equally difficult common stairs of Edinburgh, the lightness of his figure, and the activity of his habits, always enabled him to outrun the longest-winded, and the supplest-jointed of his companions; and certainly nothing mentioned in the letters which we have published would lead to the inference that he did not enjoy the most perfect health till after he had been a considerable length of time in Bornou. It is likewise quite clear that he was not of a character to neglect any duty which the situation in which he was placed imposed upon him; and so we repeat, that a great deal of valuable information must have been collected by him, although it is to be feared it is now irrecoverably lost. It is to be regretted, moreover, that his premature death rendered the term of his service too short to warrant government to make some provision for his sisters, now orphans, and one of them in a bad state of health. * * * * * MEMOIR OF CAPTAIN HUGH CLAPPERTON, THE AFRICAN TRAVELLER. * * * * * MEMOIR OF CAPTAIN HUGH CLAPPERTON, THE AFRICAN TRAVELLER. * * * * * SECTION I.—INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.