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Our hopes of receiving instructions from England 
were again disappointed. 
Some letters and newspapers, however, came by Her 
Majesty’s ship ‘ Iris,’ which left Ascension on the 
10th April. The ‘Albert’ was still there, and the 
crew, we hoard, had suifered much from dysentery. 
In a private note to Captain Allen, Captain Foote 
expressed his opinion that we ought not to ascend 
the river without further instructions from Govern- 
ment. 
We found the Government stores belonging to the 
Expedition had been much injured, owing to the leaky 
state of the buildings they had been placed in. A survey 
was held, and they were carried up the hill to houses 
in some degree in a better state of repair. 
In a beautiful walk a little way inland we met a 
remarkably fine intelligent young native, who said his 
name was Boku Glorio, son of Old Glorio, who likewise 
rejoiced in the name of “ Cut-throat.” He professed to 
“ like” us very much, but we perceived that his affection 
diminished notably, when informed we were not in the 
habit of carrying a dram-bottle. He said he was a 
Christian man, and was going to see his friend the 
missionary, who had taught him ; and that he knew 
“ God had made him altogether, and the skin of him 
too.” He had only one wife, — a very young girl. 
Although his costume was not very recherche, according 
to our ideas, he was evidently well satisfied with him- 
self. His waist, legs, and arms, were encircled by 
