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lent tumult. The men rose on their officers, and a 
succession of conflicts took place, in which multi- 
tudes perished. After these were appeased, many 
were affected with a species of delirium, and ima- 
gined themselves in a beautiful country, full of de- 
lightful plantations ; some threw themselves over- 
board, calling out that they were gone for assist- 
ance and would soon return. Some were washed 
overboard by the waves. The survivors were then 
attacked by the most dreadful extremities of fa- 
mine, which they endeavoured to relieve by the 
frightful expedient of devouring the dead bodies of 
their companions. The whole number were at last 
reduced to twenty-eight, and as thirteen of these 
were judged past recovery, it was determined to 
throw them overboard, by which food was left 
sufficient to support the rest for a few days. Ac- 
cordingly in six days they were taken up by 
the Argus brig, which had been sent to look out 
for them ; six afterwards died ; and the remaining 
nine, neglected by their own countrymen, owed 
their preservation chiefly to the humane attentions 
of our unfortunate countrymen, Major Peddie and 
Captain Campbell. 
We shall enter no farther into the details of this 
horrible catastrophe, but only observe, that the 
narrative concludes by giving the most recent 
view of the state of the French settlements on the 
western coast of Africa. Of eight establishments 
