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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