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PREFACE. 
of Good Ilope, St. Helena, Algiers, and Southern 
Europe. 
“ Believe me, 
“ My dear Sir, 
“ Very sincerely yours, 
“ Edward Sabine.’’ 
To Captain William Allen, 
R.N. F.R.S. 
The prominence given in the following Narrative to 
the ‘ Wilberforce,’ arises from the fact of that vessel 
having been actively engaged during the whole period 
of the Expedition, the command of which devolved on 
Captain William Allen. 
LONDON, 
JUNE 20 , 1848 . 
