266 ARRIVE AT ATTAH. 



CHAPTER XL 



Arrive at Attah. — Another Krooman dies. — Departure of 

 the Alburkah, loith Mr. Oldfield and Mr. Lander, for 

 Boussa. — Anclior off Eboe. — Interview tvith the King con- 

 cerning the Trade. — Punishment of two Native Delin- 

 quents. — Arrive at the Mouth of the River, and proceed to 

 Fernando Po. — Determine on returning to Liverpool. — 

 Trip to Calebar. — Duke Ephraim. — Government House at 

 Clarence. — The Spanish Slaver. — A Visit to Bimbia and 

 Cameroons. — The Bimbia Pilot. — Peter the Slave. — A 

 Boat Race. — Technical Terms and Native Taste. — Return 

 to Fernando Po. 



In a few days I felt considerably relieved by 

 Mr. Oldfield's treatment ; and on the 10th we 

 departed from Bocqua, and in three hours ar- 

 rived at Attah. The Alburkah followed, with 

 Mr. Lander. In coming down, we took the in- 

 ner channel, passing close under the perpendi- 

 cular face of the hill on which Attah stands, and 

 came to anchor a little below the landing-place. 

 The river must have risen since we passed on our 

 voyage up more than thirty feet, as we had four 



