EXPEDITIONS TO THE NORTH POLE.

Inangahua Times, Issue 03, 9 October 1878, Page 2

EXPEDITIONS TO THE NORTH POLE.

From n rmnmunionlion rocoirotl nt tho Americnn Navy Department, it oppoars ilmt Mr .lamps Oprdon IJ.M.riett «O'i-tomplutc-i n doulilo rxpc(lit.;on to the North Pole, one vessel coin-Jt by *vny of B.'.hrmu'H Straits, nmi tho tvhor by w»y of Spilr,l)orjr"n. Ho hns boon in consultation with IVlornun, tho grout Gvrmsm ffrocrnplu'r, nu.l otlx'r y\ri;lio rxperts yhrond, imd mur i>n>posos to fit his \voll-k»o tv n yiu'ht, J.lio Dsiuntli'sii, for an nd'dilionnl Arctic expedition, putting in her an tiuuliury on^ino antl screw, uuJ o horwiso tn;ik\n« !u-r complcto for tin oxpeditioti by tvuy of H\ Uzbcr^en. The J^anei to is on l»cr vay to Sun Fianoisoo, (iiiil will pass through Bolirin^'s Straits onrly iu'xt your. ll«r on* nor will spend not lcsi» tli.iii 12i).0)0 dollars on tho . Joanotto expedition. lfo wi-<h i s iho Nnvy Dopar(iin>nt to furnish fur tlio Dauntless tho orew, ofltcci'ii, 'nnd pr«<i visions necessary for her voyij;o. he making hor otliprwi.so rondy. Ho is iHT-uaded that t!io two ve.«aol.i, coini; in dif!V>ont directions, but by tho two wuyn which iiro udmittcd to bo tho bi'Kt, and tho only onus wlnoli promiso ouvly succosa, citn more than double iho clmncea of rouuhin^ the Polo. Him co.nmunicalion to iho -Nin'y Department ]*. in brief, no inquiry to tme«rtuiu i^thu proposition Would haro tilt 1 %j|^^^| Suurotory Thompson. The l^j^^^^^l a staunch veiyioLuiuij^^l^^^^^H screw to lilt licr./^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H voj n^o. ; _^^^^^^^^^^^^^| THE I^^^^^^^^^H The >d P^^^^^^^^^^^| tclli^once o^M^^^^^^^^^^^^^| of Morocco, n^*RH^^^^^^^^^| MohammtHl, Sulian Ftz, was born in IHOd^^^^^^^^^H cat kou of Abdrr-i^hau^^^^^^^^^^H tho ancient North *^^^^|^^^^| Morocco was in tact a against tho different Kurop^^^^^H con Kuinlly dis.idvanta^oous 'J^^^^^^M tan. lia dioJ just after ihtj^^^^^^A mont of tho war with Spain a^^^^^^| 1850, SiJi iMoliummml suco^v^^^^^H Mu'one, nnd to the conJuot °^^^^^^| more serious than h* f.U.lior^^^^^| viously on^'n;(od in. In this trn^^^^H noil Pn'tti and oihcv Hpuni*bj^^^H won luurcls, ami, attur n rapid stfl^^^f of brilliant; operations and sauK^^^f I »!vii-tnishcs, two scriom defeats c^^| ! .Moorish Gunornl Muloy Abbns rot^^H further resistance hopelu.4B tor the jVL^H ! A humilitUiiii; treaty was dictated by^H conquetor, an.l tho Emperor ot' Aloro^| i had no resotirco but to aneojit tho tonnsi j nnd tho tivaty was nigucd on tho 2 st.h Nfnreh, 181)0. After this pence Si.li I Jvtohitiinnoti endeuvonred to rc«opi>u triendVy volations will) tho ]Cur.jp«'i>n Powers, and took. jttops to improve trmli! »»vl navigation." Ho had aoyerul li^lithouses ciocted on hi,s coasts, aivl mado ouch importimt concessions to foreigners ih to load to troubliM umontj hi-i own subjeO'a, who wc.'o nut propn'od to sci) any nppi'oa«:h to froo (lnJe. In f;\u', <» 18(52 they nttomnled a revolution, nnd tlio ICmpcror was nlmosi; on tlio point ot abdie«tiivit. Ilnwovor, ho succeeded in s'.ihduiug tho disturbiuicvs nnd in miintaiuinc his enta'h'onod policy; niui in .Tune, 18(U, ho i^u.!.l n «1.-«ren granting' to Kiiropcnns frood^u of tnulo over llio [wholo ox-out of his territories. J Tn had ' novorlli«lo.«, to exert, himself not. a little \\] quislliiiß thoturbuloiicoof his fauaiioal subi'fifs, imd in ISO 7 ho took tho tiell himself for this purpose at tho bend of an army of 3",0(.W mon, tho insurrection bning Iho inQ^f serious and wid.ily spread of nny that occurred during his roijjn. Ho succeeded, however, not only in maintniuiug' his positio"ii oa tho Tlirono, but in wprlunc out during his rei^n a poiicy<%hicb. will bo remomborcd m haviu^iuftUßurotcd a now era ia Bar.-

b:iry, and m alFordiiu; Vhe cm ico tl.ohost, opportunities for tul.'nnoinc in ai— oordmoo with tlio spirit of tho present day.