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attractions. This is brought from the interior, 

 where it is considered an indispensable requisite 

 for the lady's toilet. 



Mr. Lander informed the king before we left 

 him, that a report had reached him, which attri- 

 buted the death of Pascoe and others, at Adda- 

 coodah, to poison ; but his majesty denied all 

 knowledge of it.* He ordered us a present of a 

 fine bullock, and appeared very anxious for us 

 to remain and establish a traffic. The confe- 

 rence having lasted two hours, we took our leave 

 of his sable majesty. Abboka returned with 

 us to the water-side, and we arrived safe on 

 board, and, almost contrary to our expectations, 

 with our heads on our shoulders. 



This morning, a Krooman (Jack Savy) died 

 on board the Quorra, being the third they had 

 lost. I felt very anxious to make a post mortem 

 examination, having been given to understand 

 that the other Kroomen had died under very 

 suspicious circumstances. They had been per- 

 mitted to live on shore, and it was supposed that 

 poison had been maliciously administered : Mr. 

 Lander was decidedly of this opinion. The man 



* Attali afterwards confessed to me that he had caused 

 Pascoe to be poisoned. 



