Capt. Sabine’s\Remarks on Capt:.Ross’s Work. 373 
bine is considered: to have’ fulfilled : his: engagements’ is’ highly 
ereditable.. 
“<< Extract from the Minutesof the Royal: Society, March 18th, 
1819. 
<< The following Report from the Committee-for ascertaining the 
length of the Seconds Pendulum was ‘read. 
“ Ip is: the opinion of this:\Committee, that: Captain Sabine 
has shown the greatest possible diligence in making ‘the: observa- 
tions which were :intrusted:to his care, and the greatest: judge- 
ment and regularity in his method:of recording them ; ‘and this 
Committee therefore: suggests: the: propriety of ‘recommending 
Captain Sabine toithe Admiralty im the:strongest’ manner, both 
as) deserving every professional encouragement, and as a proper 
personito:be‘again appointed: tootake charge of theobservations 
to:be:made ina new Expedition. 
“* Atithe same'time the Committee ‘cannot help® expressing 
great regret that the opportunities afforded for:Captain Sabine’s 
Experiments on the: Pendulum were: so::much» limited: by the 
shortness of the-time allowed: him. at:the.different: stations, and 
their wishes that this inconvenience ‘should’ be! remedied by the 
arrangement to:be adopted on any future-occasion. ” 
“ Resolved, —That the Couneil doapprove andadopt the above 
Report. 
* Ordered, That a copy thereof ‘be transmitted:to the Ad- 
miralty.”’ 
We have felt an: uncommon interest iv this short but interesting 
statement, which' has induced: us to notice‘almost all its. points 5 
but wevhesitate not to.encroachstill further onthe reader’s'time, 
to: notice one ‘of 'the: principal:objects for which this expedition 
was ‘undertaken, and’ the: precipitation.with: which. it :was:aban- 
doned at the most:promising ‘spot that had: occurred: during»the 
voyage—we meanin Lancaster’s Sound. We shall give: this: most 
important part in Captain Sabine’s own language: 
‘In Captain: Ross’s account of his proceedings in Lancaster’s 
‘Sound my name: is:twice introduced, and:obviously forthe pur- 
pose of supporting the propriety of his conduct in-not‘prosecuting 
thevexamination of the inlet; the inferences: which are-designed 
to be conveyed being, that he consulted with me, and that: my 
opinion coincided with his, that it was unnecessary to go fur- 
ther.—-An importance is here attached’ to my opinion, whieh did 
not show itself at the'time, or during/the voyage. Captain Ross 
was accustomed to act solely! from his own judgement ;/he formed. 
his plans and- executed. thens without a reference to any person 5 
he certainly at no time placed’ his confidence in: me; he never 
showed me his instructions ; consequently I need hardly add 
that he never consulted me-as to his conduct under them. 
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