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in charge, and very shortly an entente cordiale was
established between our men and the young folks on
shore ; and notwithstanding the broiling heat, cricketing
during tbe day and dancing at night sped the time
along. The American frigate ‘ Lancaster,’ arrived on
the 16th, hearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Taylor,
and the two crews fraternized as usual. A ploy had
been arranged for our men on board the American
ship, and invitations had been issued by the ‘English
Cricketers ’ to a ball, when we were suddenly pulled
up hy one of our leave-men returning on board with
yellow fever. Eie was at once removed to Ifospital on
shore, hut the shadow of this fell scourge having once
fallen over us, no further dalliance nor delay was
possible. Leave was stopped, and as soon as the final
arrangements could be made we weighed anchor and
ran southwards. The poor fellow died in hospital a
few days after our departure.
Immediately outside the bay we got into fine fresh
weather ; no second case appeared, and although one
or two cases of simple fever which folloAved kept up
our anxiety for a AA'eek or two, long before we
reached the breezy latitudes of Tristan d’Acunlia the
ship was as healthy as ever, and all cause of alarm
was past.
On the 26tli of September we swung ship for the
errors of the compasses, and for tbe next three days
we continued our course a little to the east of south
under all plain sail. We sounded on tbe 30tb—lat.
20 13' S., long. 35° 19'W., in 2,150 fathoms, rvitli a
bottoni of reddish mud, and a bottom temperature
of 0°-6 C. An attempt was made to dredge, but the
dredge-rope carried aivay. A serial temperature
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