PREFACE. 



The Author of this volume, actuated by the stroog- 

 est feeHngs and concern for kis country's prosperity, 

 and emboldened by the high patronage and approba- 

 tion bestowed by the principal landholders in the unit- 

 ed kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, on the 

 First and Second Editions of his "Forester's Guide;" 

 begs leave to lay before a discerning public the ad- 

 ditional increase of his knowledge and experience 

 in his profession. He makes no pretension to fine, 

 or even correct writing, nor any claim to a classical 

 or literary education which would have enabl- 

 ed him to arrange his ideas more correctly, and 

 present them in a dress which would ensure re- 

 spect. But with these disadvantages he ventures to 

 present this volume to the world, and fondly hopes. 



