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graphical knowledge ; 600 miles of new co^st-line liave been dis- 

 covered, and the gap completely filled up between the old and the 

 new discoveries along the continent of America, thus enabling us 

 correctly to delineate on our maps the most northern extremity of 

 the New World and supply the deficiency which the absence of 

 any detailed account of the voyage of the Erebus and Terror has left. 

 Independently of the interest which these exciting discoveries have 

 created in the public mind, the simply told narrative of Sir L. 

 M'Clintock will remain a standard work among voyages and travels, 

 and the admiration of his gallant conduct in persevering in the 

 object of his voyage after the discomfiture of the first year will 

 remain an example to after ages. 



A very interesting addition to the remarkable voyage of Dr. 

 Kane has been recently added by the publication, by Mr. Bentley, 

 of Dr. J. L. Hayes' narrative, detailing the proceedings of a portion 

 of the crew of the Advance^ which left that vessel in Van Eenssellaer 

 Bay in August, 1854, and lived among the Esquimaux for several 

 months. Influential meetings have been held by the different 

 scientific societies in the United States, with a view to raise sub- 

 scriptions to enable Dr. Hayes to return to the scene of his labours 

 under our lamented Medallist, Dr. Kane, and follow up his explo- 

 rations towards the Pole. Should a sufficient sum be raised, it 

 is his intention to proceed to Smith Sound this summer, and go to 

 the north along the coast of Grinnell Land.* 



Professor B. Silliman, in a letter to Sir K. Murchison, relates 

 that a gentleman from Cincinnati, with one white companion and 

 several Esquimaux, intends proceeding in a New London whale- 

 ship in search of a portion of Sir John Franklin's men, whom he 

 believes to be still alive. And our own countryman, Mr. Parker 

 Snow, . formerly second in command to Captain Forsyth, in Lady 

 Franklin's discovery ship Prince Albert, proposes to make another 

 attempt to ascertain the details of the fate of the lost expedition by 

 renewing the search for those journals, records, and other traces 

 which he expects will be found during an exploration in summer, 

 when the ground is free from its winter covering. The proposal 

 has met with the approval of several of our highest Arctic authori- 

 ties. Mr. Snow hopes to be able to proceed through Bering Strait, 

 and to follow the line along the American continent so successfully 

 adopted by Captain CoUinson. 



* Dr. Hayes has since sailed from New York. 



