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until the 10th, when he died, leaving our party 

 reduced to three white men, two boys, and four 

 negroes. He was interred on the west bank of 

 the river, and a small board was placed over his 

 grave by the mate, Mr. Robb. He was an excel- 

 lent seaman, and took charge of the ship at 

 Cape Coast Castle. Mr. Robb, the chief mate, 

 succeeded in command of the vessel until the 

 arrival of the Quorra. 



The Americans had equally felt the excite- 

 ment and interest consequent on the discovery 

 of the termination of the Niger by Lander, and 

 saw that the vast tract of country which offered a 

 market for British goods might also be avail- 

 able to them. A few enterprising merchants 

 of Rhode Island had therefore fitted out the ves- 

 sels just arrived, consisting of a brig, named the 

 Agenoria, of about two hundred and thirty tons 

 burthen, and two schooners, with sixteen white 

 men and several Kroomen. Their object, it ap- 

 peared, was to trade for oil in the Eboe country 

 with the small schooners, and to load the brig 

 with it. The supercargo was a young man, 

 whose unfortunate and dreadful fate will be men- 

 tioned hereafter. I was informed, that the means 

 taken to induce men to join the American expedi- 



