Rome, Aug. 11, An adventurous attempt to circumnavigate the globe is being Made by Italian, Sig. Sorrentine: who sailed from Naples to-day in his little two master, Espero. He expects to take from four to five years to cover some 80,000 miles and Visit the principal ports in all five continents. His first port of call will be Bizerta on the coast of Tunis from where the vessel will proceed to Tangier. Rio de Janeiro, Hawaii, New Zealand, Japan, China and India. After leaving Colombo. Sig. Sorrentino intends to sail round Africa and through the Straits of Gibraltar back into the Mediterranean from where he started.—Trans-Ocean, Tue, Thur.
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