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channel, seem but little to justify its extravagant fame. 
Its sources cannot be farther inland than those of Senegal 
and Gambia. 
Though we were at the distance of four or five miles 
from Fetishe rock, the Captain was desirous of sailing 
down to it. Our pilots entertained some fears of passing 
through the whirlpools, which, however, we found to be 
nothing more than the main stream of the river running 
with a strong current. We had no sooner landed on the 
rock than we observed two hippopotami, at which un- 
luckily we were not prepared for firing. Tudor however 
fired a random shot near the head of one of them. The 
rock is steep, and difficult of ascent. Its lower part was 
overgrown with trees of various kinds. Its conical shape 
gave us an opportunity of discovering its structure. It 
consists of a coarse-grained granite. Large pieces of 
feld-spar occur in several places, and at the extremity of 
a low flat point some of them are not less than from one to 
two hundred feet in circumference. ‘The towering cliffs of 
Fetishe rock, the new and varied vegetation on its sides, 
and the extensive view of the river which it commands, 
presented a magnificent scene. ‘This rock is the ter- 
minating point of the high mountainous land which is seen 
to extend into the interior in undulating ranges of blue 
mountains, two or three ridges one behind the other. 
Beyond the great sandy and grassy islands in the river, 
scattered palms are seen in the horizon, appearing as if 
they were growing in the water. The high land rising 
from the banks of the river would form interesting land- 
