing in Paris
an account of his surveys In the Spring of 1860 he
ceived orders from Gov. Fadberbe of Senegambia to
proceed from Rio Nunez to Fouta-D alon he reached
ton Of the fountains of several streams and returned
to St. Louis by the rivers Fal6m6 and Senegal. His
researches will materially alter the maps of that por
ton Of Africa especially in regardto the watercourses.
The Senegal, Falem6 Gambia, Rio Grapde, and Kari
man Rio Pongo were all found TO take their rise in
Foua-Diaon, within space less than three degrees
square. Geographers have always given to these
streams much more easterly origin. The Rio Pongo,
whose source was ascertaned BY Lieut. Lambert to be
in lat IL IS, NJ, and long, l3o ~ w. is represented
on the maps rsng at point considerably further TO
the southwark.
AT the laft meeting Of the Royal Geographical So
ciety Of London, Mr. Pemberton Hodgson British Con-
sui at Hakodad gave account of urvists TO Yesso
one of the most northern islands OF the japanese Achi
pelsgo. lis explorations confined to the Shores
although he assembled tie principal volcano, mountain
1900 feet in hight, 10 which name is vet given
our maps. The inhabitants, who chiefly Amos,
serye held in subsection by the japanese Govern
ment live along the coasts and number about $4,000
souls Neither natives nor foreigners have as yet
pored the interior districts Tie portions Of the island
visited by Mr. Hodgson were described as exceedingly
rich and beautiful, Astounding in forests and flowers.
Among the products of the vegetable kingdom the
chestnut, oak, pine, beech elm, cherry sycamore mag
nola, roses, honeysuckles, orchids, clemats, and
Il multitude Of unknown varieties. Some celebrated
mines Of iron and lead were visited; gold is also
said exist. The inhabitants collect great quantities
Of seaweed and biche de mer; while quail, pigeons,
and partfdges abundant. The uninhabted interior
is tie abode Of bears and other wild beasts.
Mr. r. II. Major announces that an ancient
aaappemondc in the British Museum transfers the honor
of the first discovery of Australia from the Dutch to the