[This ‘short account’ by James Irving II covers the period from June to October 1789. The handwriting is that of Captain James Irving.]

/90/ A very short account of what happened to me after the seperation on the 16th of June 1789.

It was already observed that as soon as we got to Muly Abdrauchman's, I and three others of the people were marched into the country. So it is sufficiant to say we were conducted to a place belonging to Muly Abdrauchman, about 5 miles from Gulimeme, where we were employed digging the ground (as it was too hard to plow) with things like pick axes, from sunrise till sunset, and nothing to eat but a little /91/ barley meal pottage about 10 o'Clock at night; and so little of that, that we frequently thought we were hungrier after we had eat it than before.

During our stay here, Muly Abdrauchman visited us, and I asked him to let me go (after we had done our day's work) to Gulimeme to see the Captain, but he told me I could not see him, as he was locked up in the Castle, but we would see him in two or three days.

We continued here till the 27th When we were taken back to Gulimeme. On our arrival, I saw the Mate and blackman, drawing water in the garden. I asked the Mate where the Captain was and he told me he /92/ left that place some time ago, and hence he neither saw nor heard anything of him since.

From this time till the 27th of August, we were employed at Gulimeme, in drawing water out of wells to water the gardens, digging gardens, cariing water in skins for the houses, horses, mules etc, cutting wood for the fire, and in short everything that was to be done.

August 27th Were called out about half an hour before daylight, and I, the mate, and two others of the crew (the other three being bought the night before, and the morning of the /93/ 28th began their journey towards Telling) went with Muly Abdrauchman into the country. After we had run and walked about 25 miles, we met some of Muly Abdrauchman's people, bringing some sheep and barley meal. We turned back with them, and in about three began to be very much fatigued.