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upset, and a large portion of the colledtion of plants 

 lost, including most of those from the Savannahs. On 

 opening those that remained he found many utterly 

 destroyed by damp, and quite useless. Although the 

 losses were so serious the results of the expedition 

 were by no means meagre, 66 specimens of birds were 

 sent to the British Museum, several Botanical papers, 

 and accounts of Strychnos toxifera (Wourali) forwarded 

 to the Linnean Society, 1 70 species of plants, some 

 seeds to the Horticultural Society, and several living 

 Orchids. A number of Astronomical observations had 

 been made, being the commencement of the series that 

 would ultimately connect with those of HUMBOLDT'S. 

 HOOKER, in speaking of SCHOMBURGK'S return to 

 Demerara said : — " The perils of such an undertaking 

 none can estimate except those who have visited similar 

 countries."* 



SCHOMBURGK'S second expedition to explore the Cor- 

 entyne left Demerara on the 2nd of September. He 

 was accompanied by Mr. ViETH, an ornithologist, Mr. 

 HERAUT, a draughtsman, and Lieutenant LOSACK and 

 Messrs. Cameron and Reiss as volunteers. Proceed- 

 ing from Mary's Hope on September 19th, he ascended 

 the river as far as some falls, which he named Smyth's 

 and Barrow's cataracts, where his progress being arrested, 

 lie was obliged to return to Berbice early in November. 



On the 25th of the same month he left New Am- 

 sterdam with the same party, except Lieut. LOSACK, 

 and proceeded up the Berbice River, where he dis- 

 covered the ViQoria Regia. From a place where the 

 river was about thirty yards wide, he crossed by means 



* Companion to Dot. Magazine Vol. II. 



