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dron had entered that port a short time previous. 

 Throughout all this immense region, both of the 

 interior and of the Pacific coast, the most careful 

 and valuable surveys were made by the various 

 members of the expedition to whom those several 

 duties had been assigned. 



Only one portion of this protracted and arduous 

 expedition yet remained to be completed. On the 

 25th of October Captain Wilkes sailed from San 

 Francisco to the East Indies. On the 19th of No- 

 vember the ships again touched at Honolulu, in 

 order to replenish their provisions. On the 22d of 

 January, 1842, they reached Singapore. On this 

 island various surveys and treaties occupied the 

 attention of the commander for some time. After 

 the sojourn of a month the squadron again weighed 

 anchor and steered for its final return to the United 

 States. The expedition terminated on the 3d of 

 July, 1842, when its ships re-entered the port of 

 New York, having been absefat, in the prosecution 

 of its diversified, important, and difficult duties, 

 during the period of nearly five eventful years. Its 

 success had been most complete ; and the additions 

 which were made by its able commander, and his 

 efficient officers and assistants, to the existing stores 

 of knowledge in various departments of science, 

 will long remain a monument, more enduring than 



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