Feb. 22, 1858.] ENDERBY’S NOTE ON SABRINA LAND, &c. 
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eastern side of the island ; and the fishery of the tripang, the tortoise-shell, 
mother-of-pearl shells, and pearls on an extensive bank to the east. He had 
looked into the returns of what we reeeived into this country of tortoise-shell 
and mother-of-pearl, and was surprised . at the quantity consumed here : 
33,550 lbs. of the former, value 33,153?., and above 100 tons of the latter, 
value 34,630?., had been imported into England. The islands were covered 
with stupendous forests ; but then it ought not to be forgotten the most bulky 
trees will grow on the smallest amount of soil, where nothing like food for man 
can be produced — as, for example, the firs of Norway. The proof of fertility 
is the production of grasses in abundance and of good quality. The produc- 
tion of huge forest trees, be the trees ever so large, is not of the slightest conse- 
quence as indications of fertility. Travellers ought to be aware of this. 
The second Paper read was : — 
2. Note on Sabrina Land , fyc. By Charles Enderby, Esq., f.r.g.s. 
Without wishing to detract in the smallest degree from the merit 
due to Admiral d’Urville, Commodore Wilkes, or the officers and 
crews of the French and American Exploring Expeditions, for 
their discoveries in the Antarctic Ocean in the year 1840, I think 
it due to the memory of Captain Balleny that the discoveries he 
made in 1839 should he more detenninately fixed on our charts than 
at present. 
With this object I consider it my duty to bring under the im- 
mediate notice of the Council of the Boyal Geographical Society 
the subject of South Polar Discoveries ; and therefore beg, in the 
joint names of my brothers and self, to present the Journal of one of 
your gold medallists, Captain Biscoe, when in the command of the 
“ Tula” and “ Lively” from the year 1830 to 1833, on the occasion 
of his having discovered Enderby and Graham Lands. This Journal 
was kept in duplicate, and the other part has been deposited in the 
British Museum. 
I also beg, in the joint names of Mr. G. F. Young, Mr. Thomas 
Sturge, Mr. Henry Buckle, my brothers, and self, to present to the 
Society the Journal and Log-book of the voyages of the “Eliza Scott ” 
and “ Sabrina,” under the command of Captain Balleny, in the years 
1838 and 1839, when he discovered the Balleny Islands and Sabrina 
Land ; and it is to the last mentioned discovery, Sabrina Land, 
that I am desirous of drawing your special attention. This land, 
as will be seen on reference to the South Polar Chart published by 
the Admiralty, is stated to be doubtful ; and in the Journal of the 
American Exploring Expedition it will be observed that this same 
* See the ninth Volume of the Society’s Journal.— En. 
