cxliv BIOGRAPHY OF THE VICTORY'S CREW. 



The subscriptions which were begun in various parts of the kingdom, were discoun- 

 tenanced by me ; but, although I did not receive or pocket one farthing of what may 

 have been subscribed, I have reason to believe that the generous public have been im- 

 posed upon by those who pretended they were receiving subscriptions for the survivors of 

 the expedition. 



