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ofwhich of any consideration after passing Fuma, is Kanga- 

 vemba, (Alligator's pond of Maxwell), which seems to be a 

 large expanse of water, but according to the natives, goes but 

 a little way inland. The next considerable creek is that 

 whose entrance contains the three islands called by Maxwell, 

 Bonnet, Knox, and Halcyon ; the first having its name from 

 a clump of trees, and is called by the natives Zoonga, 

 Casaquoisa ; Knox^s island the natives describe as a penin- 

 sula. The eastern part of the entrance of this creek forn)s 

 an excellent little haven, where the Congo was now an- 

 chored, entirely out of the stream of the river in five fathoms. 

 This inlet, the natives say, goes up to the town of Loocansey, 

 the distance from the mouth being about three hours rowing 

 of a boat. 



July 21. This morning we sent a party to haul the seine on 

 one of the banks which lie close to Knox's island, and took 

 great abundance of fish of four species ; one being a Spams 

 of a large size, a mullet a ( Surmuletus ) , and an old wife 

 (Ballistes). A brig under Spanish colours, Avith 12 guns and 

 50 men, cleared out from the Havannah, arrived this day in 

 the river for slaves : hernominal mate, butreal captain (named 

 Sherwood) and a number of their crew being English and 

 Irish, though pretended Americans, left no doubt of her 

 being either English or American property. 



