VOYAGE TO THE NIGER. 51 
though frequently the shrubs and plants were immersed up 
to their lower leaves. The vegetation appeared the same as 
before. 
Monday, August 23.—Again in movement at break of day. 
On the shore, which was lower than on the previous day, 
We noticed a few villages ; and some negroes came alongside - 
in canoes and on board. They wore not only the streak 
down the forehead, but mostly three parallel lines on each 
cheek-bone. Towards ten o’clock we arrived at a village on . 
the right shore, named in Laird's expedition “ Ibu,” and 
“Little Ibu” in Allen’s chart :* the inhabitants called it Ocro- 
tombi or Korotumbi; but it was some time, before we could 
clearly hear the name. The chief, who came on board, wore 
an old blue European jacket, and a perfectly new green cap, 
with tassel strings. It had rained in the morning : towards 
noon the weather cleared, and a boat going on shore to take 
the sun’s meridian, I joined it, and we landed at a plantation, 
where the ground, about 4 or 5 feet above the level of the 
Water, consisted of good vegetable soil, mixed with clay and 
sand, and cultivated with Cocoa trees, Yams, and Capsi- 
cum. Sorghum (rubrum ?) grew apparently indigenous, and 
formed grassy forests, 10 or 11 feet high. The geographical 
latitude was found to be 5? 14/ N. The spot was a little 
lower down than that called Ofitulo on Allen's map. 
Towards ten o'clock we approached Stirling's Island, and on 
account of the violent rain, we cast anchor there for a short 
time: the rain felt very cold (refer to my Meteorol. Journal). 
We proceeded about three o'clock; the rain continuing 
till night, with variable violence. Shortly before dark we 
Passed a place on the right shore, called, according to 
* Lieut. Allen's chart of the River Niger or Quorra, published by 
Bate, in the Poultry, London.— Lieut. William Allen, who surveyed the 
river in 1832—3, in the Alburka steamer, under Messrs. Lander and 
ird, was second in command on the Niger Expedition, and Comman- 
der of H.M. Ship Wilberforce, the steamer in which Dr. Vogel ascended 
the river, —(H, D. Trotter). 2 
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