In the evening I slept on shore, and got every thing ready for commencing my labours again in the morning.
June 15 .-- Early this morning the boat came on shore for me, and I went on board to take a farewell breakfast, in the Mississippi, and to wish good bye to her kind-hearted people.

At eight I landed with the Captain, got up my horses and loaded them, a matter of some little time and trouble, now my stock of provisions and other things was so greatly augmented; in addition too to all I had accumulated before, the Captain insisted now upon my taking six bottles of wine, and a tin of sardines.
Having received a few letters to be posted at Albany for France, I asked the Captain if there was anything else I could do for him, but he said there was not.

The only subject upon which he was at all anxious, was to ascertain whether a war had broken out between France and England or not.
In the event of this being the case, he wished me not to mention having seen a French vessel upon the coast, and I promised to comply with his request.
After wishing my kind host good bye, and directing Wylie to lead one of the horses in advance, I brought up the rear, driving the others before me.

Once again we had a long and arduous journey before us, and were wending our lonely way through the unknown and untrodden wilds.

We were, however, in very different circumstances now, to what we had been in previous to our meeting with the French ship.