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canoes, landed at different points, and where they found water 

 formed small settlements. The coast at that time appears to 

 have been uninhabited ; only at Cape Palmas, tradition relates, 

 a small settlement of whites was tound. These were probably 

 Portuofuese and slave traders. The first settlements of the 

 Grebos in this region were not permanent. They proceeded at 

 different times up the coast till they reached Grand Sesters, 

 where contact with other tribes and a partial fusion produced 



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a modification of the language and the tribe. At length, 

 directed by an oracle, the scattered settlements of the Grebo 

 retraced their steps to the eastward. The great body proceeded 

 at once to settle at Cape Palmas ; subsequently considerable 

 numbers followed, and became admitted into the tribe. 



" From Cape Palmas (Berina Se), Rocktown (Tashe) was 

 colonised ; and, after considerable intervals, Garawe (Blege) and 

 the River Cavalla towns (Wata and Kobla). Again, from 

 Hocktown were colonised Middleton (Lede), P'ishtown (Wa), 



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