TO THE LORD GLENELG, UNDER WHOSE AUSPICES, AS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES, THE EXPEDITIONS RECORDED IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES WERE UNDERTAKEN, THESE VOLUMES ARE RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED, IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF HIS ASSISTANCE, HIS COUNSELS, AND HIS KINDNESS, IN HIS HIGH PUBLIC STATION, AND WITH A PROFOUND RESPECT FOR HIS PERSONAL AND DOMESTIC VIRTUES.