We also observed the process for preparing the palm-oil which I have before described.  This oil, from the great number of palm-trees in the island, will, without doubt, ultimately become a considerable article of trade; indeed Captain Smith, of the African, schooner, has already opened a traffic for it, giving iron in exchange.

Two of the Kroomen to-day knocked down a fine buck deer, one of the haunches of which weighed six pounds.

Tuesday, 8.—­Our market at Longfield, which of late has been held only twice in the week, when the natives are summoned by the sound of the bugle, has been well attended to-day.  Hitherto Mr. Jeffery has had the superintendence of it, and it is impossible to pay too high a tribute to his exertions, and the manner in which he has discharged the very arduous task of conducting the barter with the natives.  The system acted upon has now become so well defined, that Captain Owen deems it sufficient to commit the future charge to a corporal of marines, who has to-day entered on this duty.

Thursday, 10.—­A native afflicted with insanity came within our lines this morning, and continued there until the afternoon.  The conduits, or shoots from the watering-place to the beach, were this day reported to be completed.

Saturday, 12.—­We have for some days been experiencing close warm weather, which I regret to say has proved unfavourable to our invalids, the ulcerations having in consequence been apparently aggravated.

Monday, 14.—­Mr. Abbott, the store-keeper at Clarence, and John Earle, seaman of H.M.S.  Eden, who had charge of the ordnance at the settlement, died this afternoon from intermittent fever.

Thursday, 17.—­At daylight, the African, steam-vessel, got up her anchor and steam; when she stood out of the bay and parted company for England, intending to call at Sierra Leone, for a fresh supply of coals.  She was under the command of Lieut.  Vidal, who was charged with despatches relating to the proceedings of the settlement, &c.  Mr. Bremner, master of the Eden, as well as several invalids, went home passengers in her:  and I availed myself of the opportunity of sending home numberless specimens of articles used by the natives, amongst which were the following—­the model of a canoe, spears, fishing lines, and stone slings, made from the fibre of the bark of a tree, bracelets, armlets, and other trifling ornaments worn about their person; a knife, made out of an iron hoop, and fitted into a wooden handle; a bell-shaped wooden rattle, some small boxes, made of split cane, monkey skins, &c. &c.