288 PROFESSOR SMITH’S JOURNAL. 
July 17th. I remained again on board all the day. 
Lockhart and Tudor went on shore. Lockart had col- 
lected several new plants, which were all found within the 
limits of our small bay. 
July 18th. Lockhart and myself went on shore in the 
bay, in order to discover what still might have been over- 
looked. We found a remarkable tree at the river-side 
(Didyn. drupac. fol. 5-natis.) We heard a shot from the 
Dorothy. The Mafook Senu, from Embomma, having 
been dismissed from the Congo, was received: on board 
the Dorothy with a salute. The Mafook with his retinue 
have been constant visitors on board for a long time. His 
pretensions were not much attended to. He was, however, 
presented with a small boat, in which he might return, 
because the Negroes, it was said, would laugh at him, if he 
returned without some present. ‘The Captain resolved to 
proceed to Embomma in the double-boat before the 
Congo, having there affairs to settle with the Mafook 
Senu, which will take several days. 
July 19th. We prepared ourselves to accompany the 
Captain, but the weather continuing calm we were obliged 
to remain here all the day. 
July 20th. We left Sherwood’s Creek and the beautiful 
bay where the Congo had been at anchor, proceeding 
along the bank of the river, which presented the most 
charming and varying scenery, and, after having passed 
Knox’s island, we anchored between several low sandy 
creeks and small islands. 
July 21st. Early in the morning we were under Knox’s 
