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clothing, which he supplied me with, both for myself 
and Wylie. Independently too of the things which 
I had drawn from the ship’s stores, Captain Rossiter 
generously and earnestly pressed me to take any 
thing that I thought would be serviceable to me from 
his own private stock of clothes. The attention and 
hospitality shewn me, during my stay on board the 
vessel, and the kindness and liberality which I 
experienced at my departure, will long be remem- 
bered by me with feelings of gratitude. In the 
evening I slept on shore, and got every thing ready 
for commencing my labours again in the morning. 
June 15. — Early this morning the boat came on 
shore for me, and I went on board to take a farewell 
breakfast, in the Mississippi, and to wish good bye to 
her kind-hearted people. At eight I landed with 
the Captain, got up my horses and loaded them, a 
matter of some little time and trouble, now my 
stock of provisions and other things was so greatly 
augmented ; in addition too to all I had accumulated 
before, the Captain insisted now upon my taking six 
bottles of wine, and a tin of sardines. 
Having received a few letters to be posted at 
Albany for France, I asked the Captain if there was 
anything else I could do for him, but he said there 
was not. The only subject upon which he was 
at all anxious, was to ascertain whether a war had 
broken out between France and England or not. 
In the event of this being the case, he wished 
me not to mention having seen a French vessel 
