released--The Hué broken up--Treatment of Prisoners--Musa and the Priest--Threats--Personal Regard for some of my Followers. _9th._--This morning Musa was very feverish, so the men asked me to stop a day to collect provisions. To this I unwillingly assented, but they did little else than lie down. About nine a.m. five of the men proposed that I should allow them to leave their muskets and all their baggage, and push on as fast as possible to the boats, while I moved on quietly with the sick and sore-footed. I consented, on the condition that they would stay at the boats no longer than would be necessary to cook a meal; that then they were to return laden with provisions. To this they agreed, and then left us. The two who stayed behind the day before yesterday came up with us; it was for them I was anxious. During the ascent of the steep mountain on the 8th the last remnant of my shoes was carried away, and yesterday I attempted to protect my feet by fastening some goats’ skin over them in the form of moccassins. To-day I am trying to improve them, but with very little success. _10th._--Musa having shaken off his fever, was enabled to start; but all the men are weak, and many are ailing. Though perfectly well in health, I find that, having only had for yesterday’s dinner a glass of rice-water with the palm-cabbage, I am not fit for very long walks, particularly as my moccassins are cut to pieces by the rough stones and thorns, and I am compelled to walk bare-footed. My greatest torment are the leeches getting between my toes and crawling up my trousers, reaching even to my waist, where the tight belt prevented their farther progress. Squeezing a little tobacco-juice made them drop off, but I could not be continually stopping to do this. _11th._--We stopped all day. The industrious cut down some Loba-palms, and made a little sago; the lazy collected a few cabbages. I tried a little of the former; it was indeed delicious.