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Palmer's Land on its eastern side, (but too late for 

 any trial to reach high latitudes,) and hoping that 

 the lateness of the season would enable me to run 

 some distance along it. I got within three miles 

 of the coast, and saw it trending to the south- 

 south-east about thirty miles; but it was so blocked 

 up with ice as to render it impossible to get 

 through. I have little doubt myself, in favourable 

 seasons, Weddell's track may be followed, not- 

 withstanding what the Frenchman may say, there 

 being no land to which the ice is attached ; and 



that the ice in those parts changes very much, the 

 currents being exceedingly strong, as I myself wit- 

 nessed. 1 could not afford the time to be frozen 

 up, as my other duties were and are paramount 

 to passing the winter in such a situation. But you 

 are differently situated, and I should advise you, 

 by all means, to try to penetrate between longi- 

 tude 35 and 45 W. 



I am, &c., 



CHARLES WILKES, 

 Commanding Exploring Expedition. 



D. 



VALUE OF EXCHANGE ON LONDON AND THE UNITED STATES AT DIFFERENT PORTS VISITED BY 

 THE EXPLORING SQUADRON, MADE UP TO 1842. 



