New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-08
GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY.

explored and several important Problems solved.
Two EXPEDITIONS one from Sweden and the other
from the United States, were fitted ont to 50 in quest
Of The North Pole five different parties IN es many
different directions, were searching for the sources
Of the Nile; bold PROJECT TO traverte China and
rliboi westward from the Yellow Sea TO the Hima-
iaya. seemed near is execution; End Australia was
% be explored by two expeditions, following differ
emf routes from The Sou'len 20 tie Northern coast.
But all tlesc scLoues Lave failed, more lees sis
ually; scientific travel las been almost everywhere
u,'oi'uuaie; IN evil star seems 10 lave reigned
aud tie wear T. g. be remembered 10, for iis accom-
llishment., IN, for it, dsappontmenis.
Tic Polar xIcditon under Prot. Torell, coupe
on a magnificent scale, chiefly by tie Swedish Gov.
eminent, and composed OF eminent Swedish and
Danish naiurali.is and OF students from tps- aud
Other universities, sailed from Tfonsoe on May 9,
lsOl, reached hay tie north Of SpiizleIgcn, lin
rer,d there and advanced 30 furh p The shiis
were blocked mp BY the ice. aud an attempt 70 pro-
ce.d by sledgos soon brought them 20 an open sea.
There was ice enough 10 r,nulse tie slps, and sea
enough to stop the dogs. The experience Of Tore!
demonstrated that, though Sledge excursions mas BE-
a,ailal on The American SIDE q Greenland. ID,
only way Co zach the Polar region east %, Greenland
i. bv si-so.cl specially i.sd for t'e llrose.
Tie Polar expedition under DIR. Hayes wiic' re-
turned 60 Boiou On oct. % aiicr an ai,ence OF ST.
tee. u onts firuhle ed incidentally some important.
addition. 70 Aloic geography. And Wen, rs IA North
assI 3J, -,lr,e exceeded Only 10y 81 Edward
Per-. ~ .l-.5. BIT ia ils main de'isn-'he DE-
.snurs.or OF de 90. s.on o.. TO al oie- rola. Sea
tvsa COM, .c,,iy d.ic.i,d
T4e C,aIoi A-..uc expedition Of Cali. Blasis.on
x..ti.n.'.ei alnoti AZ lie sat. lures1 Il Iens-
eating lroii q bot 10 tie headand, %. ~. Undue
sud the Ganges rcifscing The sieps Of The Able
Hue. md advancing beyond the holy dty Of
ilu.aism be- uow lcf the bagls Of The laDgise-
k,ang ard did ny even reach tbs western BOUNDARY
Of Clina Proper. lie returned 10 Sbhnglse on july
- 1861. I'D iye months from tie time Of hls de.
rsrture. having encountered tie rebellion mdng il
ADJ ~ fury IN tie proyuce q Se.cAuen, and hayn,
been forced to retreat both by the d,susl Of The
Cin officials and By tie npos.Jilily Of going %
through desolsted province.
From Australia there If more affecting news. 10
August, 1860, o Hara Burke preceded from MOI
bourne foi tho Interior, in command 81 au expedition
equipped AZ great expense 4sd admirably iio'ldtd
Min nseidani-, camsls. horses and supplies. In
intention was 10 masc he va, through iAe sand "
,he Gulf of Car, cnt.fia, GA lie Northern c"'s' lie
reached The Cooper Creek on November II, bat
va. 20 Leset with difficulties hat be established
there DEPOT, aud went noithward with Only three
.,.nt,ues ,.x ,amel- one horre, aud prov rohs i"f
three months. From that time nothing lar been
heard 81 him or his companions. The patty NJ the
d., Of waici ,ol ban iill Alul ~ 1861, aud wee
tlen Obliged Ly want II p'oy,sions snt lie hostility
Of ,Lenatiy,s 10 retn-ai. Many Of them died, srd
the survivors endured lie pre4iest suNerines. Tie
nos, painful bpprebeDsors are eneri hned concern
IN, the fate Of Burke. 4 steamer has been rent 10
m. Gn,f of Carpeutsra TO watch for him, and
another expedition PET Out By land on Jul! D. To g,'
trncss II him.
TIE Gilnis. # Burke, Blaki,ion, and Torell, are
severe dsappointmenis for one year. but me
smaller expedition. have been unfortunate az the
greater. Ilcine b ~. fjled 10 enter Siberia by pre-
y,onslv iraye.od iouc from Iekini LeIean, tne en-
,e,,,isius a,d erudie French explorer has been
co-prelled ~ Illness 10 return from The Hilei Mn
.ecouI ionrley TO the IW.r White Nile Lac resulted
in uotli,.. Darcyrier has r'tIvaied 10 Trp"h
r.yin. -tone, with nll po-tible adyaniaSef has b,ei
.be 10 follow lie Rngelna only few miier m'
La. adj.d little 70 hs earlier discoveries ant
yo,l Ncinans Ro-cher, Terrtnuova, Ma'lee
l.coN and Cuny, have found their DEAN il
Alice.
In, the venr bar not been altogether fatal capt
pu;-er h.. made known his valuable dirc"verie'
aud yorinca'ions in British North America, iscn"'
md Dnrne.ter ia South America, Maxn'owh'n u
he AMOR region AMI one Of the Australian eNle''
mons nnio. John McDouall stuart, hiv 'c"en'o WIG
.te..t of,'at iho.Iirble continent. FfeneA oHc'f'
,,e crosaed the sahara 10 tie somces OF the oeie-"
md the q .,nbla; B-urmann has wandered nlo"'
aud n,,,ided. throlgh unviSied regions OF the MI"
yml,er has continued hi. researches on the hor''
~ Ah,,.ria; aud tie delightful nafahve oi ~
Chai.lu hAs added pcturerlue nnd Interesting ','
,,,.. IN tle African mystery. With these resu"'
,,. may ,lso hone that Stuart will cut his wa! c''
,I..l. tbr.u,h Australia; that oiiher CAPT. Sleh'
a, n.,.fr.t. from th. n, anza Lake TO ihe "i"'
Mic. or d.. Percy may do Tie reverse .n". '"f
s,i,l, NAV ,eirrn IRON rh6-t with valuable tho"
doe md that the dictionaries VINO nave 81
f.,, Canton 20 traverse The inferior oil Clh'" " ~
y.ost.e iang may succeed in their adventure
b Some ope bs, supposed tbat the transit renee .
The Seat de Russian Empire from No'eo" 10 w.
coa.t Of Ae Bate nay sometime prove 10 n''' ",
~. p,a,t mon entous event in modern history
,ba, act Rn .a turned her glance WeS'WH'". "
,o,,.,e.t and utondo.; embodiment o. the lHh'p,'
r,@,r,i desuo,ism, Gle ttercby oaine INTO ro''''o
b sna Inevitable co,ou with nc ifccr lenden'''
enoyo, Ri, .hile aVerI o'lsr EIogo'h "''''