The public crier was immediately sent round the city, to offer a reward for the recovery of the merchandise; and it was restored by one of the merchants' slaves with whom we had travelled.

The vessel was now under sail; my master and I and the bales of cotton were obliged to follow in a boat; and when we were taken on board, the captain declared he was so loaded, that he could not tell where to stow the bales of cotton.

After much difficulty, he consented to let them remain upon deck; and I promised my master to watch them night and day.
"We had a prosperous voyage, and were actually in sight of shore, which the captain said we could not fail to reach early the next morning.

I stayed, as usual, this night upon deck, and solaced myself by smoking my pipe.

Ever since I had indulged in this practice at the camp at El Arish, I could not exist without opium and tobacco.