2 • Expedition to the 



pedition*being a topographical description of the country to 

 be explored, the commanding officer will avail himself of any 

 assistance he may require of any persons on board to aid in 

 taking the necessary observations. In this branch of duty 

 Lieutenant Graham and Cadet Swift will officiate as his im- 

 mediate assistants. 



" The journal of the expedition will be kept by Major Bid- 

 die, whose duty it will be to record all transactions of the 

 party that concern the objects of the expedition, to describe 

 the manners and customs, &c. of the inhabitants of the coun- 

 try through which we may pass ; to trace in a compendious 

 manner the history of the towns, villages, and tribes of In- 

 dians we may visit ; to review the writings of other travellers. 

 and compare their statements with our own observations ; 

 and in general to record whatever may be of interest to the 

 community in a civil point of view, not interfering with the 

 records to be kept by the naturalists attached to the expedi- 

 tion. 



" Dr. Baldwin will act as Botanist for the expedition. A 

 description of all the products of vegetation, common or pe- 

 culiar to the countries we may traverse, will be required of 

 him, also the diseases prevailing among the inhabitants, 

 whether civilized or savages, and their probable causes, will 

 be subjects for his investigation ; any variety in the anatomy 

 of the human frame, or any other phenomena observable in 

 our species, will be particularly noted by him. Dr. Baldwin 

 will also officiate as physician and surgeon for the expedi- 

 tion. 



Mr. Say will examine and describe any objects in Zoology 

 and its several branches, that may come under our observa- 

 tion. A classification of all land and water animals, insects, 

 &c. and a particular description of the animal remains found 

 in a concrete state will be required of him. 



" Geology, so far as it relates to earths, minerals and fos- 

 sils, distinguishing the primitive, transition, secondary, and 



