be hoped that the recollection of it will also vanish. The free-born sons of Britain have flocked to its shores, carrying with them the noble characteristics of the mother country, and by their unceasing perseverance and industry adding to the lustre of their race. The author has spared no pains to render this edition worthy of the objects he had in view; namely, to call attention to those daring pioneers in the far South whose indomitable energies have earned for them an imperishable reputation, and to make known the advantages offered by this colony as a field for emigration and every care has been taken to make it a safe book of reference on all matters appertaining to Tasmania. CORK, July, 1856. Page 266, line 3, for "sassafracor, Athnosperma moschata," read "sassafras, or Atherosperma moschata." |