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brofeffors were at the head, each of one fcience,
viz. i. a geographer; a. a natural philofopher :
3. a botanift ; and 4. one acquainted with
commercial affairs. Each profeffdr had four af-
fiftants, and befides them were four furgeons,
and many other people intended for this expe-
dition. Don Juān Igtiatio Madariaga and Don
Jofeph Solano both Capitans de F regatta, with
Don Jofeph Santos Cabrera were for the geogra-
phical department. Loefling was the head bo-
tanift, and had Dor Benito Paltor, from thc Py-
renees, and Don Antonio Condal, from Barcellona,
two young phyficians,. for his affiftants : and
two other youths, borri at Madrid, of wealthy
parents, called Don Bruno Salvador, and Don
San Juan de Dios Caftd, were intended for
draughtfmen and pupils in natural hiftory.
The other departments were filled up in propor-
tion, fo that this might have turned out one ofthe
grandeft and moft ufeful undertakings if pro-
perly conduded and executed. Loefling got
twenty thoufand reaies de Vellon towards his
equipment in linen, cloaths and other neceffa-
ries_ His falary was increafed to ten thoufand
reales per annum, and that of each of the phy-
ficians under him, was fixed at five thoufand
reales. The regulation of the limits between
the Spaniards and the Portuguez e in North A*
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