404 THE KONG MOUNTAINS. 



In passing under the hill on which the town 

 of Attali is situated, a magnificent and imposing 

 view of the Kong Mountains suddenly presents 

 itself. There is something so grand in this pro- 

 spect, that no language can do justice to a de- 

 scription of it. Attah, being so pleasantly situat- 

 ed, and possessing features so different from any 

 I had hitherto been accustomed to see, struck me 

 as being a particularly interesting place. The 

 novelty of its appearance, and the magnificent 

 prospects of the mountains, (the first I had seen 

 since leaving my native land, many months ago,) 

 excited sensations of pleasure and delight to 

 which I had long been a stranger. 



At sunset we halted for rest. At midnight we 

 continued on our journey by the light of a bright 

 moon, and when day dawned we were provoked 

 to find ourselves close to the spot we had left 

 five hours before, the indolent fellows in the ca- 

 noe having been asleep instead of attending to 

 the paddles. However, we made up for it by a 

 run of about thirty miles. 



On Tuesday, the following day, with the assist- 

 ance of a smart breeze, we made good progress 

 and were nearing the Kong Mountains rapidly. 

 One mountain had a very remarkable appearance. 



