ADVERTISEMENT 



OF THE AMERICAN PUBLISHERS. 



This work contains, in the form of a journal, 

 a history of the Voyage of the Beagle, underta- 

 ken for scientific objects, and performed at the 

 expense and under the direction of the British 

 government. In his preface to the English edi- 

 tion, Mr. Darwin, the author, states that he ac- 

 companied the vessel at the request of her com- 

 mander. Captain Fitz Roy, and with the special 

 sanction of the Lords of the Admiralty. He 

 published, after his return, a voluminous history 

 of the expedition, setting forth in detail its sci- 

 entific results. In this work he has given, be- 

 sides a narrative of the voyage, a sketch of his 

 observations in natural history and geology, pre- 

 sented in such a manner as to possess most in- 

 terest and value for the general reader, referring 

 those who look for scientific details to the larger 

 publications. In its present form, it seems ad- 

 mirably adapted to the purpose of popular in- 

 struction and entertainment, and has therefore 

 been included in the present series. 



H. &B. 



Neic-York, January, 1846. 



