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CHAPTER V. 



riAvixG arranged matters at the double-boats, I quitted 

 the river with the remainder of my party at 1 1 o'clock, and 

 reached Cooloo myself at two ; but for want of hands was 

 obliged to leave part of the burthens behind, until the people 

 could be sent back for them. Visited the Chenoo, who gave 

 me a fine sheep, and promised me a guide, and some men 

 to assist in conveying our things to Inga. 



Aug. 21. ^^ itii the usual delay, I waited this whole 

 day for the guide and bearers, without either making their 

 appearance ; and in the afternoon I received a visit from 

 the Chenoo, when I found that the delay proceeded from 

 my not having given presents to the Mambom, IMacaya, 

 and half a dozen other gentlemen. As the giving way 

 to such pretensions would very soon exhaust my stock, I 

 positively refused all their solicitations for the moment, pro- 

 mising, however, that when I returned I would treat them as 

 their conduct to white men should have deserved. After a 

 long palaver, in which the disappointed party was extremely 

 violent, the more moderate remained masters of the field, 



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