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unhappy, and said he would never return again. 

 We learned from them that Mr. Laird had re- 

 turned from Fundah ; and we were glad to hear 

 of his being alive, as Mr. Lander had no hopes 

 of his ultimate recovery. On the following day, 

 1 found myself very unwell, and worse than the 

 day before, with a smart attack of fever. 



On Monday, July the 1st, at five in the morn- 

 ing, we left our halting-place and passed some 

 beautiful lofty trees. The scenery at this place 

 was very fine, and we enjoyed the beautiful pro- 

 spect it afforded us as we passed up the river. The 

 night was also fine ; and a little after midnight 

 we came to an anchor abreast of our usual halt- 

 ing-place, a sandbank. At 5 a. m. we were again 

 on our way, and about noon came in sight of 

 Adamey, which we passed about 4 p. m. although 

 the current was very strong. There are several 

 fine cotton-trees, three in particular {bomhax 

 Ceiba), on the bank before this town. The huts 

 of the natives are situated back among the trees. 

 Soon after this we passed the spot where, as Mr. 

 Lander informed me, several of our officers and 

 men of the steamers were interred: the soil is a 

 red sand with a grey-coloured clay, the country 

 thickly wooded, and banks upwards of thirty feet 



