Inowdeterminedtolightentheloadsconsiderably。Itwasdifficulttocarrytheangarebs，astheleascaughtinthehighgrass。Ispokeafewwordstomymen，whodeclaredthattheywerenotafraidofthenativesiftheywerenotsoheavilyladen。
Wecollectedwoodandmadeafire，uponwhichIorderedeverythingtobeburntthatwasreallycumbersome。Thebedsteadswerebrokenup；acaseofgoodFrenchcognacwascommittedtotheflames；LieutenantBaker’snavaluniform，withbox，&e。；thecockedhatfrizzleduponthetopofthebonfire。
Themenwereprovidedwithrawhides，uponwhichtheysleptatnight；
thesewerenowwetthroughandcumbersome：Ithereforeorderedthemtobethrownintothehighgrassandabandoned。
Thebrandybottlesburstuponthefire。Asergeantofthe”FortyThieves，”namedFadlullah，hadbeenattendingtotheheapofburningmaterials，andIsawhimstoopovertheflames，asthoughintendingtosaveoneoftheliquorbottlesforhimself。Atthismomentseveralburstandsaturatedhisloosecottontrouserswithblazingspirit。Themanvainlyendeavouredtoextinguishthefire，andhedancedwildlyabout，untilIseizedandthrewhimdownintheswamp，andquicklydrewthewetgreengrassoverhimandsubduedtheflames。Hewasseverelyburntaboutthelegs，fromwhichtheskinslippedoffinlargeflakes。