216 RETURN OF SARSFIELD. 



Lander had gone down the river in a canoe ! 

 with Captain Hill of the Alburkah, without in- 

 forming any one of his intention : that Lieute- 

 nant Allan, had had an attack of brain fever, 

 and in his delirium had stabbed the cook of the 

 Alburkah, who was not expected to recover : 

 that the Alburkah had lost one seaman by 

 dysentery, and that the Quorra's crew were 

 better. All this was confirmed by a letter from 

 Mr. Hector, whom I had left in charge of the 

 goods, and who, when Sarsfield arrived, was on 

 the point of coming up the Shary in search of 

 me, as the natives had informed him that I was 

 detained at Fundah. This information annoyed 

 me very much; not that I cared whether Mr. 

 Lander went to sea or not, but I had lost an 

 opportunity of communicating with my friends 

 and family at home, and preventing them from 

 taking any steps or embarking more deeply in 

 the speculation, which erroneous information 

 conveyed directly or indirectly might lead them 

 to do. 



If I was glad to see Sarsfield, he was overjoyed 

 to find me still alive, and though much fatigued 

 with his journey, having walked from Yimmahah 

 a distance of thirty miles, we sat up until nearly 



