Chap. LXXXIV. UNPLEASANT CIRCUMSTANCES. 393 
Another circumstance v/hich contributed to render 
my situation in this place still more uncomfortable, 
was the relation which existed between Mr. Vogel 
and Corporal Church, one of the sappers who 
had come with him from England ; and I was 
sorry that the praiseworthy and generous inten- 
tion of the Government in sending out these two use- 
ful persons, should not be carried out to the fullest 
extent, but, on the contrary, should be baffled by 
private animosity. In this respect I had already been 
greatly disappointed and grieved, on hearing from 
Mr. Vogel, when I met him on the road, that he had 
gone alone to Mdndard, without making any use of 
the services of his companions. I did all in my power 
to convince the two sappers that under the circum- 
stances in which they were placed, they ought to for- 
get petty jealousies, as it was only by a mutual good 
understanding that complete success in such under- 
takings could be secured. I succeeded in con- 
vincing Macguire, although I was less successful with 
Corporal Church. 
Meanwhile I spent my time in a tolerably useful 
manner, looking over some of the books which 
Mr. Vogel had brought with him, especially M. Jo- 
mard's introduction to the translation of the "Voyage 
au Waday." by M. Perron, and the " Flora Nigritia" 
of Sir William Hooker. I was also considerably 
interested by the perusal of a packet of letters which 
had been conveyed in the very box that had been 
plundered, and which, although dating back as late 
