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July 17th. I remained again on board all the day. 

 Lockhart and Tudor went on shore. Lockart had col- 

 lected several new plants, w^hich were all found within the 

 limits of our small bay. 



July 18lh. 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 

 (Di(h/n. dritpac. fol. 5-nath.) We heard a shot from the 

 Dorothy. The Mafook Senu, from Embomma, having 

 been dismissed from the Congo, was received on board 

 the Doroth}^ 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 accompau}' 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 Avhere 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 



