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been visited, by having brought us in immediate connexion either with 

 them, or with persons who could furnish information regarding them. 



"2dly. It has enabled us to ascertain the geographical position of 

 many places previously doubtful ; to lay down the sources and courses of 

 various rivers which run to the eastward ; and otherwise obtain what will 

 considerably add to the utility of our maps of South Africa. 



"3dly. It has enabled us to extend considerably our knowledge of 

 natural history, not only by the discovery of many new and interesting 

 forms in the animal kingdom, but also by additional information in regard 

 to several previously known ; and has put us in possession of a splendid 

 collection, which, if disposed of, will, in all probability, realise a sum more 

 than equal to the expenses which have been incurred. 



"4thly. It has enabled us to ascertain that the Hottentot race is much 

 more extended than has been hitherto believed ; and that parties or com- 

 munities belonging to it inhabit the interior as far, at least, as the inland 

 lake, which we were told is not less than three weeks' journey to the north 

 of the Tropic of Capricorn. 



" 5thiy. It has made us aware of the existence of an infinity of misery 

 in the interior with which we were previously unacquainted ; a circumstance 

 which, in all probability, will lead, eventually, to the benefit of thousands, 

 who, without some such opportunity of making known their sufferings, 

 might have lived and died even without commiseration. 



*' 6thly. It has enabled us to establish a good understanding with 

 Umsiligas, and insure his services and support in the farther attempts 

 which may be made to extend our knowledge of South Africa, which, with- 

 out his concurrence, could never be well effected from the Cape of Good 



" Lastly, 'it has furnished a proof that the plan upon which the Asso- 

 ciation proceeded was calculated to accomplish the objects it had in view ; 

 and has given reason to believe that a party, similarly equipped, when 

 assisted by the knowledge we now possess, may, with proper regard to 

 the seasons, penetrate far beyond the latitude of 23. 28. (our southern 

 limit), and with a termination equally fortunate as that of the late under- 

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An appendix attached to the report is principally occupied 

 with specific descriptions of the new animals brought home 

 by Dr. Smith, accompanied by some general observations re- 

 specting them, which latter we extract. 



"As some time must necessarily elapse before the objects of the 

 natural history department collected by the expedition can be examined 

 and described in England, it may be expected that some account 

 of those esteemed new to science should at present be produced. Had 

 there been proper books of reference for such an undertaking to be con- 

 sulted here, a detail of the kind might have been furnished with some 

 satisfaction ; but as that is not the case, what I now submit is offered with 

 diffidence, and not without a belief that it will be discovered to abound 

 in inaccuracies. Independent of which, it must of necessity be very 

 limited, and will include only such quadrupeds and birds as are not dis- 

 tinctly noticed in Griffith's Translation of the Animal Kingdom, or Latham's 

 General History of Birds. As neither of those works contains the many 

 species which have lately been discovered, and are characterised in more 

 recent publications, it will only be necessary to reject the name which I 

 have given, if the subject of it have been already described. 



" During the journey, we traversed or visited three distinct zoological 

 provinces, each supplying certain animal forms, which, if not restricted to 



