OBSERTATIONS. 
495 
Salaries and Wages-— 
14. Sir E. Parry approves tliis 
estimate as being according to Ad- 
miralty regulations. 
15. On reflection and further in- 
quiry, Captain Trotter wishes to 
correct this item. He thinks it 
essential that he should have the 
power to hire 120 African sailors, 
instead of 64; so that he may have 
some to spare by whom to send in- 
timation of occurrences from place 
to* place ; also to head the vessels on 
their passage with a view to sound- 
ings; also to help in ease the vessels 
get a-ground. He estimates at about 
14,000^. the additional expense, con- 
sequent on this additional number of 
men. We think his request worthy 
of consideration. 
Captain Trotter also thinks, on Mr. Lewis, who has re- 
account of the great temptation held sided at Sierra Leone, and 
out to the Kroomen to leave the Ex- knows the Kroomen, con- 
pedition in the course of its proceed- curs in this observation, 
ing, he should have authority to Major Sabine, who knows 
promise that such Kroomen, and them, concurs also in it. 
perhaps interpreters, as remain with 
him to the end, and have during the 
whole Expedition behaved faithfully, 
should have one month’s wages as a 
gratuity on their return with him. 
And, on looking at the events of 
