temptations to a naturalift. New countries were* 

 to enrich our knowledge with new productions 

 uild not Tail to contribute to the ad- 

 vancement of the arts and feienrcs. 



My fondnefs for travelling had till now been 

 continually increafmg, and three months failing 

 iu the Mediterranean when I went to Afia Mi- 

 had CvtvcA me as a trial for a long voyage. 

 Accordingly I eagerly embraced this opportunity 

 of -oir<r to vifit the South Seas. 



If the gratification of this pafilon for ftudy is 

 dearly purchafed, the variegated productions of* 

 a new country amply counterbalance all the 

 irablc from long voyag- . 



I was chofen by the government to embark, 

 afl naturalitt, on the voyage of which I am 

 now going to give an account. 



journal, which was kept with care during 

 the voyage, contained a great many nautical obfer- 

 vations ; yet it is incumbent on me to declare, 

 that (bis part would have been very incomplete, 

 but t regular days works furnifhed me by 



Citizen Ix-grand, one of the bcfl officers belonging 

 to the expedition. 



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