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was attacked by dysentery. He would prefer 

 going on the deck, in the cold air, with the 

 persons to whom he was attached, to remaining 

 in the warm cabin with those whom he did not 

 regard. On the 24th he became much worse, 

 his appetite gone, and he had a dislike of being 

 moved ; the discharge from the bowels was 

 bilious, mixed with blood and mucus, sometimes 

 entirely of blood and mucus, with a putrescent 

 odour. The breath had a sickly smell, mouth 

 clammy, eyes dull and suffused ; he drank a 

 little water occasionally, and sometimes alitttletea. 

 I gave the usual remedies of calomel and opium, 

 as if I was treating dysentery in a human being, 

 and although I was obliged to put the medicine 

 down his throat myself, the animal made no re- 

 sistance ; and on a renewal of the doses, did not 

 attempt to prevent it, as if aware that it was 

 intended for his benefit. He generally remained 

 with his head hanging on the breast, and limbs 

 huddled together ; he would, however, when 

 yawning, inflate the pouch as usual. 



On the 29th we were detained in the " chops 

 of the channel," by prevailing easterly winds ; 

 and he daily sank until the 31st of March, when 

 he died, in latitude 48° 36' north, longitude 

 9*^ 1' west. 



On examination of the body soon after death, 



