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Parkinson and Mr Buchan as draughtsmen ; a 

 private secretary, and four servants, two of 

 whom were negroes. Thus prepared, the party 

 went on board his Majesty's ship Endeavour, 

 which left Deptford, July 30, 1768 ; and, having 

 been detained at Plymouth for some time, finally 

 put to sea on Friday, August 26. 



This is not the place to enter into minute 

 particulars of the voyage ; but it will be necessary 

 to notice some of the personal adventures of Mr 

 Banks. On Saturday, January 14, 1769, they 

 entered the Straits of Le Maire, and landed at 

 Terra del Fuego, where they collected numerous 

 specimens of plants unknown to Europeans ; and 

 on Monday, the 16th, Mr Banks, accompanied by 

 Dr Solander, made a botanical excursion to the 

 more elevated regions, in the expectation of a rich 

 harvest of Alpine plants, intending to return to 

 the vessel at night ; but, from intense cold, and 

 frequent snow storms, they were too much 

 fatigued to attempt it, and were compelled to 

 remain all night exposed to the rigour of the 

 climate. Dr Solander, who, from having crossed 

 the mountains which divide Sweden from Norway, 

 was aware of the dangers arising from that torpor 

 and inclination to sleep, produced by extreme cold 

 and fatigue, warned the party to keep moving, 

 for whoever sat down would sleep, and who- 

 ever slept would wake no more. It was easier, 



