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The exploring squadron sailed from the,United States on the 18th of 
Aug., 1838, and has been absent nearly four years ; during which time, 
the different vessels have sailed about four hundred thousand miles. 
The expedition has thoroughly ‘aera every part of the duties con- 
fided to it by the government. 
The ports, harbors, islands, see, and Hioais named in the list annex- 
ed, have been visited and examined or surveye 
The positions assigned on the charts to aatiad vigias, reefs, shoals, 
and islands, have been carefully lookel for, run over, and found to have 
no existence in or near the places assigned them. 
Several of the principal groups and islands in the Pacific ocean have 
been visited, examined, a: ‘surveyed ; a friendly intercourse, and pro- 
tective commercial regul tic ns, established with the chiefs and natives ; 
ited punishment meted” out in some flagrant cases of unprovoked and 
cold- blooded murder Tr. & 
in the Antarctic ocean (Antarctic continent-observa- 
uthern n magnetic pole, &c. *) preceded those of the 
ocean. 
_ Capt. Ross, according to his report, has never passed over, or gone 
so far west as 160° east, in latitude 67° south; consequently he could 
not have seen the land discovered and claimed by the American expe- 
_ dition, but seems to have run over the position where land is reported 
“to have been seen by his own countryman, Bellamy. 
The expedition, during its absence, has also examined and surveyed 
a large portion of the Oregon territory, as well as a part of Upper Cal- 
ifornia, Columbia and Sacramento rivers, with their vari- 
al OB te parties from the squadron have ex- 
ree zal the Oregon territory least 
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