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Act of Congress, and these, with his private correspondence, form 
the basis of the narrative now published by the National Govern- 
ment. 
Prof. J. E. Nourse-of the Naval Observatory, who, upon the 
death of Admiral Davis, completed for publication the “ Narrative 
of the North Polar Expedition,” was ordered to prepare this 
work, and has performed the duty assigned him most successfully, 
showing wise discrimination in the condensation and selection of 
the material laid before him, and great industry and careful 
Ebierbing,. Too-koo-li-too. 
research in the collection of information relating to previous 
Arctic explorations. 
Ina preliminary chapter, tables are given showing all the 
English and American explorations for the north-west passage, 
from 1818 to 1845, when Sir John Franklin’s expedition left 
England, and also the English and American Franklin relief 
expeditions from 1848 to 1860, and mention is also made of the 
geographical and scientific results of these voyages. There is also 
