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ther direction: my cook and boy lost themselves, and three days 
elapsed before they fomid me. 
About noon the lady of the mansion sent to know if I would 
take some tea: I becjged to be served with it in my aportmesit, 
but she insisted that t should <:ome down stairs, and take it with 
her. 1 had much difficulty to bring myself to accept this com- 
pliment, as I was still in a most deplorable condition, and not 
iit to be seen. About five in the afternoon the gentleman re- 
turned, with several of his neighbours, and some of the crew. 
They had saved very few things from the wreck ; but they re- 
stored to me a bag with about 500 dollars, and a box containing 
my papers, which 1 got dried in the oven. ISIy boy John also 
saved a sack with nearly IGOO livres; a packet of virgin gold, 
from Senegal, which I sold in London for about 100 guineas; 
an ape, a yellow parroquet, and some ostriches' eggs. The 
loss, however, which I sustained by this wreck I shall ever rt- 
gret, on account of the useful knowledge wluch it has prevented 
me from communicating to my country. I lost a choice assort- 
ment of plants, unknown in Europe; several bottles of distilled 
palm wine; some water taken from the Senegal, at Isle St, 
Louis and Podor; several tons of the earth from the gold 
mhies at Galam andBambouk; a collection of the scarcest rep- 
tiles, birdsy and fishes; and drawings of the costumes^ arms, 
equipages, &c. of all the hordes in this part of Africa. 
At six o'clock we sat down to an excellent dinner, and re- 
mained a longtime at table, l^iie repast terminated in the Eng- 
lish manner; that is, we swallowed bumpers of wine till we 
were all drunk. The next day our host conducted me to Car- 
marthen, where I purchased a new wardrobe, and equipped 
jnyself from head to foot. 
This day we received an express from the merchants of Lon- 
don ; who, having heard of our shipwreck, sent to offer us their 
services. We were grateful for their attention; but situated as 
we w ere, we could only thank them, and answer that we waiited 
for nothing. I shall always regret that I lost the letter from 
those obliging merchants, whom we afterwards saw at London,, 
where they treated us in a magnificent style. 1 should have had 
the greatest pleasure in making known to my countrymen the 
names of those liberal gentlemen, so respectable for their hu- 
manity, and the nobleness of their sentiments; but being de- 
prived of the means, 1 must content myself with speaking of 
their countryman, whose care saved me from misery and death, 
Tlie name of this generous Englishman was Henry Trollope ; 
he was a native of Norwich ; was then 36 years of age, and was a 
captain in the navy. His lady, who was handsome, modest, 
and of the gentlest disposition, was a native of London, whose 
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