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master had sent him, his chief warrior to escort 

 me to his capital, where I should find everything 

 I wanted, &c. ; and that, lest I should starve 

 by the way, he had sent me a dash of some 

 goats and yams. My reply was in presents ; but 

 I expressed at the same time my annoyance at 

 the delay which had been show^n and my deten- 

 tion thereby, and that as I was unable to sit on 

 horseback, I should require bearers for my ham- 

 mock. 



This, however, I found much easier to ask 

 than to obtain ; and although I had concluded 

 our palaver with the request, and expended three 

 more days in further palavering, it was all in 

 vain — no bearers appeared. However, 1 disco- 

 vered that in a small canoe I could get within 

 nine miles of Fundah, and from thence be car- 

 ried there by my Kroomen. I therefore con- 

 sented to compromise the matter with them, 

 and determined that Sarsfield should go over- 

 land with them in charge of the goods I intend- 

 ed to take with me. I sent my Kroomen also 

 with him, armed with muskets and cutlasses, in 

 case of treachery, each having twenty rounds of 

 ball cartridge. I left two Kroomen in charge of 

 the launch and part of the goods ; and with the 



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