CONCLUSION. 293
TheFrederikssteen was safely conduct-
ed to Malta by my first lieutenant, Mr.
W. S. Gammon, whose prudence and
vigilance, during the whole process of the
survey, had amply justified my confi-
dence.
The wound I had received was dan-
gerous in the extreme, and the sultry
climate of the Levant was highly unfa-
vourable. My constitution had already
suffered from many former wounds ; and
for some time there appeared but little
hope of its weathering the present strug-
gle. But assisted by the skill of the
surgeon, Dr. Hugh Stewart, of whose un-
wearied attention I shall always preserve
the most grateful remembrance, it ul-
timately triumphed ; and after many
months of tedious confinement and pain-
ful exfoliation, my recovery was at length
effected.
While at Malta, hoAvever, it was still
uncertain. At all events there was no
probability of my being able to resume
TheFrederikssteen was safely conduct-
ed to Malta by my first lieutenant, Mr.
W. S. Gammon, whose prudence and
vigilance, during the whole process of the
survey, had amply justified my confi-
dence.
The wound I had received was dan-
gerous in the extreme, and the sultry
climate of the Levant was highly unfa-
vourable. My constitution had already
suffered from many former wounds ; and
for some time there appeared but little
hope of its weathering the present strug-
gle. But assisted by the skill of the
surgeon, Dr. Hugh Stewart, of whose un-
wearied attention I shall always preserve
the most grateful remembrance, it ul-
timately triumphed ; and after many
months of tedious confinement and pain-
ful exfoliation, my recovery was at length
effected.
While at Malta, hoAvever, it was still
uncertain. At all events there was no
probability of my being able to resume