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THE OOLOGIST. 



lestOL" for the purpose of accompanyiug 

 Audubon and his party along the west- 

 ern coast of the Floridas, and the Gulf 

 of Mexico at least as far as Galveston 

 Island in Texas. 



On his arrival in Washington Aubu- 

 bon presented himself to the Hon. Levi 

 Woodbury, Secretary of the Treasury, 

 a gentleniau of learning, and one who 

 had always been favorably inclined 

 towards Audubon ; and he at once 

 assured them that he would if possible 

 grant them one of our Revenue Cutters 

 for the intended voyage. The war be- 

 tween the Seminole Indians and the 

 citizens of Florida, which was raging 

 fiercely at the time, tended strongly to 

 frustrate all their plans, as every avail- 

 able vessel of this class which was un- 

 der the control of Mr. Woodbury was 

 engaged on the coast of the Peninsula. 

 Audubon then called on President Jack, 

 son, from whom, since 1819, he had re- 

 ceived many favors, and he also assured 

 Audubon of his wish to be of assistance 

 to him. 



They now proceeded towards Char- 

 leston, S. C, travelling the latter part 

 of the way on a most extraordinary 

 railroad, Audubon says, ar.d reached in 

 safety the house of Audubon's 

 worthy friend Dr. John Bachman. It 

 was indeed a happy meeting, for ever 

 since their acquaintance was commen- 

 ced in the streets of Charleston the two 

 had been the best of friends. At Dr. 

 Bachman's house the box containing 

 Dr. Townsend's precious series of birds 

 was opened, and while awaiting the ar- 

 rival of Edward Harris, Audubon drew 

 upwards of seventy figures, and was 

 -Bssisted in the finishing of the plants, 

 branches and flowers which accompan- 

 ied each figure, by Dr. Bachman's sister- 

 in-law Miss M. Martin. While in Char- 

 leston the agreeable tidings was receiv- 

 ed that Audubon had been elected a 

 member of the Ornithological Society 

 of London. Soon afterwards Edward 

 HazTis put in his appearance, but no 



Revenne Cutter, and the spring being 

 very near they pushed on to New Or- 

 leans, wdiere Audubon had been inform- 

 ed by Government letters that he should 

 find a vessel. After several days of 

 hard travel they arrived at Montgom- 

 ery, Ala., and secured passage on a 

 steamer bound for Mobile, and reache>l 

 there the following day. Two days 

 were spent in Mobile examining 

 .the neighborhood, after which they pro- 

 ceeded to Pensacola. Here Audubon 

 made the long sought aquaintance of 

 Mr. Innerarity, to whom he had letters 

 from his friend Alexander Gordon ; and 

 who introduced Audubon to all persons 

 who were likely to foward their views. 

 The next moi'ning Mr. Innerarity ac- 

 companied them on board the United 

 States frigate the "Constellation," and 

 presented Audubon and his little com- 

 pany to Commodore Dallas, to whom 

 Audubon had letters of introduction 

 from the Government. The gallant 

 Commodore received them with great 

 kindness, and, after reading Audubon's 

 letters, assured him that as soon as a 

 cutter could be spared it should be plac- 

 ed at his sei'vice, and that the inform- 

 ation would be transferred to him 

 tlirough the medium of the Collector of 

 Customs at New Orleans or Mobile. Af 

 ter searching the countiy aiouud Pen- 

 sacola they I'eturned to Mobile and pro- 

 ceeded to New Orleans by steamer. 

 We will follow Audubon on his Gulf 

 trip in the next number. 



(to be continued). 



Grasshopper Sparrow in Ontario Co , N- Y. 



B. S. BOWDISH. 



On June 3d. of the pi'esent year, a 

 bright and beautiful day, I started forth 

 on a quiet stroll of investigation among 

 the feathered denizens of wood and 

 field. As I left the highway and started 

 across a clover meadow, my attention 

 was attracted by a somewhat suspic- 



