LAST MISSION 
TO AFRICA. 
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of the sick who rode Mr. Anderson's horse, lying under a 
tree, and the horse grazing at a little distance. Some of 
the natives had stolen the pistols from the holsters, and 
robbed my coat case, which was fastened behind the saddle, 
of a string of coral, all the amber and beads it contained, 
and one barraloolo. Luckily they did not fancy my pocket 
sextant, and artificial horizon, which were in the same 
place. Put the sick man on the horse and drove it before 
me ; and after holding him on and using every exertion to 
keep him on the saddle, I found that I was unable to carry 
him on, and having fatigued myself very much with carrying 
him forwards about six miles, I was forced to leave him. 
About a mile after I left Hinton, I came to two others 
lying in the shade of a tree. Mounted one on Mr. An- 
derson's horse, and the other on my own, and drove them 
before me. Reached the village' of Serimanna about half 
past twelve o'clock : sent back a horse in the cool of the 
evening for Hinton, and brought him to the village, being 
obliged to tie him on the horse. 
Gave the schoolmaster five bars of scarlet, one barra- 
loolo, ten bars of beads, fourteen of amber, and two dollars, 
which made him completely happy. I likewise gave him 
an Arabic New Testament, which he promised to read 
with attention. 
June 17th. — Finding that Hinton was worse, and Sparks 
