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eleven pounds, two pounds of tea, and ten pounds 

 of sug-ar. We had breakfast as quickly as possible, 

 and Mr. Kennedy sent four men on horseback to 

 scour the country around in search of him. They 

 returned from an unsuccessful search, but had 

 received intelligence from the blacks that he was 

 not far off. 



June 14^A. — A party went out early this morning- 

 in search of Carpenter, and caught sight of him 

 about two miles from the river, sharing his damper 

 with the blacks. As soon, however, as he saw the 

 party approaching, he decamped into the bush, and 

 was again lost sight of. On coming up to the spot 

 where he was seen, the bags in which he had 

 carried away the tea and sugar were found; the 

 sugar was nearly consumed, but the tea appeared 

 untouched. In the evening Carpenter returned, 

 and on begging Mr. Kennedy's pardon, he was 

 forgiven. Throughout the expedition he was of 

 very little service, being, in fact, little better than 

 an idiot. 



This evening we saw a large alligator, about 

 twenty feet long, rising to the surface of the water, 

 close to our camp. He appeared to be attentively 

 watching om- sheep, which were feeding by the side 

 of the river on the Dolichos and Ipomceas which 

 were growing on the sand. The natives here had a 

 great many dogs, which, towards evening, rushed 

 on our sheep and drove them among the bushes in 

 all directions. We had great difficulty in getting 

 them together before dark. 



