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high. The crews of these vessels were as fine a 

 set of men as ever left a port of England. Per- 

 haps, if any error was committed, it was in select- 

 ing so many very young men ; as I have observed 

 that young seamen on the most trifling indisposi- 

 tion consider themselves dangerously ill, and give 

 themselves up to despair, which invariably has 

 a fatal tendency in this climate. As we passed 

 the town, an immense number of natives were 

 assembled on the banks, all anxious to have a 

 look at the white men. We stopped at a sand- 

 bank, about two miles from the town, and gladly 

 purchased some Indian corn ground and made 

 into bread, called by the natives " cankey." We 

 were informed that Abboka, the king, was at 

 Attah. 



Continuing our journey, on the following day 

 about noon we halted abreast of a town for provi- 

 sions, for which the natives asked an exorbitant 

 price. The next day we despatched Mr. Brown 

 ashore for provisions. The night was fine, with 

 a brilliant moonlight. At 2 a. m. we continu- 

 ed on our journey. We had been informed that 

 the Felatahs were at war with Cuttum-Cu- 

 raffee, and had destroyed and burnt a town 

 named Addacooda, and several others. I now 



