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opportunity of going on shore. The ground in front 
of the hill, and down the river, is now quite covered with 
water. Some way up, I found a Baobalbetree, apparently con- 
sisting of several stems joined : it was by no means low, per- 
haps 30 feet high to the branches, and altogether 70 to 80 feet 
high. The fruit is remarkable, suspended from stalks 14 foot 
long ; but I could only collect a few specimens, being obliged 
to return. We moved to the right shore, where the “ Sou- 
dan" already was, to cut fire-wood, the “ Albert" remaining 
behind, and lay close to the shore 3 of which a considerable 
breadth was inundated. In the afternoon, a number of 
natives arrived to see what we were doing ; especially, (as they 
said), because the people of the Attah sometimes come here 
to make slaves. They appeared never yet to have been in- 
contact with Europeans: they wore the country cloth round 
their loins, and were armed with bows and arrows, the latter 
with only wooden points. The quivers seemed to be formed 
of goatskins. "Their town is said to be five miles inland, and 
is called * Wadpa.” The country is called Angori, and is. 
under the chief of this town. 
According to one of our free negroes, a native of these 
parts, this district belongs to “ Benin Country,” which 
extends to the sea. The “Great King” of it sacrifices daily 
three human beings. (!) It was singular that none of the 
Angori people had canoes, although their plantations 
came down to the edge of the river. One, of Yams (Dioscorea 
sativa) and Maize, was situated close to our vessel : amongst 
these plants grew a few Tephrosie, which, a * Nufi man” told 
me, were used in his country for catching fish, and are seen 
both wild and cultivated. The brushwood near the river 
consisted chiefly of Quisqualis obovata, (Schum.), which, 
whether bearing white or red flowers, had a beautiful 
appearance;—and a Porina, Spondias, Sarcocephalus, a few 
Oil palms, Lonchocarpus formosa, &c. 
Saturday, September 4.—A trip into the interior showed 
me that the soil on the hills is much mixed with sand, owing 
to the decomposed sandstone. I could not get far; the 
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