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 Mers. Enderby and Sons had fitted out the hip: but nevertheles, I pared no expene in providing myelf with all things which my experience of long voyages, as well as my knowledge of the eas, I was preparing once more to travere, uggeted to me as neceary for preerving the health of thoe who were to ail with me. I alo purchaed the various voyages of former navigators, and uch books on the ubjects of natural hitory, as might ait me in my puruits, and enable me to furnih intruction in thoe branches of cience connected with my own; and which remote navigation might tend to advance. In hort, I determined to pare no exertion in fulfilling every object of the voyage, which had been entruted to my care and direction.

As my intructions were not ready by the eleventh of November, the hip was ordered round to Portmouth, to wait for me. But while I was in daily expectation of receiving my dipatches, the