70. JOURNAL OF THE 
the blossom of which I have never seen, from Mount Pattéh, 
being amongst the most interesting, with many more. Captain 
Allen had the goodness to order us a lodging at Mr. White's, 
the agent of the West African Company; and Mr. Roscher 
having also determined to remain here, he and I agreed to 
live together. The house intended for ug not being quite 
ready, Mr. White was so kind as to give us, in the mean 
time, quarters in his own dwelling. "We found soon how 
difficult it was to procure on this island the necessary provi- 
sion; and as we had to be our own housekeepers, we asked 
for some articles from on board ship, that we might not at 
the outset be quite bare. 
On the 5th of October we landed. "They sent us from 
our mess a few necessary utensils, cups, plates, &c., which 
were not to be obtained any how at Fernando Po, and for 
which we felt very grateful; but time forbade their fur- 
nishing us with the least provisions, the ** Wilberforce” 
sailing on Saturday. On Monday, October 18, we quitted 
Mr. White's house; to make room for the sick which had 
arrived on the previous day, by the “ Albert." I had 
to be carried to our new residence, for we were in miser- 
able plight; and to get a piece of bread for money on the 
island, was actually impossible. If acquaintances had nof 
obligingly supplied us in some degree, we should have 
had to fast this and the next day, in the strictest sense 
of the word. We, therefore, addressed Captain Trotter, 
Who made arrangements, by which we were at least spared 
the necessity of running about in the heat of the day — 
for provisions ; as all those, who have no stores of their own, 
are obliged to do. 
Here I stop. My recovery proceeds but slowly ; to-day : 
(October 25), I am not yet able to walk for half an hour 
What concerns our stay at Fernando Po must be written 
hereafter. 
These are the concluding words of the Botanical Journal. | 
In Dr. Vogel’s private Journal there are some few entries after i 
