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ever may be the personal consequences to myself, A 

 small sum placed at my disposal on my return in the 

 Spring of 1839 would enable me to effect the publication 

 of my charts, views, and description of the manner of 

 life of the Indians, as I am in hopes that the Geographi- 

 cal Society will be satisfied with the mere description of 

 my travels. 



I now leave this concern in the hands of a gentleman 

 who is possessed of ability and zeal to do full justice to 

 the subject, and to expose all the advantages the Colony 

 may derive from the better knowledge of its boundaries 

 and extent, the original sources and exact course of its 

 large rivers and their confluents, and of its natural pro- 

 ducts and means of subsistence and wealth for a future 

 increased population. 



I have the honour to remain, — dear Sir, Your most 

 obedient humble Servant. 



(Signd.) U. J. F. BACH. 



Plantation L'Heureuse Adventure. 

 26th April, 1838. 



It was then moved by Captain Warren and agreed to, 

 that the sum of two hundred pounds sterling be placed 

 upon the estimate at Mr- Schomburgk's disposal for 

 the prosecution of his travels. 



Mr. Rose stated that he should certainly not oppose 

 the vote to Mr. Schomburgk, but begged leave to 

 place in an equally favourable point of view the merits 

 and services of Mr. HiLHOUSE, a gentleman who had 

 passed many years in the Colony, and to whose enter- 

 prising chara6ler and abilities the Colonists are in- 

 debted for much valuable information in charts, writings, 

 etc. 



