a INTRODUCTION. 
It was indeed a happy meeting! Here I opened the box con- 
taining Dr Townsenp’s precious series of birds, and while 
waiting the arrival of Mr Harris, drew upwards of seventy 
figures of the species which I had procured at Philadelphia, 
assisted in the finishing of the' plants, branches of trees, and 
flowers, which accompany these figures, by my friend’s sister- 
in-law Miss M. Martin, to whom I now again offer my most 
sincere thanks. While here I received the agreeable mtelli- 
gence of my having been elected a Member of the Ornitholo- 
gical Society of London. 
Epwarp Harris jomed me, but the Revenue Cutter had 
not made its appearance ; and time becoming precious, on ac- 
count of the approach of spring, we bid adieu to all at Charles- 
ton, and pushed for New Orleans, where, I was informed by 
Government letters, I should meet with a vessel. On reach- 
ing Augusta in Georgia, I called on Dr Wray, who: pro- 
mised to forward to mea number of plants for my noble 
friend Lord RavenswortH, who has received them in good 
order. After several days of severe travelling, we ar- 
rived at Montgomery in Alabama, and meeting there with 
a steam-boat bound to Mobile, secured our passage. Next 
day we arrived there, and spent two days in examining the 
neighbourhood ; after which we proceeded to Pensacola, where 
I felt proud to find a harbour commodious enough to contain 
a fleet sufficient to repel the attacks of any naval force brought 
against the United States. Here I made the long-sought-for 
acquaintance of Mr Innerariry, to whom I had letters from 
my friend ALEXANDER Gorpon, Esq., and who introduced us 
to all who were likely to forward our views. The next morn- 
ing he accompanied us on board the United States’ frigate, the 
