I N T R O D U C T I O N .
N" 'O T lr fw j ^tU'inoY^amihgmitic'cl the rei^rt' of
■ ^^ef^ir^jeftyf/tliaLti1 tneT^ i uity \\itfi wlncht he
fta&i ^nfcj|Sage4 'n,aupi.cal dnbo\ Ur\.—Altrartigb.
thejy^yages of other European h,a^^s haye'Vgreatly
were gen^
raH^uh(f^rtai.'eh (foftfe late yoY^^6fthe^Fr^^c|' e^|ept-
vie^’s^lfher *bf a&bltibri o'f of avarice,*the-’impro've.-
ment dflfem&’^and of ge^fapfiyi was but a'fec'8ii( 1 aiy i dn-
fideratiorfV^it fs; noy -therefore,- td* Hb'wbhdpre.dl3th'at* the
fubje£t ftilV remained impeffedt,' dyer cloiadecbby d’bubt aild1
Uncertainty.—Tb diiiipate thefe'douds, tb remove exifting
errors, and to render what was dubious 'demoibf rably erear,
bebalh&ihighly interefting to almoft every hkticlh1; and- Eu rope,
with' eyes of admiration, beheld this’|m'portant; pbje*
not only undertaken, but to’ a furprizfing de^ee’executed,
by the fpiripand abilities' of’Great BriVatn^ '
The exploring untraverfed b^hans/hif fpite of ev!ery
danger that could ’ menace, or difmav — thd'’clifto\ efihg
multitudes