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out Henry Huusoi1 with orders to steer di-
rectly to it. but for so,lc reason ne never ssOt
further north than latitude 7o deg. - salll,
in l143, Parliament offered q reward OF ~.
90 to any crew WIG woMsd a1a IN r. a,,v crt.
or ship that should reach tie pole, But u
nus uIi resulted in: nothing, and the pole :,
probably stands there yet. ~~+:. - :-'- y,
T. WHAT THE cYcLoPED1As SAY. i. :;
When we turn to the cyciopedlas, or to any
of the DDoks published within tie last twell,
ty-fiye years ab0uL Arctic discovery, w hha
ever reached by man were as follows-vlz-:
:, :::]- 49, =. =: Latitude
: = ,a,, -, =: =: :: < ::: es' a. '9''; 7;
Huves. May IL. 1851 ...-... ...:..........:si %
Hull, Aug. "a, l67l : ~
FOR srii,e years after Dr.* Hayes return
from the Arctic rsgipns lie was lecturl1E IL
ISL ; Le iectured in ~the Michigan Aye,lue
Baptist Church. in Chicago, anu IN tlat oct,to
sion said tllat tle had feacleu VILLAIN 4;W
miles Of the pole, being nearer than any
other human being unless Capt. Hall WHO
was then aEsenr in the Arctic regions
-. =. -. DIR. HAYES STATEMENT. ::
This statement so publicly made by Dr..
Hayes was very remarkable one. IN the
first place, nolle Of tie present. text-puoks.
cyclopedias, ETC.. give him credit fur i!aving
reached his high latitude as either futry'S
or k.4e's previous espedllolis. . SECONDLY,
Arctic explorers il, lhe lust nifty years that
yuul1t latitude g. deg. Is the: highest point
ever reached by IMAM, which would be
des from % f4'e gole ,imas g. he ~ nlfe5 f.S
Sir John .Frauklin, whose name has
been So identified with Arctic discovery,
there lAs never, been The slightest eylleuce
that he ever reached a higher latitude than
rs deg. .<-.-*= ..@ = = -,.,r
l.: THE SUB OF THIS CHRISTMAS cARGI. i
But now we come to the point xhirll was
luas Carol about lue N0r1tl Pole tu prove
viz. !: Eilner that Parry, Franklin. Kane,
uuyes and Hall had deliberately ignored all
previous voyages to high lalltudes, Or etsc
ttlat soule ons Of the Dutch Captains who
sailed to the Polar regiu'ls hundred years
it, 50 THAT these modern fellows couldn't
find It. >* -. ...-:' -:
OF course, somebody will say: That
would be Just like UlnndcrluK Dnlchnlan! !"
But then have TO rrpls, that. 1s rule, tne
Dutch are a.: very nletilsnlicsu psopio
very orderly-anu that II one OF the Dutch
CAPTAINS, Wilum l snalf presently mention.
ever used that pole, he probably put 1t back
in its proper place
are rs follows, and can be duly authenticated
by tie ot1iciai records OF tie lyal Society Of
: London, allu the printed copies of which Of
ticial records can be exhibited ut 'IAE TKIH-
uSE office III this city to any increuulous
reader upon due notices: ~.:.s >'@
,>. HANS DERRICK AND DR.. DALL1E*
In the year 1759. Dutch Captain, Hans
Derrick, sailed 10 itorth latttlIe ~, "
wisl.in about 26J miles Of the pole, and not
witilstauding that there was all open stll,
clear Of Ice to tile nnrtliward, dsilnesale!y
turned Lis back on the pole alld sailed sontn-
ward again. r. - >, "a =, .
In lCss5 1T. Dallle, 2 young EnEllsntnail
serving as surgeon Ill the ship Ut tue Uulcn
naval ctlllrua1luer ltoEgEweln, sailed as tyr
north as latitude - degrets, Or Witnin
LII miles ot the pole, at which point, Dallie
says, 1.-The weatiler wasswarin,, the sea per
fectly free from ifs a,u rolng nks me .. bay ~
would be blamed III Holland M Tor neglectms
his naval station tNrtAeT III inc SOUTHWARK,
weIe Ms business Was - p.u.st se ua,s1 -,
WatE neT o,, ,v.,,,,d mn ,erm,iI any
4.',rnu1 ~ e ~ ha ,r,Ir nf 1hs mart Of their
n'as. 1ut rat,Ir,,ed "a snpef,ify ms t,nssihln
to oSati Spitzberger.n ". -. :.
= -. TWO HONEST po1ChAHN' ~
About the year l60D Capt. Goulder, an En-
glish whaling Captain, WHO hnd Aiaue
ABOVE thirty voyages 10 tile Greenland seas.
did relate to his Majesty (the hAls OF Eli
gland) that being AT Greenland so'ue twenty
years before {tbuut lG40-'45} ne was III cum.
pany with Two uollailders tu tile eastward OF
E1ge6 lstaiM lpaEt Uf spltzoeFgen}, ailu 1ii:l
the W1lates not appeafS nsaL ade s,io.e, u,e
Two uol!aluels we're ~,
tner AoftnNaJn; aIiu ~ H. ~, ~ sa;in'i ;J
returned at!u gasG o y Vua t.as ,' ~, a'" . =;
lto ihe lal!Lnue o. na ss Ivy ~ u's.
nGL meel Wild any lee, put m. vp.a eea .,,,
;l:d tlat nere i9n vel1 mo!ioN Htg;vm 3,ign, ss,
llhe ullI VI iG n3 ~ ,%;, 49,, r,.,,.;4,,,
not pelilg sat1S'!eu WI" g gie ~ de'a'l ~ ~.
'lneS Proaucetl ' tu. ~, .;.' , ,n3 t,.1
IWo sn!ls Mct testiniu nc u !;
Lmey n1n az Asleg witntm iou. a'lnun nt. 10,
ihsse nlc'inaeM ue "i a.,,. X "A s,r..... u...
at I1e Times 1e3 We'e III aa'rnao ~ ,,. 2, ~
was rs inl mele s IL s' .e aua'.,et T.. st,a a.
!%a, ..,, m ae 11ce.s tctn nftnI.
10 say III. o.s. ~ msee =; ,,.,,,i' 1a,,t
wards coli,ng OYER 10 EiEiaiN. 4;la. Gapl,
Goi}iuen catr'ea LIN ~ st ~ .;e aIl ~ ~
company, WhD Weie pe1lecA's sallaheo " aiu
truth OF MS relat'oil. '*:>
l. A SWEARING, TEARING Ho1.LASDER.
| In 1Ct;2 Mr., Oluenburs, the Secretary Of the
l,koval S,lcirty. registered 4 :paprr entitled
"Srycral Injuries Co1icerniug Greenland
I a Aus,yeretI BIZ Mr. GREY. Who Had Visited
Ti,ust. Pnrts.n To the nineteenth Of ule
,[11eries nrot,,,tldeti to Nr, Grey by the so.
! eiety lie made answer as f,,ltows-viz.: II
e,.e met m the coast Of Greenland q, Uol.
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