. Miscellanies [microform]. Northwest Passage; Natural history; Nord-Ouest, Passage du; Sciences naturelles. [ 89 ] To ROD. VALLTRAVERS, Efq; &c. SIR, PROFESSOR Allamaml, being very defirous that the in- clofed might be fent to you as fooii as pofliblc, has obliged me to draw up with hafte the above account of the informations I received at Amfterdam. In reading it over, and comparing it with my notes, I find no fault as to the fadls related, whatever tliere may be in the manner in which it is drawn up; in cafe the whole or any part of it ftiould be thought worth publifhing, I liope you wi
. Miscellanies [microform]. Northwest Passage; Natural history; Nord-Ouest, Passage du; Sciences naturelles. [ 89 ] To ROD. VALLTRAVERS, Efq; &c. SIR, PROFESSOR Allamaml, being very defirous that the in- clofed might be fent to you as fooii as pofliblc, has obliged me to draw up with hafte the above account of the informations I received at Amfterdam. In reading it over, and comparing it with my notes, I find no fault as to the fadls related, whatever tliere may be in the manner in which it is drawn up; in cafe the whole or any part of it ftiould be thought worth publifhing, I liope you will be fo good as to have it corrc(5led ^. I could have made it more circumftantial, as my notes arc very full, in particular with regard to the rcafons our Com- manders gave for not making the trial to the Weft of Spitz- bergen, &c. I am informed that Mr. De Bougainville intends to go by the way of Nova Zcmbla \ I am, with profound refpecl, S I R, Your moft obedient humble fervant, Leyden, April .ith, ,775. WILLIAM MAY. \ m 8 This hath been done in feme trifling particulars, relative merely to the flile, as Captain May is not a native of England. ^ This voyage of difcovcry, however, did not take place. N THUS. '!^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Barrington, Daines, 1727-1800. London : Printed by J. Nichols, sold by B. White
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