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and slept the first night on board the Albiirkah. 

 Leaving her in the morning, I proceeded up the 

 Niger, and found an excellent channel running 

 N. E. by E. for five or six miles, then N. and 

 afterwards N. E. The scenery is very beautiful 

 on the western bank, the meandering of the river 

 through the hills giving it a very picturesque 

 appearance. 



On the evening of the second day, we arrived 

 at Adassah, a small town, about five miles from 

 Cuttum-Curaffee, and the nearest point on the 

 river. A creek, passable only for canoes in the 

 flooded season, runs up to the town. Immediate- 

 ly on our arrival, we sent for horses, which ar- 

 rived about twelve o'clock next morning. Leav- 

 ing two men with the boat, we mounted our steeds 

 which were but sorry creatures. Our path wound 

 amidst plantations of grain and yams for a short 

 distance, and then struck off due east, through 

 a dense forest, crossing the creek, which took the 

 horses up to their bellies. We found the remains 

 of a bridge across it, consisting of upright posts, 

 with forked heads, one or two of the horizontal 

 pieces of which were still remaining. My con- 

 ductors informed me, that it had been destroyed 

 by the Felatahs^ when they burnt the town. The 



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