The last Journal of IV. A. Forbes. 499 



as pijues. Some have a few tattooed marks on back iu stripes, 

 or on breast just above nipples -;-. Hair very short and 

 woolly on head, and some quite shaved there ; little or no 

 beard or whiskers ; a good deal of short curly hair on ab- 

 domen, chest, thighs, &c. Saw a couple of whales, appa- 

 rently very big and greyish in colour, about an hour after 

 leaving Grand Sestres, An Oceanites off ship at Grand Ses- 

 tres. Saw Cape Palmas about 9.30. Coast low, flat, and 

 wooded densely, with sandy beach, and black (? basalt) rocks 

 in places. The Grand Sestres canoes are dug-outs, with 

 f cross thwarts, and rounded away sj;em and stern. The 

 men, one third sit or kneel on bottom and paddle with both 

 hands on one side, the paddle being short, with a rhomboidal 

 blade. Besides this usually a wooden scoop to bale out. 

 Canoes and paddles often mended by being sown up with 

 sonje creeper, also used for making thwarts fast at side of 

 boat. Had come about 100 miles at noon from position day 

 before. Saw Cape Palmas and wreck of ' Joriba.' Lost land 

 in afternoon. 



S. Aug. 6th. Fine and smooth, with bright sun. Just 

 after breakfast two steamers hove in sight, steering to the 

 north. They turned out to be the ' Volta ' and ' Coanza ;' 

 the latter in tow and disabled, having been on shore at Porto 

 Seguro (close to Little Popo), and carried away stern-post, 

 rudder, and three blades of propeller. Communicated and 

 sent letters, papers, &c. on board, and then proceeded on 

 our course. At noon 80 miles west of Cape Three Points. 

 Run 261 miles. One or two Oceanites still occasionally seen 

 ofl" ship. In afternoon off Assinie hills and " Hummocks of 

 Apollonia.'^ At 10 p.m. in sight of the light at Cape Three 

 Points. Got two photographs of our Kru boys ; the second 

 Ashbury exposed by lifting the slide. 



Aug. 7th. Cool, fine, and smooth. Passed Cape Coast 

 Castle at 1 in the morning. Accra at about 7.30. Coast 

 beyond Volta, which we passed about 1, with sandy beach 

 and low scrubby bush ; no thick forest apparently. Off Popo 

 coast in afternoon. ' Congo ^ at anchor off Little (?) Popo, 

 with captain down with fever. Passed Whydah about 



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