THE NORDENSK/JOLD AFLOAT. 3 
prow of the Vega, surmounted by a bust of Nordenskjold, by Runeberg, son of 
the great Swedish poet. This was projected in the center of the hall. On the 
columns of the room were escutcheons bearing the names of great Swedish 
explorers of old as well of those who had taken part in the Nordenskjold Expedi- 
tion. At the central table was seated Prince Oscar, and among the principal 
persons present were the Swedish Ambassador, the Swedish Consul General 
Moltke, the Danish Ambassador, the Consul General of Spain, Colonel Staafe, 
military attaché; Christine Nilsson, the singer, and M. Rouzeaud, her husband. 
The Swedish Minister proposed Nordenskjold’s health, and the explorer replied 
in Swedish, but with a strong Finnish accent. He modestly said that the greatest 
pleasure which he derived from his success was that it all redounded to the honor 
of his country. 
On the sth of April Nordenskjold was formally received by the Municipal 
Council of Paris, at the Pavillon de Flore, in the Tuilleries. Neat complimentary 
addresses of welcome having been read by the President of the Council and M. 
Ferdinand Herold, Préfet of the Seine, who represented the government, Nor- 
denskjold was then presented with a handsome gold medal commemorative of his 
expedition and of his visit to Paris. Its value was some $300.00. ‘The explorer 
acknowledged the compliment in modest phrase, and the ceremony was ended by 
the President gracefully thanking the French and foreign press for their attend- 
ance. The hall was tastefully decorated with flags. The Municipal Guards, in 
full uniform, lined the staircase. 
A NEW POLAR EXPEDITION. 
The Presse, of Vienna, announces that Capt. Weyprecht, of the Austrian 
Navy, in concert with Count Wilczek, is completing arrangements for another 
expedition toward the North Pole at an early date. This time Capt. Weyprecht 
will not be accompanied by any of the intrepid companions of his former voyages, 
as it appears they prefer rest at home to the adventures and dangers of the hyper- 
borean seas. 
THE NORDENSKJOLD AFLOAT. — 
The Calcutta Englishman reports that the Swedish steamer A. E. Nordenskjold, 
which was sent out in June last in search of Nordenskjold’s Expedition and went 
ashore two months later on the Japanese island, Jesso, has been got off safely. 
M. Sibiriakoff, who commanded her, will attempt to return home westward round 
the north coast of Asia, from Behring’s Strait to Spitzbergen, on the route which 
Nordenskjold took when going eastward in the Vega. [The rescued craft, though 
small, being 340 tons burden and sixty horse-power, is admirably calculated to 
resist the rigors of Arctic navigation, a resistance that has been proved by her 
successful weathering of a severe winter in the inhospitable region of Jesso.] Her 
small size will be rather an advantage than otherwise in the difficult route M. 
