114 QUORRA'S CREW 



On the 12th, I sent the Kroomen on shore to 

 cut firewood. The bank abreast of our anchorage 

 was about ten feet high, and formed of a stiff clay : 

 the country about us was not very marshy, and 

 but thinly wooded. At eleven a. m. of this day 

 I was seized with fever. The symptoms in my 

 own case were a severe throbbing headache, a 

 burning pain in the feet and hands, and a deadly 

 sickness at the stomach ; all of which symptoms 

 attacked me simultaneously, and without any pre- 

 vious indisposition. Dr. Briggs in the course of 

 the day was also attacked in the same manner, 

 besides nine more of the crew; and Mr. Jordan 

 continued much in the same state. 



In the afternoon, Mr. Lander came on board, 

 with the brother of the King of Damuggoo, who 

 was on his way to Eboe market with sixteen 

 elephant's teeth and a number of slaves. So 

 sudden was the prostration of strength in my 

 case, that, though perfectly well a few hours be- 

 fore and quite sensible, I could hardly crawl on 

 deck to see him. The man left the ivory on 

 board, and proceeded on to Eboe with the slaves. 

 We were to pay for the former on our arrival at 

 Damuggoo, and the confidence which was shown 

 in this act was both unexpected and gratifying. 



