The New York herald., 1871-11-03
PETERMANN'S ACCOUNT OF THE
GEREAN EXPEDITION.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Q, 1871.
Below IL the full text OI DR.. Petermann's circular
announcing the great discovery OF Lleutenants
Payer and Weyprecht in the high. North. IL Will be
that 1t veri1es all that the BERALD has lately
published on this subject in anticipation Of DR..
Petermanns circular. and c0rroborates the old
American discoveries OF DR.. Kane and the splendid
theory OF Captain slas Bent, propounded In this
country three years ago:-
CIRCULAR LETTER OF DIR. AUGUSTUS PETERMANN
You win recollect that the first Impetus 10 the
sition Of Captain Osborn, X. N, seven years aro.
for British expedition for exploring the central
Arctic region TO proceed by way OF Bain's Bay aud
SMITHS sound, which was most earnestly advocated
by the seagoing and scientific authorities OF Great
Britain, and was IN fair way OF being entertained
by the British government: but when
placed my views and projects before the
latter, recommending the sea between East Green
dItions, Captain Oeborn's project was, after an
exhausting discussion In four sltngs OF the Royal
fullest appreciation accorded. Nothing, however,
has since been done by the English whiIe Germany,
sent into these fields TWO national expedltions
under Captain koldewey, and IN addition,
extensive explorations were made In the drec-
Rosentnals vessel, and subsequently by Count Zen
and Won Heughlin ~ their own expense, aud very
wegian fishermen were able to clear some OF them.
hfty-seyen per cent over their pecuniary Investment
tldlc observations, discoveries and surveys to our
fund OF information. Captain Koldewey has
expeditions. entirely Of the opinion OF CAPTAIN
Osborn, deeming smiths Sound as the best route.
put d2 not believe that ne VIII obtain the money
Ior u Gernan expedition on an English plan winch
mas been rejected by the British authorities them
selves and for which he, moreover. believes two
years. Will be Indispensable. Already during the
second North German expedition. The most un
Captain Kodewcy, through conflicting views and
these differences are now greater than ever us ne
having gone over to Osborn and expressed himself
publicly In regard to the eastern half Of the
Arctic Sea rs f0lows:-
The attempt penetrate between Nova zemb,a
and sp1bergen consider ~ snde.Lns which must end
tion only in Dr. Petermsnn wond accompany per
Reasons for this opinion he does not give, but 1t
seems Captain Koldewcy does not tnlnk II neces
sary to give reasons for hts views and as
ions are shared by other equally Competent,
experienced and scientific men Is shown Dy
these ag IN Ssy az sxpedod s e N June 81
for the exploration OF the very sea which Captain
Koldewey would choose to visit only In my company,
ana that his own associate In the previous expedi
iIon The highly distinguished Fnst Lieutenant Julius
PAYER. Of the Austrian army, ana that excellent
Compared with koldewey's last expedition it would
have been unjust 70 deny 70 the courage and the
ssssfuI Tssy yea. SiR very Door me @ssns~
IN q HDl.lli. nueu norwegian o9lnG vessel
while Kolde wey mad been provided with two OF the
Dnest vessels, ntted out luxurtously. lie managed
10 penetrate during two summers, only to seventy.
nve degrees thirty-0ne minutes north, third OF q
degree higher than Claverng fortyseven years ago,
and IN seighs only to seventysevcn degrees one
minute north; while lieurenants Payer ana
Wyprecht sailed In a small vessel through thai much
dreaded sea 10 seventy. nine degrees north.
The telegram Of october 3. announcing the return
OF Payer aud Wyprecht from the high north to
Tromsoe reads verbally AS iollows:--
In September open sea- followed from for,ytwo degrees
10 sixty OF 1rcenw ch beyond
degrees north latitude. Highest latitude reached
sevenynnc degrees norh he meridian Of forty three
north probable connection with the Poypia toward The
st. the favorable route TO the North Pole
The last part Of the telegram IS not enllrely clear,
but have reason 10 conclude from II that King
Carts Land, discovered last year by Count Eel and
Won Heughin, reaches sUuthward 70 scventv-scven
degrees twelve minutes north. The latter gentlemen
have received Acknowledgements OF the highest value
sptzDergen from the Royal Geographical Society OF
London and iis late President, Sir K0derlck l. Null
Gibson.
Tne cruise and the discovery Of Payer ard Wey-
precnt prove how little weight can be placed upon
the views and assertions OF Captain koldewey and
also how much appreciation the undertaking OF
these explorers, their courage and their genuine
ecentlflc ardor In the lace 0 such errors deserves.
The discovery n the more remarkable az al Otncr
tidlnes from the European Arctic thus far expressly
state extraordinarily unfavora1ie conditions or
weather and Ice. IL must be assumed that Payer
and Weyprecht probably have penetrated througn
belt 0l drl ice before they reached an open seq OF
eighteen degrees Longitude Ia extent and tnat lney