NB. As feveral lifts of fubfcribers, efpecially thofe from abroad, are not yet returned, and the work, in other refpects being ready for delivery, the Author does not think himself at liberty to delay the publication any longer. It is hoped that this circumftance will ferve as a general apology to thofe fubfcribers, at a diftance from London, who may not find their names inferted in the above lift. N. E. The Figures refer to the Paragraphs and Lines. 4 line 11 read East and West Indies. $5 line 6 note, read though homeward bound thips from Jamaica, &c. are furthered in their tranfit by the gulph ftream. § 15 The following note fhould have been added, viz. "It is a fact no lefs furprizing than certain," fays Dr. Forfter, "that the more we examine the hiftory of aln ft every nation, the more we find this cufton, (cannibalifn) prevalent in the first periodis of their existence." Vey. round the World, Vol. II. p. 73. But I may very fafely af firm, that this horrid practice does not exift in that part of Africa which I am now fketching. $40 line 2 read, prefents. $42 line 2 dele in. ib. line 4 read the thermometer. $57 line 14. read made by. $135 line 16 dele is. $142 Qu. XLVIII. read Do not, &c. § 143 line 2 read depend. 8150 line 7 d le a. $172 line 16 dele the parenthetical marks. § 280 line 3 This road was not finished till § 282 line 12 for at the head, read the referee § 370 The note referred to fhould be Note K. § 447 line 16 read captivity. $448 line 18 read having been previously promised. $479 line 33 read a man of humanity. $543 On Mr. Beaver's authority, the king's § 606 line 2 note to the 3d art. read unnatu- § 613 line 2 read in our journey. ib. line 10 read Malesherbes. § 618 Annex to the note, Sec in the Ap- § 647 line 2 read on thofe coafts. § 692 line 10 read the horror of the natives § 694 line 6 read Note AA. ib. line 17 read Note B. ib. line 11 read Note GG. § 936. § 744 line 3 dele which is called a cent piece. ib. line 4 del: or half cent. ib. line 5 read the 10 cent piece. § 750 line 6 read I should be tempted, in fo far, to prefer, &c. § 754 line 5 reaa fhould find means. ib. line 6 read would no longer be similar. § 761 note, read annually per acre. ib. line 22 read by being left. § 973 read No. 1. See § 605, 609. In the lift of names of the S. Leona fubfcribers read Affelck, Affleck, Mrs. Ann read Jefferies, John, efq. Glouceferred Prideaux, John, Northampton read Reeve, Jothua, Canterbury Suare The author perhaps fhould alfo note, as errata, the words common people, better fort of people, &c. in fhort, every expreffion which may have efcaped him tending to exalt or deprefs the human fpecies, from any confideration of outward circumstances; and, in fo doing, he claims the indulgence due to a foreigner, who receives or picks up certain phrafes without entirely entering into their full fignification. The better fort of people are thofe who are frugal in their expences, and confcientiously apply their time and poffeffions to the good of fociety, and it is to be regret ed that the oppofite character is common. |