390 RETURN TO OBIE FOR ASSISTANCE. 



mine, which were found in the king's canoe. 

 When Obie was told of it, he pretended to be in 

 a violent passion, and ordered the canoe from 

 alongside. When Mr. Lander and Captain 

 Hill last came down the river, two pistols were 

 stolen from the boat at Eboe. 



It was nearly dark when we took our depar- 

 ture, and our canoemen made poor progress, 

 complaining of fatigue, three of them besides be- 

 ing sick ; so that there was every prospect of our 

 having a long and tedious journey, the boat as 

 well as the canoe being very deep. Obie had not 

 sent the four pullaboys he promised ; Mr. Lan- 

 der was very ill, as well as two others ; and under 

 these circumstances, I thought if additional as- 

 sistance could be had, it was certainly desirable. 

 I immediately suggested my going to Obie for 

 the boys ; which Mr. Lander approving, I hailed 

 the canoe and went on board her. 

 > It was between nine and ten o'clock at night, 

 and a very heavy dew was falling as I proceeded 

 to land, and a most sickly mephitic smell issued 

 from the morass before the town . I walked up to 

 the king's residence, and found in the outer yards 

 two fires, round which were seated his slaves. I 

 sent word that I wanted to see the king, and he 



