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ACCOUNT OF THE 
expressed liis general approbation of its contents and ac- 
quainted him with the plan of the expedition, so far as it 
was then determined upon. The amount of the compen- 
sation which he was to receive for this service, was likewise 
agreed upon and settled about the same time, with a com- 
mendable liberality on the part of Government, and entirely 
to Park's satisfaction ; and it was also very properly stipu- 
lated that, in the event either of his dying before the com- 
pletion of the service, or of his not being heard of within 
a given period after his setting out on the journey, a cer- 
tain sum should be paid by Government as a provision for 
his wife and family. 
But before all the details of the plan were finally deter- 
mined upon, Park was desired by Lord Camden, to con- 
sult Major Rennell, and obtain his opinion both with re- 
gard to the scheme and objects of the expedition, and 
Park's own sentiments relative to the Niger, as stated in 
his Memoir. For this purpose he went to Brighthelmston, 
where Major Rennell then was, and remained with him 
several days ; during which time, the subjects proposed 
by Lord Camden were repeatedly discussed between them. 
With respect to the supposition relative to the termination 
of the Niger, Major Rennell was unconvinced by Paik's 
reasonings, and declared his adherence to the opinion he 
had formerly expressed with regard to the course of that 
river. As to the plan of the intended expedition, he was 
so much struck with the difficulties and dangers likely to 
attend its execution, that he earnestly dissuaded Park 
from engaging in so hazardous an enterprize. His argu- 
ments, urged with all the warmth and sincerity of friend- 
