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sel. I was also desired to supply him with me- 

 dicine and advice : I accordingly visited him and 

 his sick two or three times a day during his stay 

 in the river. 



About the 6th or 7th of November, the Susan 

 having received assistance from the Columbine, 

 got under weigh and crossed the bar ; in doing 

 which she struck and started her stern post, but 

 suffered no other damage. She was afterwards 

 deserted off Prince's Island, and the wreck float- 

 ed into Bimbia and Cameroons, the natives reap- 

 ing a rich harvest from the palm-oil she had on 

 board. It was subsequently reported that the 

 brig had met with foul play, and that she had 

 been scuttled. She was evidently saved by us 

 but to be lost ; for in all probability, had we not 

 arrived when we did, she would have remained 

 in the river until she decayed. But the charac- 

 ter of Captain Townson was not the most hu- 

 mane. A man named Fanby had joined the 

 brig Susan from the Quorra steamer, who, after 

 being treated by him in a most brutal manner, 

 was turned adrift at Cassa or Pilot Town for 

 some misconduct. As soon as we heard of it, he 

 was taken on board the Columbine in a deplora- 

 ble condition, having been ashore nearly a fort- 



