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of the Flag-ship on the West Coast of South America ; he also 

 discovered another portion of land which he called Bransneld land. 

 This was added to by the discoveries of the French expedition 

 already alluded to in 1838, to wiiich the name of 

 Land was given, and also still further added 

 Captain James Clark Ross in 1842-3. 



12. The South Orkneys were discovered 

 Powell, in the sloop Dove, on 6th October, 



13. The remarkable voyage of Weddell, an 



Navy, in \hQjane and the Bsaufoy sealing vessels, althougl 

 not add to discovery in the southern regions, is well deserving of 

 mention; he penetrated to the extremely high latitude of 74 15', 

 which position he reached on the 2oth February, 1823. 



14. Captain Biscoe, in the employ of that enterprising merchant, 

 Mr. Enderby, in February, 1831, discovered land in the meridian 

 of 50 East longitude, which had the appearance of being a con- 

 tinuous line of mountainous coast : to this he gave the name of 

 his employer. 



15. Near this, in 1833, Captain Kemp, in the sealing schooner 

 Magpie, discovered another portion of coast to the eastward, 

 which, there can be little. doubt, joins to Enderby Land. 



1 6. The year after Captain Biscoe discovered Enderby Land, 

 he discovered an extensive range of land south and west of 

 Shetland Islands, called Graham Land ; on this coast Biscoe 

 landed. 



17. Another expedition of Mr. Enderby's ships, in 1839, went 

 south, the Eliza Scott and Sabrina, commanded by Mr. Balleny, 

 and discovered a group of islands, Balleny Islands, in latitude 66, 

 and a fortnight after strong appearance of land was noted, and 

 named Sabrina Land. 



1 8. When it is considered with what vessels and means these 

 men braved the dangers of these high and stormy latitudes, and 

 under what circumstances these discoveries were made, the highest 

 praise must be accorded to them for their pluck and perseverance. 



