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to Stabroek, where his fears gradually subsided ; 

 and after the general's death there was no more 

 talk of bringing the accounts to a public examination. 



This was in the spring of 1812, from which time 

 to the beginning of the year 1825 the Wanderings 

 form a continuation of these memoirs. But as a 

 few interesting occurrences took place in the interval 

 betwixt these dates, I will pen them down in the 

 following pages. 



During my expedition for the wourali poison, in 

 the summer of 1812, General Carmichael had writ- 

 ten to Lord Bathurst, to say that I was in the 

 forests ; and that, if he wanted a person to conduct 

 an exploring enterprise, he thought that I might be 

 safely recommended to his lordship's notice. 



I had returned from the interior broken down 

 with sickness, brought on by being reduced to eat 

 unwholesome food, and by being exposed day and 

 night to the inclemency of the rainy season. The 

 doctors having ordered me to England without 

 loss of time, I took my passage on board the Fame 

 of Liverpool, Captain Williams. 



During my stay in Stabroek, previous to the 

 vessel's leaving port, the general gave me the 

 colonial dispatches to be delivered to Lord Bathurst, 

 and at the same time he presented me with a warm 

 letter of introduction to his lordship. We had a 

 splendid ball on the eve of our departure. In the 

 ball-room General Carmichael took the opportunity 

 of introducing me to Captain Peake of the Peacock 

 sloop of war, appointed to be our convoy to Bar- 

 badoes. 



