English language, to render the sense of the original with truth
and perspicuity ; and, on collating his version, it appears to have
been executed with fidelity and care. Some correction of foreign
idioms and style was yet required : the Secretary, in performing
this duty of Editor, has been attentive to the preserving not only
the genuine descriptions, remarks, and precise meaning of the traveller,
but likewise the spirit, and (at the same time) simplicity of
narrative which characterizes his Journal ; and, it is presumed, that
on reference to the original, the translation offered in its present
form will yet appear to be as nearly literal, as the different idioms
and context of the English and German languages will admit of.
To the Journal now printed is added an Appendix, containing,
ist. A Note, on Mr. Horneman's Description of the Country
and Antiquities of Siwah ; with Reference to ancient Accounts of
the Oasis and Temple of Ammon ; by the Secretary, Sir William
Young, Bart. F. R. S.
sd. A Memoir, containing various informations respecting the
interior of Africa, transmitted from Mourzouk, in 1799, by F.
Horneman.
3d. Geographical Elucidations of the Travels and of the Informations
of F. Horneman, with Maps, by Major James Rennell,
F .R . S.
4,th. Remarks on the Language of Siwah, in a Letter to the Right
Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, P. R. S. by William Marsden, Esq. F. R. S.