572 MERGE TO GYRENE.

We cannot close our account of the proceedings of the Expedition without expressing in a public manner our warmest thanks to the officers who accompanied us on our journey : the privations and hardships to which they were exposed might have reasonably drawn forth an occasional murmur ; but these have always been patiently and cheerfully borne ; and we have cause to be grateful, on many occasions, for services which have materially contributed to forward the objects, and facilitate the advance of the Expedition. To Eieutenant Coffin, in particular, who attached himself as a volunteer to our party, we feel ourselves under considerable obligations ; and we should not do justice to the assiduity and regularity with which he kept the camel-track, mentioned above, if w'e did not state that it has enabled us to lay down the route with much greater precision than we could otherwise have attained to*.

* The accuracy to which this method of computing distance may be brought, with proper attention, will be seen on referring to the Table, p. xliv. in the Appendi.K.

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