, 1877-12-26


was held at>,sit tho voraRo af apanghcrg IN 11:A,
from kamtAcllntkh to tnn1n. by which Russian
voyages nf tllatOrrry In tho Northern raritlc
~crn tinke,l together. with those u! the i'uleh
anu Portuguese n fndln the sundh lalnnif, ard
japan: AMI Should oil, czretlltfont nitcr having
snled aronnd AsIn succeed IN rcachfng The sllez
Canal, an exploit w!fi have been achieved rnro
than anlthlng rise prortnG that what to-iaS ny
often Ia performed. ...'
ANIMALS AND PLANTS or TIE GLACIAL. rEn1oD.
Few sctentlf discoveries hare - greatly
Interested Tho learned, well the tin1tar1c,
colossal remains Of elephants with hsdca and
hair sosnctinlrs exceedingly well preserved
Similar discoveries have morn than pnce been
tho object u scientific expeditions anu minute
examinations by prominent enva'ts, but thtre
arc ttil tnany en9n,atical circumstance Ton.
nccted with tho mammoth prrlod of Siberia
which, rerhapt, has been contemporary with
otlr glnciaI period Our knowledge OK plants
Is especially INCOMPLETE. notwithstanding We
know that In the northern parts of 1lDertn,
which, from The land side, arc hardly accessible,
there e1fsk amalt mounds covered With bones Of
and that everywhere In this region may be
found Noahwooti, IL 1t Is cal1ed.-tfat Is, half
pctrtacd. carbonlzcd vegetable remains from,
several dift'rcnt xooloRlcat ages.
VALUE or MErEoMoLUaT,
'tfcw sciences will probably be 10 practically
useful ID the science of mctcoroIoEy-a fact, or
rather an expectation already realized and gem
erally acknowledged by tho largo amounts all
meteoro!oeical instIta%ions % md eneonrasiaus nu
mctensoloRacnf researches. The conditions OF
the weather III my country are, however, 40 de-
pendent upon tho temperature, tho wind, the
tries. Tint ts meteorological laws ran only DO
understood br comparing md connecting. Oh.
servat1ons from tho most distant regions. Many
international meteorological enterprises hare
meteorological institutions Of ftkc different conn.
tries may Utmost b. considered a. different
branches, distributed all over the earth, Of
single Official department. nil working together
,3.,x ,9 conforl H. toward toward attaning tho end n
which annual series OF observations may
| DO reported thcrc arc regions, cxtcutflng over
thousands OF squaro miles, from which no, or
onlJ scattered, observations can be obtained, nj
though + 10 precEscly these We have to loo; 10
LOT tho kcy to many meteorological facts 10
Enrope,-facts otherwise difficult OF e1plnna-
| ttott: auch an unknown meteorological region
Of the utmost tniuoftanca IA the Polar Ben,
north Of BIberla, with tts lanils md Ielanas. III
the 1netcorology Of Europe and Of Sweden IL is
| most essential. Tho procuring OF rclfa0fe taea
as to the distribution Of thy 1und, the state of
tho Ice, the temperature aud atmospheric pres
s,tre of thls part Of tho carth which Is still 50
very little known, snd tho SWedish expedition
will here lind an object for their Inquiries d.
rcctly nfEccttng onr own country. These re-
| marks are, to some extent, also applicable to
eontrlhutt1ns to our knowlcage of .le magnet
cred in these regions: IIcrcto may
be added tnscstteatto.'s Of tho anln'a1 and
! hYdrographical wnrk. etc.
II have, Of course, here only bern abba to
hint Of scientlfc inquiries that may occupy the
expedition during ttay on Tue nortll coast Of
enough to. prove TINT, IT evcn its geographical
end should not be attained, the expedition
might, NEVERTHELESS. worthily take its place BY
the stde Of similar enterprises previously car.
protItcd and tho Swedish name been lonorcd.
PRor. E0RDESsKloLD's PROGRAMME.
