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10 to 12 feet high), in fruit, and apparently very similar to 
chrysocarpa, Lepr., if not the same, was not uncommon in 
these swamps. Leguminous trees seem rare, and do not 
attain a large size: there are no Mimose or Cesalpinie. Of 
cultivated plants, the Sweet Cassada is most valued and 
grown; also Rice, various sorts of Capsicum, Papaw and 
plantains, and Holcus here and there, with Ananas in large 
quantities amongst the shrubs. 
Our anchorage was between a town belonging to Liberia, 
called Idine (according to the pronunciation), and the River 
Keün, but nearer the latter. The jungle begins with the 
flat shore; and the native villages, consisting of a few huts, - 
are situated amongst it. The Kroomen live near the shore : 
the natives are of another race. The cottages of the former 
which I visited, were neat and clean, built of mats, square, 
with pointed roofs ; and generally a raised floor, 14 feet above 
the ground, composed of plaited palm-ribs. The Kroomen 
themselves appeared rather intelligent ; and they pleased me 
by their straightforward and modest behaviour, touching 
none of my things without permission, which might have 
served as a good example to the people of Liberia. 
Wednesday, July 14.—We left in the afternoon, and 
anchored on Friday, July 16th, about ten o'clock, a.m., off 
Cape Palmas, to take in a fresh supply of fuel. The Cape is 
formed by a narrow projection into the sea; on the foremost 
part of which, the houses of the American colony have been 
built. The dwellings of the fishermen are situated on the | 
part nearest the main land. Their huts are very different 
from those of the Kroomen of Grand Bassa, being without 
raised floors, and having much more pointed roofs. The 
buildings of the American colony are stragsling, and they 
extend, I was told, about four miles into the interior. 
There are none but people of colour at the Cape; the only 
whites, if I understood rightly, being a few missionaries, who 
devote all their attention to the natives. At this colony, the 
soil is very bad: the rock, frequently protruding through it, 
consists of hornblende (micaceous slate). The soil is a very — 
