Ixiv AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
where his fears gradually subsided ; and after the 
generaFs death there was no more talk of bringing 
the accounts to a public examination. 
This was in the spring of 1812, from which time 
to the beginning of the year 1825 the Wanderings 
form a continuation of these memoirs. But as a 
few interesting occurrences took place in the interval 
betwixt these dates, I will pen them down in the 
following pages. 
During my expedition for the wourali poison, in 
the summer of 1812, General Carmichael had written 
to Lord Bathurst, to say that I was in the forests ; 
and that if he wanted a person to conduct an ex- 
ploring enterprise, he thought that I might be safely 
recommended to his lordship's notice. 
I had returned from the interior broken down 
with sickness, brought on by being reduced to eat 
unwholesome food, and by being exposed day and 
night to the inclemency of the rainy season. The 
doctors having ordered me to England without loss 
of time, I took my passage on board the Fame of 
Liverpool, Captain Williams. 
During my stay in Stabroek, previous to the 
vessel's leaving port, the general gave me the co- 
lonial despatches to be delivered to Lord Bathurst, 
and at the same time he presented me with a warm 
letter of introduction to his lordship. We had a 
splendid ball on the eve of our departure. In the 
ball-room General Carmichael took the opportunity 
of introducing me to Captain Peake of the Peacock 
sloop of war, appointed to be our convoy to Bar- 
badoes. 
