Upon his return to England, Doubleday tried for an appointment to the ill-fated Niger expedition of 1841.
əpˌɑːn hɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːn tʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd, dˈʌbəldˌeɪ tɹˈaɪd fɚɹən ɐpˈɔɪntmənt tə ðɪ ˈɪlfˈeɪɾᵻd nˈaɪdʒɚɹ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn.