"September 21st.--Hazy morning. _Congo_ not in sight at nine. An order for all parrots to be before the fore-hatchway. Buried Garth. Durnford and Burton attacked with fever; Lockhart unwell, and Ben. Two of transport's people ill. Jefferies, fever; Ben wishes to remain at M'Bima. At 6 p.m. _Congo_ and schooner anchored here. Dr. Smith appears to be in a stupor. "September 22nd.--Close morning. Getting stores, etc., from _Congo_; cleaning her decks; preparing to get her water-tanks filled. Dr. Smith still in a stupor. Sick generally better, except the captain and Parker. Weighed with _Dorothy_ and sloop; beat down with sea-breeze. Dr. Smith, poor fellow, dies, quite worn out; in some measure from his own imprudent treatment of himself, constantly refusing to follow the doctor's advice or to take any medicine; cold water was his only specific. He died without a groan. Mild, affable, and learned, it was his greatest pleasure to communicate information, and to receive it. He had conciliated the affections of all his fellow-passengers, and even of all the crews of both vessels. Anchored at dark, sloop not in sight. Hoisted a light, to be kept up all night. "September 23rd.--At night buried the mortal remains of Dr. Smith, as silently as possible. No sloop in sight; very uneasy on account of the sick. Hot weather; sprinkled with vinegar; Tuckey much better. Sloop arrives; reason of not joining before, does not beat well. "September 24th.--Cloudy morning; small rain. _Dorothy_ sets up her rigging. Set sail on _Dorothy_, but she could not stem the current, which is very strong. The corporal, Middleton, is the only man out of the sick list. "September 25th.--Cloudy morning; land breeze until noon. Two bottles of wine were stolen from the sick last night. _Congo_ in sight, and schooner, the latter coming up the river; anchored here. Removed all the sick from the sloop to the _Dorothy_. "September 26th.--Grey morning. Paid our blacks, and as soon as we weighed turned them adrift in the large canoe. Weighed and worked round Sharks' Point; felt quite happy when to the westward of it. On the 5th July we entered the _Congo_, and since then thirteen of our party have died and one has been drowned. Sick generally better; seventeen on the list. Tuckey hailed for assistance previous to our weighing; talks of giving up charge." On September 30th Lieutenant Hawkey enters the death of Lethbridge and of Eyre. On October 1st enters: "Taken very unwell myself--universal debility and slight headache. "October 2nd.--Cloudy. Standing to the west all day. Very unwell. "October 3rd.--Cloudy, with swell. Still very unwell. Swallow caught."