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him, they thought that some party had fallen on the coffle, 
and that this soldier had run away. They therefore came 
with him to see if they could come in for their share, or at 
least receive some reward for coming along with the man. 
Paid them ten bars of amber, and desired them to look for 
Baron, and I would give them ten bars more if they found 
him. 
June 29th.— At day-break fired muskets for Baron ; 
and as it was evident he must have wandered from the 
track made by the asses, and it was in vain to look for 
him in so extensive a wilderness, at half past six o'clock 
loaded the asses and set out. Two more of the soldiers 
affected with the fever. Route in the morning rocky. 
Travelled twelves miles without halting, in order to reach 
a watering place. About two miles before we came to the 
watering place, Bloore, the soldier who had come up dur- 
ing the night, sat down under the shade of a tree ; and 
when I desired him to proceed, he said he was rather 
fatigued, and when he had cooled himself, he would fol- 
low. I assured him that the halting place was only a very 
little way olF, and advised him by all means not to fall 
asleep. We halted on an elevated table land : the water 
was only rain collected in the hollow places of the rock. 
At half past four o'clock, as Bloore had not come up, I 
sent the serjeant on one of the horses to bring him forward ; 
