140 TiMEHRI. 



documents of service having been performed by the said 

 parties, being presented to him, and of which sum a regular 

 account will be kept and balance paid to order, 6oof. 

 (Signd.) THOS. RICHARDSON, 



Postholder. Essequebo. 



Post Massaroony, 30th September, 1835. 



Memorandum. — Peter Van PaTERSON, as Capt. of 

 Corial @ 3/ per day ; Claas. Cornelison, as Capt, of 

 Canoe @ 3/" per day; free people paddling; say. Go VET, 

 Paay, Frederick LEANDERand Hermanus Paterson, 

 @ 2/ per day and the Indians @ 1/ per day. 



Brook Currassawaak, 3*^ 50' N. L., 58*^ 35' W. Long., 



3rd February, 1836. 



Sir, — I had the honour to write to your Excellency on 

 the 1st of November, and to inform you of our arri- 

 val at Annay ; continual indisposition of me, or the 

 other individual, obliged us to stay there until the ist of 

 December, when accompanied by 14 Indians as a crew, 

 I commenced to ascend the river Rupununy. The diffi- 

 culties conne6led with this undertaking were great, the 

 river being on its lowest level, and to make it still worse 

 I was attacked anew by intermitting fever, which has 

 accompanied me during the whole journey, nevertheless, 

 we penetrated as far as 2° 36' 24" N. Lat., (further than 

 ever European was in that dire6lion), ascended the 

 Conocou mountains, crossed the site of the lake Amucu 

 or Parime, and paid a visit to the mountain valley of the 

 Maou, this was executed during the intervals of the 

 fever, and though in a financial respe6l, the Expedition 

 has suffered greatly, as the healthy moments were 

 taken up by Geographical pursuits and little time was 



