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Publisher varies. ; the government. The official edition however was 100 copies only. ; By the same act, the edition was limited to 100 copies. Mr. Wilkes,however, secured copyright on his Narrative of the expedition, under which privilege he published several editions of that part of the reports. Later, also, the authors themselves, or publishers who might be willing to undertake it, were allowed to issue an additional 150 copies of the various reports, and under this arrangement, from 100 to 150 copies of most of the volumes were published in addition to the 100 copies provided for by ; Published under act of Congress of Aug. 26, 1842, which provided: "That there shall be published . an account of the discoveries made by the Exploring Expedition under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes . which account shall be . published in a form similar to the voyage of the Astrolabe, lately published by the government of France." ; Half-title: United States exploring expedition. By authority of Congress. ; "During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N." ; The publication was never completed. Five volumes are unpublished: v. 18, Botany, by Asa Gray; v. 19, Geographical distribution of animals and plants, by Charles Pickering; v. 21-22, Ichthyology, by Louis Agassiz; v. 24, Physics, by Charles Wilkes. ; Mode of access: Internet.

p. 3 ; columns 4–5 ; 11 col. in. ; A report on Mormon efforts to smuggle gun powder to Utah on the United States government supply trains.

[p. 1] ; column 5 ; 13 ½ col. in. ; News from Camp Scott describing the military conditions of both the Mormons and the United States army.

[p. 2] ; column 3 ; 1 ½ col. in. ; The administration has no serious intention of sending the military troops they have been gathering in Kansas to Utah.

[p. 3] ; column 1 ; 7 ½ col. in. ; The War Department has news from the army that is invading Utah. Colonel Smith has joined Colonel Johnston at Black Fork without any problems from the Mormons. Colonel Johnston is to march to Fort Bridger to wait for Colonel Cook. Communications from Brigham Young, John Taylor, and Daniel H. Wells suggest that the Mormons plan to hold the territory in defiance of the government. The trains accompanying the army remain as close as possible.

p. 134 ; columns 3–4 ; 4 ¾ col. in. ; A report on the troops camped outside Utah. The Mormons are preparing to resist them in the spring. Johnston believes that the Mormons will not submit to the government without force.