In addition to the brief account whicli already 

 forms part of the Narrative of the Voyage of 

 H.M.S. Rattlesnake^ I have thought it would add 

 to the interest of this work and the gi'atification of 

 its readers^ Avere I to give under a distinct head a 

 detailed history of the exploring expedition con- 

 ducted by the late Mr. Edmund B. Kennedy, de- 

 rived from a pamphlet printed in Sydney, and 

 scarcely procurable in this country. It includes 

 the interesting narrative of Mr. W. Carron, the 

 botanist attached to the expedition in question ; 

 also the statements of the aboriginal black who 

 witnessed the death of his gallant master — of Dr. 

 Vallack who took an active part in rescuing the 

 survivors — and of Mr. T. B. Simpson who proceeded 

 in search of the remainder of the party, whose fate 

 was still in a measure uncertain, and succeeded in 

 recovering some of Mr. Kennedy's papers. 



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