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ordinary description, sustained by all with patient 

 fortitude. From the journal of Commander 

 Smyth I have derived much benefit in the com- 

 pilation of the following Narrative, and to him, 

 also, I am indebted for the faithful and spirited 

 drawings which embellish it. The Chart is the 

 work of Lieutenant Stanley, to whose efficient 

 services I have great pleasure in bearing 

 testimony. 



