He invited them to his table with his officers, and
ordered them a passage in the William Harris, a government transport,
which was to sail for England in a day or two.
Accordingly on the 20th they sailed for England, and on the 9th June
arrived at Portsmouth, after a tedious voyage, and gladly landed with
hearts full of gratitude for all their deliverance.
One of the first steps which government adopted on the arrival of
Richard Lander, was to issue an order to the authorities at Cape
Coast Castle, to pay to King Boy the whole of his demand for the
ransom of the Landers, and thereby re-establishing that faith and
good opinion with the natives of the country, touching the honour and
integrity of the English character.
This journey by individuals who make no pretensions to science, has
not afforded materials for the illustration of any of its branches,
but previously to the loss of the instruments, the range of the
thermometer is recorded. At Badagry, on the coast, where the heat was
most oppressive, it was between 86 deg. and 94 deg., oftener stationary near
the latter than the former point.
