210 SARSFIELD'S DEPARTURE FOR YIMMAHAH. 



ill of dysentery, and my two boys, as my attend- 

 ants, and gave Sarsfield directions to proceed 

 down the river, and retm-n as soon as possible 

 with some articles I was much in want of. My 

 small supply of coffee had been long exhausted, 

 and I was in want of some medicines for Smith 

 and myself. He was also directed to bring some 

 rockets and blue lights, and to arm the Kroomen 

 with pistols and cutlasses as well as muskets. I 

 wrote by him to Mr. Lander, stating my situation, 

 and begging him to bring the Alburkah a short 

 distance up the Shary, in order to receive me if 

 I succeeded in getting away, but on no account 

 to allow the white men to return with Sarsfield. 

 I had been rather surprised at Mr. Lander not 

 coming up after me, as he had promised, but 

 concluded that he still continued indisposed. 



Sarsfield set out in good spirits at day-break, 

 and, although the king had promised him a horse, 

 he refused to let him have one, in consequence of 

 which he was obliged to walk to Yimmahah, and 

 I was left alone to " chew the cud of sweet and 

 bitter fancy" until his return. Smith, the mu- 

 latto, was very ill with dysentery ; and the day 

 after Sarsfield's departure I was seized with the 

 same complaint, and for several days was exceed- 



