On the 11th we arrived at Lusuna, and there found Michaux, who had taken the town by storm three or four days before. He gave us sugar, tobacco, and salt, which were great luxuries after three weeks with no other food than the flesh of the tough goats taken in some of the skirmishes, and rice boiled in the stinking swamp water. Of the many hardships encountered during the expedition, I think we all agreed that the worst was the deprivation of salt. During the whole time spent in these swamps the health of the caravan was excellent, although the water drunk by everyone varied in colour from red, green, and yellow to black.

The officer of the day who had the rear-guard, and more particularly the gun guard, under supervision, was invariably ten or twelve hours on his feet, often without