XXX INTRODUCTION. 



Mr. Lockhart, from His Majesty's Garden at Kew, 



Benjamin Benjamin, /^^ . ^^ 



^^ •' _,. "^ )- Natives of Congo. 



Somme Simmons, i 



of these 55 took their passage out on board the transport, 

 and 21 were on iDoard the Congo to navigate her to the 

 Zaire. 



As so very httle was known of the course of the Zaire, 

 and nothing at all beyond the first cataracts, it was at first 

 intended to leave Captain Tuckey entirely to his own dis- 

 cretion, to act as circumstances might appear to require, 

 and to furnish him only with general directions to use his 

 best endeavours for the prosecution of the principal ob- 

 ject, and the promotion of general science ; but Captain 

 Tuckey pressed with such urgency for specific instructions, 

 that, as he observed, be might be satisfied in his own 

 mind when he had done all that was expected from him, 

 that his wishes in this respect were complied with ; and 

 the intructions, of which the following are copies, were 

 given for his guidance, a draft of them having first been 

 sent for his perusal, which met with his entire approbation. 



5y the Commissioners ^r exemting the Office of Lord High Admiral of the 

 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, S^c, 



VV HEREAS, we have thought fit to appoint you to the command of his Majes- 

 ty's ship Congo, destined for an expedition of discovery up the River Zaire, 

 into the interior of Africa, by command of His Royal Highness the Prince Re- 

 gent, signified to us by Earl Bathurst : you are hereby required and directed to 

 receive on board the said ship, the persons named on the other side hereof,* with 



• Mr. Professor Smith, Botanist. 

 Mr. TuDOB, Comparative Anatomist. 

 Mr. C RANCH, Collector of Objects of Natural History. 

 — L ocKART, a Gardener. 



