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having for its primary object that of the advance- 

 ment of science, for its own sake, without any 

 selfish or interested views. On this account it has 

 justly excited the attention, and called forth the 

 approbation, of maritime Europe; for it is well 

 known that whatever new discoveries may be 

 made, will be for the general benefit of mankind ; 

 and that if a practicable passage should be found 

 to exist from the Northern Atlantic into the 

 Northern Pacific, the maritime nations of Europe 

 will equally partake of the advantages, without 

 having incurred either the expense or the risk of 

 exploring it. 



