140 PURCHASE OF CAMELS FOE MILITARY PURPOSES. 



CAMEL JOURNAL— Continued. 



Water. 



Galls. 

 75 



130 



70 



115 

 75 

 120 



75 

 150 



Bagi. 

 2 



Medicines 



Remarks. 



Brushed and curried animals as usual; con- 

 tinued treatment of animals ; calf No. 13 was 

 troubled with convulsive aflection this even- 

 ing ; applied cold water. 



Curried and brushed animals ; cleansed and 

 whitewashed where necessaiy ; oiled callos- 

 sities and salted animals ; invalids improving. 



Brushed and curried animals; ventilation re- 

 ceiving all necessary attention ; continued 

 rice water to calf No. 13; calf Trades had a 

 slight attack ; treated him the same. 



Brushed and curried animals as usual. Rigid 

 examination for itch, chafes, &c. Rubbed 

 Gourmal and Ibrim with sulphur, as per order. 



Curried and brushed animals as usual. Calf 

 No. 13 worse this day, through weakness. 

 Continued same treatment. 



Brushed and curried animals as usual. Removed 

 poultice from mare No. lO's leg, and applied 

 a sugar and soap poultice, which on removal 

 brought away a quantity of fetid matter with 

 the core. Continued treatment with washing 

 part three times daily. Calf No. 13 still in a 

 very low state. Rest of animals all well. 



Curried and brushed animals as usual. Calf 

 No 13 had another fit ; she appears to be suf- 

 fering from cutting the teeth, which cause the 

 convulsions; lanced his gums and gave an 

 injection of warm water ; gave it twenty drops 

 of paragoric in water, which seemed to re- 

 lieve it. At 7 p. m. the calf had anotlier fit, 

 which was reported, and it died about 7.20. 



Curried and brushed animals as usual. Washed 

 deck and examined animals. Animals under 

 treatment improving. Found Egyptian mare 

 Preguada's leg swollen; applied British oil, 

 well rubbed in. At 5 p. m. secured animals 

 for heavy weather. 



Ship rolling heavily. Eased animals as much 

 as possible, keeping hay under them. Heavy 

 rain and gale. Battered down trunk shutters, 

 and secured everything for a hard gale. Camels 

 examined every half hour as to security of 

 harness, &c. 



Curried and brushed the animals. Well rubbed 

 their legs. Removed all wet litter off the 

 deck. Examined and found all the animals 

 clear of chafes, &c. Gourmal and mare No. 

 10 improving. Anchored off Indianola bar 

 this evening, but received no news from 

 shore. 



Curried and brushed animals as usual. The 

 swelling in Preguada's leg entirely disap- 

 peared. 



Curried and brushed animals as usual. Kept 

 hay under the animals to keep them easy, as 

 the vessel contuiued to roll heavily at times. 

 The steamer Fashion, Capt. Baker, came off 

 from shore, and returned with Major Wayne 

 to make the necessary preparations and ar- 

 rangements for disembarking and discharging 

 cnmels, stores, &c., on transit for the shore. 



Curried and brushed animals as usual. Making 

 active preparations tor discharging camels. 

 Fashion arrived, with two schooners in tow, 

 7.30. Got a schooner alongside, and, after 

 preparing to send Ibrim, tlie vessels rolled so 

 that the commander deemed it advisable to 

 leave for the Southwest Pass of the Missis- 

 sippi, where it would be still water, and effect 

 the discharging there. Left Indianola in tow 

 of steamer for short distance. 



Curried and brushed animals as usual. Well 

 rubbed all the animals' legs ; sponged their 

 eyes, and washed their feet. Examined for 

 chales; found none. This evening, rove 

 ropes, set up gear, and prepared for heavy 

 weather. 



Curried and brushed animals as usual. Salted 

 animals all round. Poulticed mare No. lO's 

 leg; rapidly improving. Animals all well. 

 Rove gear, &c. 



