148 Denham and Clapperton‘’s Eocpedition. 
the way, making allowance for the uncertainty of English spel- 
ling and pronunciation of African names, is, most likely, the 
Wangara of Major Rennell. 
Lieutenant Clapperton goes to the westward, to satisfy him- 
self that the river which flows into the lake is actually the Ni- 
ger, its diminished size having caused him to doubt. The in- 
formation at present gained, tends to confirm Major RennelPs 
opinion of the waters of the Niger being expended by evapora- 
tion from the lakes into which they flow. The story told of the 
party having suffered from great cold, and from which the infe- 
rence was drawn, that the country they had reached was greatly 
elevated, appears to be quite unfounded. If any cold was ex- 
perienced, it probably originated in evaporation during the 
night, which often produces a great difference between the day 
and night, in the sandy deserts of tropical climates. It is inci- 
dentally mentioned in Major Denham’s communication, that the 
body of water which lay before them, was a great fresh-water 
lake.” 
3 . — Captain WeddeVs Voyage towards the South Pole, 
An important and interesting voyage of investigation, to a 
high southern latitude, has been performed, during the years 
1822, 1823, and 1824, by Mr James Weddel, master in the 
Royal Navy. An account of this voyage is now in the press, 
and will soon appear. Captain Weddel has had the goodness 
to favour us with a notice of his work, from which the following 
particulars are taken. 
The vessels in which this voyage was performed, were the 
brig Jane, and cutter Beaufoy, of Leith and London ; both un- 
der the orders of Captain Weddel, by whom the voyage was 
projected. 
He sailed from England on the 17th of September 1822, and 
reached Bonavista, one of the Cape de Verdes, on the 15th of 
October following. In a few days, he proceeded thence to the 
southward ; and on the 11th December, both vessels anchored 
at Port St Elena, on the east side of Patagonia. During the 
time that Captain Weddel remained at this anchorage, he made 
several useful observations, chiefly with regard to the harbour, 
of which he intends to give a plan. Leaving port St Elena on 
the 27th, he proceeded southward ; and, on the 12th of January 
