Download or read book Voyage of the U.S. Exploring Squadron, Commanded by Captain Charles Wilkes, of the United States Navy, in 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, and 1842 written by John Stilwell Jenkins and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part I, Expeditions in the Pacific and the south seas, comprises the bulk of this work. It covers facts not included in the published narratives of the respective commanders, and a partial list of sources is given in the preface.