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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 10 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. Jour- 
nal). 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 Mr. 
Brown, “ Ingliana.” Near it I noticed an extensive planta- 
tion of Bananas, and soon after this, we cast anchor. The 
borders of the rivers were every where covered with forests, 
reaching to the water’s edge, or with intervening high grass, 
(Sorghum saccharinum ?) Amongst these, there were frequently 
places cleared for plantations, or they might be natural 
open spots in the forests, where high trees would stand 
singly. A great inconvenience and misfortune it is that 
we are obliged to drink such bad water; it has not only 
a dirty colour, but owing to its being saturated with decom- 
posed vegetable and animal matter, a sickening taste, which, 
though somewhat lessened, is not removed by filtration. 
Tuesday, August 24.—At eight o’clock we passed so near 
the shore, that I could botanize, and I observed the blos- 
soms of a high tree (Mimosa) and of a climber, a Tetracera, — 
perhaps not different from T. Sen TI 
ten o'clock we came to the Benin. (Warree) branch. On the _ 
point of land, between the two arms of the river, a si -post — 
is (obovata?) Towards — 
was erected, and this gave me the opportunity of visiting pt 
the shore for a few minutes, and I found it covered with the __ 
Sorghum, previously noticed. An Æschynomene, Cassia — : 
mimosoides and a Malvacea, were all I could pick up in the r 
hurry. | Fe from on board ships e sort tales eared — 
