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stood that the reason of his not seeing me in the 

 morning was, that some of his people having stolen 

 a quantity of my clothes which were on shore wash- 

 ing, he was afraid I should demand restitution. He 

 repeatedly asked me if I was not angry ; and when 1 

 assured him that I was not, and that they might keep 

 what they had got, he was satisfied. Towha was 

 alarmed partly on the same account. He thought 

 I was displeased when I refused to go aboard his 

 vessel ; and 1 was jealous of seeing such a force in our 

 neighbourhood without being able to know any thing 

 of its design. Thus by mistaking one another, I lost 

 the opportunity of examining more narrowly into 

 part of the naval force of this isle, and making myself 

 better acquainted with its manoeuvres. Such an 

 opportunity may never occur ; as it was commanded 

 by a brave, sensible, and intelligent chiefj who would 

 have satisfied us in all the questions we had thought 

 proper to ask ; and, as the objects were before us, we 

 could not well have misunderstood each other. It 

 happened unluckily that Oedidee was not with us in 

 the morning ; for Tee, who was the only man we 

 could depend on, served only to perplex us. Matters 

 being thus cleared up, and mutual presents having 

 passed between Otoo and me, we took leave and 

 returned on board. 



