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they went through, keeping the most exact time ; but 
not without, as we thought, some danger of upsetting 
our frail bark, which had never been intended for such 
displays of African gymnastics; it was, however, conso- 
latory to know from the lips of Messrs. Frying-pan and 
Co. that we “ no could drown where Kru boy live.” 
Thursday, June 9th . — We sailed this day from the 
pretty little harbour of Porto St. Antonio. In going 
out, the wind was so strong against us, that we had 
great difficulty, with all the power of steam, in getting 
clear of the point, before we could bear up and make 
use of our sails. Returned to West Bay, where mag- 
netic observations were made in the verandah of 
Madame Ferreira’s house, — the same spot where some 
had been taken in 1834 by Captain Aden. We had 
here heavy rain. 
10th . — In the hope that a vessel might arrive during 
the night, our sailing was delayed till 4 a.m., when we 
departed from Prince’s Island to return to our position 
at Fernando Po, or in its vicinity. The disappointment 
was veiy great at not finding any communication from 
the senior officer at Prince’s Island, vdiich is the 
general rendezvous for the squadron. 
We were reminded of our hopes and trials of last 
year by the death of a young man who had been sent 
from England as assistant-engineer to the Expedition. 
He was taken ill soon after he joined the ‘Wilberforce,’ 
and died after suffering a week. He could not get over 
his “ seasoning fever,” which he probably caught while 
waiting for us at Fernando Po ; though after his attack 
