BRAND'S JOURNEY.
[We insert with pleasure the following letter from Lieutenant: Brand; first, because it affords us an opportunity of correcting; some verbal inaccuracies ; and next, because it places in a true light many expressions of a religious nature, which, though they are not in keeping with the tone of the rest of his journal, may,. as the author says, not be overstrained under the circumstances. The SPECTATOR objects not to real piety—far from it—but. to the appearance of hypocrisy.]
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR,
Sin—I take the liberty of addressing you, in order to express the great gratification I felt at the complimenthry and facetious manner you have beers pleased to honour my "Voyage to Peru," &c.; and while I cannot but teel highly flattered at the praise you deem it worthy of, I must in candour admit - the justness of your censure, particularly in not mentioning the names" of those travellers from whom I had quoted a few extracts. In my manuscript I had done so, but I allowed myself to be influenced by some friends, and after- wards obliterated them. I perfectly see the predicament it was likely to plunge me into, and am happy to find that you did notconclude I alluded to Mr. Micrs; for I equally admire that gentleman with yourself, being personally acquainted with him : those I have alluded to are Schmidtmeyer, Proctor, and Head, which if a future opportunity should offer I shall take care to mention.
No person, Mr. Spectator, can be more averse to an overstrained expression of piety than myself; but I ann sure you will admit, that my situation in the Andes was at times peculiarly awful, which could not but fail to create serious impressions. At those moments I registered those impressions, which may now appear (as contrasted with the rest of my Journal) some- what over-stretched ; but rest assured, Mr. Spectator' they were the genuine feelings of the moment. I have the honour to subscribe myself
Sir, your most obedient servant,
CHARLES BRAND.
Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury, July 28th, 1828.
P.S. Your hint about the Traveller's Club, I feel honoured by, and, should circumstances permit, may take advantage of it. Excuse my pointing out to you, that for tiny slide on my back you have read yards instead offeet ; and when you say" except indeed, in his return across the Andes," it ought to be Pampas, and the distance is generally reckoned nearly 1000 miles. I beg to apologize for this, but my meaning is good, as I could not well go such a full gallop over the Andes.
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