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hereafter disposed of as we may think proper to 

 determine. 



"Given under our hands, this 11th day of 

 June, 1836. 



" Charles Adam. 

 " George Elliot. 



" To George Back, Esq., 

 Captain of His Majesty's ship Terror, 

 at Chatham, 



" By command of their Lordships, 



"John Barrow." 



The kind and valuable assistance I received 

 from the officers who preside at the head of the 

 different departments from which we were sup- 

 plied with stores, &c. demands my warmest ac~ 

 knowledgments. 



Admiral the Hon. C, E. Fleeminglost no op- 

 portunity of facilitating my wishes in every 

 respect ; while it would be difficult to express 

 what I owe to Sir James Gordon, for the interest 

 he evinced, and the active measures he pursued 

 to get the ship quickly ready for sea. 



Nor can I sufficiently thank Lieutenant (now 

 Commander) Smyth, the officers and crew of 

 the Terror, for their energetic services and 

 most praiseworthy conduct, under trials of no 



