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t)nly add, that, as it is not delightful to err, I shall be too much obliged 

 to those who will kiTidly convince me of error, and enable me to cor- 

 rect it. 



In addition to those, my obligations to whom I have heretofore 

 gratefully recorded, I have pleasure in referring to Mr. King, of 

 Charleston, South Carolina; Messrs. Mandeville and Cocleigh, 

 of Geneva ; and Mr. Gregory, of Adirondach, N. Y., for information 

 and specimens from various parts of the country. 



Several kind correspondents, and some ingenious critics, have point- 

 ed out errors, and suggested emendations, of which I have thankfully 

 availed myself. 



All the matter thus collected will be found embodied in a copious 

 Supplement to this second edition, provided with a separate Index, 

 under the head of the fishes to which it relates'; and including some 

 authentic information relative to Southern Fishing, obtained from Mr. 

 King. 



A few pages on Deep-sea Fishing will also be found in the Supple- 

 ment ; as it is a subject to which — myself considering it very inferior 

 as a sport — I perhaps gave scarce " verge enough " in my first edi- 

 tion. 



I am happy once again to express my gratitude to the public in 

 general, for a kind reception and favorable hearing ; and to my critics, 

 on the whole, for kindness and candor. 



I feel, however, that on one point it is not only my right, but my 

 duty, to add a few words ; and having been charged — though anony- 

 mously — with plagiarism, the most heinous crime of authorship, to give 

 my readers a chance andire alteram partem. 



It is charged on me, that I have stolen from a work entitled " the 

 American Angler's Guide," by Mr. Brown, of New York; and that 

 with intent to injure the njan, and detract from his book. 



