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With his Commission, however, he did not lay aside all the feelings of a Soldier, for on the near embroilment of this Country in a war with America, on the Oregon dispute, he offered his services to orgnaise the Camanchee Indians. And, had Goverment required, or felt at liberty to accept such offer, there is not a doubt, he would have succeeded in making these "Mounted Indians" an word force to have harassed the Flanks, or Van, of the enemy --

The above paragraph is circled and accompanied at top with the following note, also circled: This I have left out in my copy for the Athenaeum. [[initialed:] RK [i.e., Richard King]] Beside the circled paragraph is the following note in pencil: * I put this in, as it touches his Pamphlet on "The Oregon", but I dare say it is objectionable. I know he words & pressed Government on the subject --

The next paragraph is scored through; On his return to England, after leaving the Service,he looked about for a period for Adventure, and making choice of the unknown fields of Africa

To the wigwams of the North American Indians to the wild enchanting scenery around them he bent his course and laid up a rich store of interesting information which created a thirst for adventure of the most daring kind --

It was to Africa that he now turned his attention in order to add to our geographical knowledge.