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CAPTAIN TEOTTBR’s ILLNESS. 
truly African force, tlien as quickly succeeded by lieary 
sliowers, while at night the latter, and the noxious 
land-breeze offered but an indifferent exchange for the 
noon-day heat. 
Mr. Woodhouse, acting assistant-surgeon of the 
‘Albert,’ was added to the list of fever cases. He had 
lately been serving for a few days in the ‘Soudan.’ 
22wc?. — This evening Robert Milward, purser’s 
steward, expired after a rather protracted illness. 
Some of the sick were beginning to improve, but many 
were still in extreme danger, particularly Commander 
B. Allen and Lieutenant Stenhouse ; both of these were, 
however, in a most satisfactory state of mind, and 
whenever the absence of delirium permitted, the Rev. 
J, Schdn read to them, and afforded spiritual consola- 
tion. Dr. Prince and Mr. Clarke, Baptist Missionaries, 
who had formerly known Captain B. Allen in the 
West Indies, were also unremitting in their attentions. 
Captain Trotter continued to be much debilitated, 
worn to a shadow by his late attack, and the anxiety 
of all the past distressing circumstances preying on his 
mind. To add to his danger, his case was complicated 
with a painful inflammatory complaint, which required 
active cupping; but throughout his trying illness he 
never lost sight of those intrusted to his care ; his own 
sufferings seemed to be altogether forgotten in his 
anxiety for the welfare of the Expedition, and in the 
hope of yet being able to carry out the great designs 
of its originators. 
