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and what he had performed " by flood and field," 

 have since been told to the world by himself, and 

 therefore need not be repeated here : but it would 

 be unpardonable not to do justice to his energy, his 

 perseverance, and his success. He had collected 

 quite a museum of the Natural History of the wild 

 beasts against whom his crusade had been directed ; 

 while his collection of drawings, both as regarded 

 the animals delineated, and the appearance of the 

 country in which they were found, was really most 

 beautiful : and many a pleasant hour w^as spent in 

 viewing the various specimens and illustrations, 

 each one of which testified the intrepidity and 

 skill of himself or his no less adventurous com- 

 panion, William Richardson, Esq., B.C.S. It will 

 readily be believed that these two gentlemen w-ere 

 then, themselves, the great Lions of that part of 

 Africa. 



Having completed our observations, and crammed 

 every available square inch of the ' Beagle' with 

 various stores, — a proceeding rendered absolutely 

 necessary by the unsatisfactory accounts we received 

 of the state of affairs at Swan River, — we sailed for 

 that place on the morning of the 12th of October. 



It should be mentioned, that Lieutenant Grey, 

 hearing it would be impossible for him to obtain a 

 suitable vessel at Swan River, hired a small schooner 

 from this port, and sailed, with his party, for Hanover 

 Bav, on the north-west coast of Australia, the dav 

 after our departure. His subsequent perils, wander- 



