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difficulty experienced was at starting, when, from 

 the failure of the steam, we were drifted by the 

 strength of the current on the sandbanks which 

 surrounded us. 



Wilson, our second head Krooman, a remark- 

 ably fine-looking man, was flogged this morning, 

 for drinking a bottle of grog which was sent 

 ashore for the Kroomen, and afterwards coming 

 on board intoxicated and neglecting his duty. 

 Having lost all my officers, I felt myself com- 

 pelled to make this example, in order to keep 

 the men to their duty and to preserve subordi- 

 nation. 



Two attempts were made to get the vessel off; 

 but owing to the failure of the engine, both times, 

 we did not succeed, and we let the water out of 

 the boilers in order to lighten the vessel. 



The next day we succeeded once more in our 

 endeavours to get the vessel afloat ; but owing 

 to another failure of the engine, we again got 

 aground. In the afternoon we made several at- 

 tempts, but from the same causes we were again 

 driven on a bank in two feet water. We now 

 took some of the heavy goods out of the vessel 

 in order to lighten her, and placed them in the 

 long-boat. This occupied us from daybreak 



