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with fever, and obliged to return on board the 

 Alburkah. His was another instance of the 

 power of the imagination : he had always had 

 a great dread of the Quorra, — and certainly she 

 was by far more unhealthy than his vessel, the 

 Alburkah. 



On the l6th, Mr. Lander, who still enjoyed 

 good health, came on board, bringing with him 

 a mulatto who had acted as fireman on board the 

 Alburkah to work our engine, the whole of my 

 crew being confined to their hammocks. We 

 then got under weigh, taking the Alburkah in 

 tow, and at length arrived at Damuggoo. 



On the 18th, Mr. Andrew Clark, a fine young 

 gentleman about eighteen years of age, died. 

 He had joined the expedition as a volunteer 

 against my wishes, but with the full approba- 

 tion of his friends, with whom I was intimately 

 acquainted. Poor fellow ! he expired with the 

 utmost calmness, drinking a cup of coffee ; and 

 his amiable and obliging disposition having en- 

 deared him to the crew, his death threw an 

 additional gloom of despondency over these ill- 

 fated men. In the afternoon James Dunbar, 

 one of the firemen, died. 



On the 19th, my chief mate, Mr- Goldie, and 



