Itinerary of the United States Exploring Expedition sent to Louis Agassiz by Charles Wilkes
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Sailed Arrived 1838 Augt. 19 Cape Henry to Madeira Sept 16 Sept 24 Madeira to Porto Praga Oct 6 Oct 7 Porto Praga to Rio de Janeiro Nov 22 1839 Jan 7 Rio & Rio Negro Jan 25 Feb 2 Rio Negro to Orange Har. Capt. Feb 18 Apr 21 Cape Horn to Valparaiso Chile May 16 June 6 Valparaiso Callao Peru June 17 July 13 Callao to Clamont de Tonneau Augt 14 Augt 15 Clamont de Tonneau to Tahiti Sept 10 Sept 26 Tahiti to Ernio Sept 27 Sept 27 Ernio to Tutuila Oct 10 Oct 24 Tutuila to Apia Oct 29 Nov 11 Apia to Sydney Nov 29 Dec 26 Sydney to the South Sci. Corps, at N.Zeland South & Sydney again Mar 12 from 20th y January to 12 7th y April Mar 19 Sydney to New Zealand Mar 30 Apr 7 New Zealand to Tonga taboo Apr 24 May 4 Tonga to Ovolao Bujar May 8 Augt 13 Fiji's to Sandwich Isl. Sept 23 1841 Apl 5 Sandwich & Pt N.W. coast Apl 29 — Straits y Buca N.W.coast & Sanfrancisco Oct 25 Travelling parties over the Mar 2 Sanfrancisco to Sandwick & Nov 17 country from April to November. 1842 Mar 28 Sandwich & to Manilla Jan 12 Jan 20 Manilla to Sooloo & Mangue Feb. 8 Feb 13 Mangue Jp. to Tenzapore Feb. 19 ,, 26 Singapore to Straits y Sunda Mar. 7 Mar 7 St. y Sunda to Cape of Good Hope Apl. 12 Apr 17 Cape y Good hope to St Helena May 1 May 2 St Helena to New York June 10 Note & Feb. 26th 1839. The Peacock Porpoise & two Schooners Sailed on the first Southern cruise from Cape Horn — Returned to Cape Horn thus Porpoise March 18th '39 Both Schooners April 25th '39 — Peacock got to Valparaiso Apl 25th '39 —