I'i^O. LITERARY INTELLIGENCER. I5 



Account of Mr. Lebtarb. 



Mr. Ledyard, a native of America, who had an irre- 

 liftable propenfity to explore unknown countries, went 

 round the woild with Captain Cooke — Afterwards he 

 meant to go through Ruffia, into North America, to 

 traverfe the whole of tliat great continent, from weft 

 to eaft. On this expedition he fet out with no more 

 than ten guineas in his pocket. From Stockliolm, lie 

 meant to crofs the gulf of Bothnia on tiie ice; but when 

 he came near the middle, finding it not frozen, he was 

 obliged to return, and went round by tlie head of that 

 great fea, and pafllng through Finland, in the depth 

 of winter, arrived at Pcterflnirgh — From thence he went 

 to Siberia, as far as Kamfchnrka on foot ; but finding the 

 pafD-ge acrofs to America ihut up with ice, he was forc- 

 ed to return to Takut-z — Here he was taken up by order 

 of the Emprefs of Rufiiia ; and without any reafon giv- 

 en, was liurried away to the confines of Poland, where 

 he was difmiiTed, with an order not to return into 

 Ruffia. He found his way to Konigfberg, and from 

 thence back to Britain. Here he arrived juft at the 

 time that the aflbciation for making difcoveries in Afri- 

 ca were looking out for a proper perfon to undertake 

 thefe inquiries — Mr. Ledjard was in. mediately applied 

 Jo, w)io gladly undertook the tafli. The particular 

 .enterprife allotted to him was, to penetrate through 

 Egypt into Scnnaar ; and from thencci to try to explore 

 a way wcllward, towards the river Niger, and make 

 what difcoveries he could. The arduoufnefs of tlie 

 taflc did not make him hefitate one moment — Ke fet out 

 on the expedition with alacrity, and reached Cairo in 

 Egypt without any crofs accident. Here he remained 

 fonie time, making inquires concerning the countries he 

 ivas about to explore, and preparations for his journey — 