"Upon the batts OF these Views tho proposed
expedition has been Planned, My Intention 70
steamer specially hntlt for leo navigation, pro-
Welcomed tortwo ycaes At the ft,rthcs, and bcsldca
scientific stall pf four or fire persona and four
Norwegian Eunters. manned by MI officer Of the
men. Inclusive Of officers, GIT, II possible, val.
untcers fran your Majcsty's navy. We will
lrst make for q suitable port on tho rast coast
| Of Norway for supply Of coal, then for Afatot.
await favorable opportunity. for passing tho
| Kartaro Sea, md then continue tho voyage
| to DIckson's Port, which trust ne nay reach
| In the earlier half Of August. Az soon, there
1UICs u8 aub$ A4tuIk3 NC VIII CtLa-
tnuo our voyage along tho coaal II the open
channel, to a certainty fortned by tiu Naters uF
tho obl atd ti,c Jcn1scy, to Capo Ttchcl1 1uskin,
making, possibly. . short cruiho or Two tuwurd
whether there are any islands ex'atiur between
tho northern part Of Nnyaia scmtia and North.
crn sIbcrin. Our vessel, atted out With escry
modern improvement, ought nat to bo. pre-
ccssiul, We viii have tocrabiy cjvar sea
toward The Strnlts Of uehrinG, which we ought
to b. able to reach before tho end Of scptcln-
Der. =
RETURN VIA suEz CANAL.
"rtme aud iec permitting, y would bc verI
desirable to. mike lew nofthwatd lacks, III
or1er to Look out for land posslhly existing be-
tween Capc Taehe1juexin and the new HIberlsn
Wrangol's La.'d. From The Strata Of Dehrtn9
wc will satl, stopping occasionally, accoftlng TO
circumstances, for some AslatIc port, from
which news Of the expedition may be sent home,
and then around Asla to stez. Should the ex.
from Capo TschebIuskln, II tn1st lupona unon
circumstances, iinposs!bfe ii foresceug bctoru-
hard, whether wo allnll return in,nledlAtciy to
Europe, and In TINT ease The vessel, Quilt. aud
utlIcr purpose. u. taku up winter quarters in a
EIasiaa, & tue mau.,' ot thu ieaisey,,
Then, agnl sh@1ia leo nar .s,, cur way
must be found OH tle north coast Of Siberia,
fron wh,c!, during tho following summer in,-
portant explorations muy be carried IN In the
Hlhcrtan rular ac&, aud Ia tho eautae OF tha
summer OF autumn. when soMtherly winds haYe
cleared tue coast from leo, tllero will certaluly
bo an opportunity Of reaching the Strails Of
HeegltIg, Frnln such wtnter Quartrra there
would probably also be some opportunity OF
| sendIn4 ictteFA homo.
APPLICATION FOR GOVERNMENT AID.
tan expedition to unknown countries and
seas Is, however, lranght with 80 many
| cxpGnsea that tho tueana placed at my
disposal, abundant A. they may appear, do
not auaait of my procuring n suitable stcau.cr
completely 1Ittel cut anu manned and with
| aufEelcpt sc!entlhc apparatus aud support, III.
less tho expedition be allowed to receive from
your MaIssty'a navy III aa4taeauee atullar 70
tI4t granted To The s1pedItlaus Ut t6G8 aud lB12+
u. therefore hulnhEy submit:
"Tllat theateAiner Vega, purchaaed fur tho e1.
pedition an1 aEeatly III very good condition,
may, at your Majcsty' bayJ-yastl Ia karlskrona,
ia put iM y caulplctu saawutttY state, reeetys
IT. full supply of coal, aud 6u pruYisiulet ini
two years, Ut tl.e utast; that sn2l, others &ud
men belonging to the uavY WHO volunteer fos
tue yoyagu may, for the tins be!ug, enIoy tue
sa,ae pay and privileges ~ Wills serving on
board ! inats-a!-was, s,l that tas sxped,tion
provided It bc cotnmandedbY osu OF your Mat