SOUTH AMERICA. 



and arrived in the Mersey in fine trim and (rood THIRD 



. . JOURNEY. 



spirits, (jreat was the attention I received from - 

 the commander of the Dee. He and his mate, 

 Mr. Spence, took every care of my collection. 



On our landing, the gentlemen of the Liverpool Arme. at 

 Custom-house received me as an old friend L 

 and acquaintance, and obligingly offered their 

 services. 



Twice before had I landed in Liverpool, and 

 twice had I reason to admire their conduct and 

 liberality. They knew I was incapable of trying 

 to introduce any thing contraband, and they were 

 aware that I never dreamed of turning to profit 

 the specimens I had procured. They considered 

 that I had left a comfortable home in quest of 

 science ; and that I had wandered into far-distant 

 climes, and gone barefooted, ill clothed, and ill 

 fed, through swamps and woods, to procure 

 specimens, some of which had never been seen in 

 Europe. They considered that it would be diffi- 

 cult to fix a price upon specimens which had never 

 been bought or sold ; and which never were to 

 be ; as they were intended to ornament my own 

 house. It was hard, they said, to have exposed 

 myself, for years, to danger, and then be obliged 

 to pay on returning to my native land. Under 

 these considerations, they fixed a moderate duty, 

 which satisfied all parties. 



However, this last expedition ended not so. It 

 taught me how hard it is to learn the grand 



