152 MA UN A LOA. 



It was truly refreshing-, after the night we had passed, to see the 

 sun rising clear. It seemed quite small, and was much affected by 

 horizontal refraction, as it appeared above the sea, forming a long 

 horizontal ellipse of two and a half diameters, first enlarging on one 

 side and then on another. After it had reached the height of two 

 diameters above the horizon, the ellipse gradually inclined on the 

 riorht, and in a few moments afterwards its longer axis became 

 vertical, and it then enlarged at the bottom, somewhat in the form 

 of an egg. 



My servants fruitlessly attempted to make a fire ; after they had 

 exhausted all their matches without success, we each took turns to 

 ignite a stick, after the native fashion, but with no more success : 

 the nearest approximation to it was plenty of smoke. After making 

 many vain attempts, and having had but little sleep, we took to our 

 blankets again, to await the coming of some of the party from below. 



At about eleven o'clock on the 23d, Drs. Judd and Pickering 

 pulled open the tent, and found us all three wrapped up in our 

 blankets. They had passed the night at the Flag Station. 



On inquiiy, I found that Longley had not been seen for the last 

 two days and nights ; and fears were entertained that he had missed 

 his way and perished. 



It might, at first view, appear strange that any one could be lost on 

 a bare mountain side, with nothing to impede the sight ; but, shut 

 out the lower country, and one would be very much at a loss in 

 which direction to go ; the surface is so much broken, and so many 

 spots resemble each other, that even an accurate observer might soon 

 become bewildered. 



The last time Longley had been seen was by Mr. Brackenridge, 

 who encountered him near the path, sick, and had carried him to a 

 sheltered spot, and covered him with some of his warm clothing. 

 Lieutenant Budd, on being informed of it, had endeavoured to per- 

 suade several natives to go in search of him; but none could be 

 induced to do so, as they thought it impossible to find their way back 

 in the dark. A search was set on foot in the morning, but had con- 

 tinued without success. 



The storm which with us had been snow, was rain at the Recruiting 

 Station, and they were in hopes of getting from it a supply of water ; 

 but in the morning the lava-rock appeared as dry as before. 



The news Dr. Judd brought was far from encouraging. Besides 

 the disappearance of Longley, I learned that nearly all the natives had 

 deserted the boxes; that many of them had not even reached the 



