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NARRATIVE OF THE EXPLORING EEK

 PEnITION
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 We have been iav red with a vp'- of he first three volumes of the "Narrative of the United States Exrlorng Expediton,' under Captain W W,lkes, now being published hy Messrs. Lea ani Blancl,ard; and 1t is with small degree of pleasure find that the people Of the United States to be pui in posses- sion oi the means "fknowing exactly what has been achieved by the intelligence and perseverance of the oihcers, scientific corps, and men aItarhetl to the squadron on this duty. In looking through these volumes, every American must eelan exultation not only In the fact that much has been accumulated but that il has been done by citizens, and so ef iecually done and we have 10 lay some stress, too, with great pride, in the in winch the narra- tor of the and doings of the Expedition has been 'got up," being totally and completely American in all and euery part. IL is mol intention now 10 go into particular description of this great national work. We may do this when the whole shall be published but the public may be ass"red, that eve,y- thing the most ardent friends of the underiakl ing could have anticipated, has been fully accomp pshed and ihe narrative is now 10 he given in five splendid imperial vo. volumes, (wth an Atlas,) consisting of over twenty-five hundred pages, illustrated with sixtyeght large steel engravings; forty SIX exqui. sue steel vignettes, worked among the letter press; three hundred finely executed wood cuts, and thirteen large and small maps and charts. We are not aware that any voyage of discovery has been any lime, by any nation. so fully out, and so beautifully printed and illustrated. as Captain Wilkes book We are not permitted now 10 make any extracts; hut that our readers may know some- 'hing oi the general outline of the voyage, we will run over ns important p ns, which included period o' auSe"ee oi three years and len months.

 ", squadron consisted of six vessels the Vincen- nes' rencnrk, P"rpoise, Sea Gull, Flying Fish and 'he store sh'p Relief They called on the 18th Au. gos'' 'oSo' from Norfolk, for Madeira, where they