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"and myself declined accepting of their indulgence. Iron bars were put into the windows of our quarters. Round this house or hut, which was very low, lay heaps of filth and dirt, and adjoining the house there was a place in which they were in the habit of keeping fresh venison, and as it had not been properly cleaned out, swarms of maggots issued from it, came through the crevices of our apartment, and crawled into our beds. We complained of this to Swain, but were scarcely listened to, and it was not till after making use of hot water and lye for sometime that we got rid of these unpleasant companions. Our diet was the refuse of their kitchen, and even that was not regularly given. We were often obliged to wait for it until every puppy about the place had stuffed himself."

(M^r F.'s journal resumed.) "July 8^th. Our treatment is really infamous. We have a large keg of salt water to drink, there having been pork in it prior to our making use of it. We are all sick with colds, and can not obtain the least remedy. July 9^th. Nine boats went off. There seems no hope of our speedy deliverance from this. July 10^th. Every man in the fort is forbid speaking to us; were we in the power of the Turks we could not be worse off. July 10^th July 11^th. We are anxious for the governor's arrival. The

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