238 SIX MONTHS IN MEXICO. 



on the 8th of November, after a delightful 

 voyage, during which we had not lost a 

 single man : the same good fortune attended 

 my voyage out. I cannot close this little 

 account without acknowledging the obliga- 

 tions I am under to Captain Sturt and the 

 officers of H. M. S. Phaeton, to whose uniform 

 politeness and attention I am indebted in a 

 great degree for the safety of my collection, 

 as well as for my personal comfort and con- 

 venience. 



Previous to my leaving England, I ap- 

 plied to my medical adviser, whose residence 

 and experience in tropical climates I knew 

 to be such as to warrant my placing implicit 

 confidence in his instructions: from him I 

 received general directions for the preserva- 

 tion of health and the prevention of disease 

 in the region I was about to visit. 



These directions so fully answered the 

 purpose for which they were given, and were 



