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367 



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

 any trial to roach high latitudes,) and hoping that 

 the lateness of the season would enable me to run 

 some distance along it. I within throe miles 

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

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

 up with ice as to rvndrr it impossible to get 

 through. I have little doubt myself, in favourable 

 seasons, Weddell'tt traek may be followed, not- 

 withstanding what the Frenchman may say, there 

 being no laud to which the ice is attached ; and 



Hint the ice iu those parts changes very much, tho 

 currents bemf: exceedingly strong, as 1 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, tint you 

 are differently situated, and I bhonld advise you, 

 by all means, t« try to penetrate between longi- 

 tude 35 and 45' W. 



I am, • 



Charles Wilkes, 

 Commanding Exploring Expedition. 



VALUE OF EXCHANGE ON LONDON AND THE UNITED STATES AT DIFFERENT POETS VISITED BTf 

 THE EXPLORING SQUADRON, MADE UP TO 1812. 



PORTS. 



Amount n-ali/,ed in dol- 

 lars per £100 sterling 

 exchange on London, 



Rate of Exchange on the 

 United Suites. 



Value of Silver 

 Dollars. 





£100 sells for S 100 



in to 12 per cent. disc. 



Par. 



Rio ds Janeiro . 



loo 



n 



440 



12 to 14 « « 



t* • 



Valparaiso .... 



1<H> 



» 



.V2<> 



Far. 



tt 





ton 





510 



« 



tt 



Sydney, N. S. W. 



100 



«« 



44M» 



10 per cent, disc. 



u 



California . . . . 



ton 



« 



450 



12 ** " 



tt 



Sandwich Islands 



100 



u 



4:to 



12 to 1") per cent. disc. 



a 





140 



tt 



450 



10 « * 



u 



Singapore .... 



loo 



u 



450 



10 * « 



tt 



Cape Town , . , . 



100 



K 



444 



10 « « 



tt 



St. Helena .... 



ion 



tt 



444 



10 « « 



u 



