ume of these journals, a regular series of observations, giving the daily 

 maximum and minimum temperature of the ocean from the time of our 

 entering the Paumotu group till we reached Tahiti. These observations 

 were made for this very purpose, and are, as I firmly believe, in the jour- 

 nal at this moment, although the reason of their being made is not stated. 

 1 cannot believe otherwise. But besides these, there were sealed up with 

 the journal, numerous loose leaves and scraps containing memoranda, fig- 

 ures, dates, &c, thrown together and jotted down in a manner perfectly 

 plain to me, though to any other person they would doubtless appear a 

 congeries of unmeaning figures, without order or connection. 



The seals of my field note-books, says Mr. D., were broken for him, 

 and these, too, contained nothing. I ask the special attention of the 

 reader to this statement, for ' thereby hangs a tale.' These journals and 

 note-books, let it be known, were at the time I delivered them up in Oahu, 

 secured each by several seals, bearing the impress of my own private 

 signet as a safeguard against any improper tampering with their contents. 

 These seals have been violated — broken open in my absence — broken 

 open, too, for the benefit of my adversary. Who will dispute my right to 

 repel indignantly any evidence obtained by such felonious means? How 

 am I to know, who is to prove to me, that these seals were those affixed by 

 me, that they had never been broken before, and the inconvenient testi- 

 mony removed or mislaid ? I again affirm, if these note-books indeed 

 contain nothing, it is because evert/ thing has been abstracted. Else, why 

 was I not summoned to attend this opening of the books, this removal of 

 my own private seal? I refer Mr. D. and his honorable coadjutors in the 

 matter, to the common law and that of this state for a legal definition of 

 this act. Were I to apply it, it might be considered ' vituperative.' 



With this protest against the pretended evidence thus acquired, and 

 which at best is but negative, I drop the subject, renewing my pledge to 

 submit to the Association at its approaching session, such positive testimo- 

 ny as shall amply sustain all that I advanced in my reply to Mr. Dana's 

 first charges, merely adding that I presume by this time the readers of this 

 Journal are satisfied that "truth and honor," " character and right," each 

 and all demanded of Mr. Dana a someiohat different course from that he 

 has thought proper to pursue towards me. 



Since the above was in type, Mr. Couthouy has sent us a list of tem- 

 peratures taken from the ship's log-book, showing the daily maximum 

 and minimum of the ocean (ranging from 77° to 83°) during the period 

 from August 14 to September 10, 1839. This includes the time from 

 the day of the squadron's arrival in the Paumotus, to that of its anchoring 

 in Tahiti. We have not room for the table itself. — Editors. 



