Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources. The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain. Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. Pg 8: ‘ .147’ replaced by ‘p. 147’. Pg 35: ‘earthern pots’ replaced by ‘earthen pots’. Pg 51 Footnote [59]: ‘Iles d l’Amerique’ replaced by ‘Iles de l’Amerique’. Pg 65 Footnote [81]: ‘head-ach’ replaced by ‘head ache’. Pg 75: ‘head ach’ replaced by ‘head ache’.