PREFACE. 



IN every case but one I have verified every fact described 

 in these Memoirs for the first time. The exception is Mr. 

 Batters' Paper, which 1 did not presume to revise in this 

 fashion, since his subject is one of which he knows much more 

 than I do. I must cordially thank my fellow-workers for their 

 kindness, consideration, and patience. 



GEORGE MURRAY. 



