368 CREEK LEADING TO BONInY. 



SO well and instantly prepared, the canoe depart- 

 ed to the town, and we shortly after resumed 

 our progress. In passing Bilbarrowkee, we saw 

 merely a few natives, although we fully expected 

 every moment to be attacked. 



Shortly after a canoe came off to us from Hy- 

 poteammah, a town situate on the left bank of 

 the river. The king's name is Burneemeah, and 

 he is brother to King Jacket of Brass. He sent 

 us a goat, and we obtained twelve mats at two 

 strings of blue cut beads each. Our house was 

 now in a more habitable condition, and the mus- 

 kets were neatly arranged on each side of Mr. 

 Lander and myself 



At 3 p, M. we passed a creek leading to Bonny : 

 on each side of it is a neat town, named Barram- 

 bee. At 8 p. m. we stopped, having had rain with 

 heavy thunder and vivid lightning during the 

 evening. 



At 3 A.M. on the 14th of June, we continued 

 on our journey in the wrong channel, and were 

 drifted considerably by the strength of the 

 current. At 10 a. m. we passed a town named 

 Subercrebbee. When Mr. Lander passed this 

 town a few weeks ago in a canoe with Captain 

 Hill, the natives ran towards the canoe, and he 



