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the morning following were mustered, and exercised in 

 the customary inspection of gunnery and evolutions by 

 the Flag Captain, and immediately after, aided by a 

 steam tug, our ship was towed to Chatham. 



On the 18th the ' Samarang ' was paid off into ordi- 

 nary, and from her being built of teak, and pretty good 

 proof afforded, during her late commission, of her being 

 a very strong ship, was ordered to be fitted up for Port 

 service at Gibraltar. Upon docking, her bottom was 

 found to have suffered much injury from her last 

 grounding off Billiton, but nothing of a nature to have 

 rendered her un-seaworthy for a longer period. 



In consideration of the importance of the objects of 

 Natural History collected during the voyage, the Lords 

 of the Treasury, at the instance of the Lords Commis- 

 sioners of the Admiralty, have granted a liberal sum in 

 aid of their publication ; and the work will shortly ap- 

 pear under the superintendence of Mr. Adams, aided by 

 various labourers, distinguished in the several depart- 

 ments. 



Mr. Adams' general observations on the Natural His- 

 tory of the countries visited during the expedition, will 

 now follow, and the volume will terminate with^a brief 

 vocubulary of the languages spoken between Borneo and 

 the Korea. 



