1843] DEPARTURE FROM SARAWAK. 55 



ing the great pleasure they derived from the society of 

 this truly great and good man." 



On the 19th of August, the 'Diana' steamer, belong- 

 ing to the Honourable East India Company, which had 

 been despatched by Mr. Church, the Resident Councillor 

 at Singapore, joined us, and on the morning of the 20th, 

 having embarked Mr. Brooke, and his interpreter, Mr. 

 Williams, our number being increased by the ' Royalist ', 

 Mr. Brooke's yacht, and ' Ariel ' brig, belonging to Mr. 

 Stewart, lately arrived from England with stores for the 

 settlement, she towed us down the river ; we very soon 

 found, however, that the power of the * Diana ' was in- 

 adequate to the work, and about 9 o'clock she entangled 

 us in the trees on the right bank. Just at this moment we 

 were joined by Capt. Seymour, of H.M. Brig 'Wanderer ', 

 and, in the confusion occasioned by this accident, the 

 hawser catching his gig threw the coxswain overboard ; 

 fortunately he was saved. After disengaging the ship, 

 the ' Diana ' again took us in tow, but a second time put 

 us upon a bank near the junction where we had to await 

 tide. Shortly we espied flags, exhibiting above the man- 

 grove trees, the number of H.M. Steamer ' Vixen ', and 

 we soon had the pleasure of adding Capt. Giffard to the 

 list of our supporters. Upon the rising tide, this power- 

 ful vessel took both 'Samarang' and 'Harlequin' in 

 tow, and rapidly carried us to the river's mouth, where 

 we found the ' Wanderer ' awaiting our arrival. Mis- 

 fortunes still inclined to attend the ' Samarang' ; although 

 the ' Vixen ', drawing fifteen feet, preceded m towing, 

 and the ' Harlequin ', drawing the same water, followed 

 in our wake, still they escaped, whilst the ' Samarang ' 



