spirit and talents. Imbued with a laudable thirst for knowledge, and inspired with a love of science, when their own noble profession no longer claimed their exertions, they adventured forth in search of information in lands where it is most difficult of attainment. They found, as every one will find who engages in literary and scientific pursuits, increase of appetite grow with what it fed on; and during four years and a half they devoted themselves to travel and inquiry, principally in the interesting regions to an account of which these pages are addressed. They saw much, and examined into many curious matters; and they have told what they saw, and described what they examined, in a way which would do credit to professed writers, and thus produced a book altogether of a very entertaining and intelligent character.”
THOMAS MONTGOMERY, Esq.
[Commander.]
Nephew to Lieutenant-General Lord Blayney. He served as midshipman on board the Ganges 74, Captain Thomas F.Fremantle, at the battle of Copenhagen, April 2d, 1801; obtained the rank of lieutenant on the 1st of Oct., 1806; and afterwards served in the Hyacinth sloop and Marlborough 74, the latter ship commanded by Captain (now Sir Graham) Moore. He was promoted to his present rank on the 13th of June, 1815.
WALTER WINDEYER, Esq.
[Commander.]
Was made a lieutenant on the 21st of Oct., 1800; appointed to the command of the Olympia cutter, Feb. 13th, 1812 ; promoted to his present rank on the 13th of June, 1815; and subsequently employed in the ordinary at Portsmouth.
ROBERT STREATFIELD, Esq.
[Commander.]
Obtained the rank of lieutenant on the 6th of Nov. 1806; and was made a commander, June 13th, 1815.
