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truly valuable to us was, that it con- 
tained a most faithful and minute 
description of the very country which 
our government are now determined to 
colonise, and which formed the route 
of the unhappy crew on their way to 
the Christian settlements and the Cape. 
Their commanding officer hath cer- 
tainly shown himself a truly intelli- 
gent and faithful observer of what 
appeared deserving his notice in the 
course of his travels, and hath de- 
livered his opinions with so much 
candour, fidelity, and ability,. that we 
cannot too strongly recommend his 
narrative to public attention at this 
critical and important moment. 
The advantages which must arise 
to the British settlers on their arrival 
in those fertile regions northward of 
