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be found. The steamers could lie close along- 

 side the bank; the ground was dry ; and if we suc- 

 ceeded in erecting any building (which I then 

 very much doubted), it appeared there was every 

 chance of its being healthy. I returned to the 

 Quorra in the evening, and found that she had 

 been got off, and, as usual, before she was ten 

 yards from the place where she lay, had run 

 aground again. 



On the morning of the 12th, we made a last 

 effort to heave her off again into deep water, but 

 in vain ; and as she remained perfectly upright, I 

 determined on the next day to re-ship the cargo, 

 and house her over for the rains. We had been 

 eighteen days afloat and aground, frequently in 

 situations of great danger, and the men were 

 completely worn out. In the evening I experi- 

 enced another return of fever. 



The next day being Sunday, the 13th, Dr. 

 Briggs read prayers. A canoe came down from 

 the Alburkah with a letter from Mr. Lander, giv- 

 ing me a fearful account of the danger to which 

 he had been exposed from some large Attah 

 canoes. Six of them, it appeared, had been pad- 

 dling round the Alburkah all night, but did not 

 venture to board. This King of Attah, it seemed. 



