Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis from 1840 to 1843

PREFACE

TO THE FIRST EDITION.

The design originally proposed, when the following work was undertaken, has been somewhat departed from during its progress towards completion. Not only did the interest awakened by the various subjects treated of greatly increase, as the Author proceeded in his attempt to describe the scenes in which the Nemesis bore so distinguished a part, but ...