8 TRAVELS IN AFRICA.

that he filled some very important situations,

his Excellency, with that alacrity he had all

along shewn to comply with whatever was cal-

culated to forward the views of the expedition,

most willingly agreed to his proceeding, should

his services be required. After Major Peddie's

death, they were considered very acceptable,

and he was immediately added to our number.

He did not, however, long survive our lamented commander ; he was attacked with fever, for

the first time since his arrival on the coast, on

the 13th of January, and died on the 21st,

deeply regretted by us all.

The convalescents, and in which condition

were nearly all the Europeans, being in a very

debilitated state, were moved forward, under

the care of Mr. Nelson, to the borders of the

Foota country, on the Tingalinta river, whence

they might be easily sent back were they not

sufficiently recovered by the time the whole

might have moved forward.

We left Robugga in the afternoon of the 1st

of February, and after a most fatiguing march

of four hours reached Harrimakona, a small

slave village belonging to a Mandingo chief, named Kirra Mahomadoo, who lives near Ka-

kundy.

On the morning of the 2d, Lieutenant Sto-

koe was added to the sick list, and being unable