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his last instructions to Lander, and died in that faithful 
servant’s arms, on the 11th of April. 
“ I put a large clean mat,” says Lander, “ over the 
whole [the corpse], and sent a messenger to Sultan 
Bello, to acquaint him with the mournful event, and 
ask his permission to bury the body after the manner 
of my own country, and also to know in what particular 
LANDER WITH THE BODY OP CLAPPERTON. 
place his remains were to be interred. The messenger 
soon returned with the sultan’s consent to the former 
part of my request; and about twelve o’clock at noon 
of the same day a person came into my hut, accom¬ 
panied by four slaves, sent by Bello to dig the grave. 
I was desired to follow them with the corpse. Accord¬ 
ingly I saddled my camel, and putting the body 
on its back, and throwing a union jack over it, I 
bade them proceed. Travelling at a slow pace, we 
