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looking man, muscular and strongly built, and 

 was respectably attired in new tobes. Some time 

 ago, Abboo, a slave, was purchased from him, 

 and his freedom granted to him, that he might 

 act as interpreter, for whom he received fif- 

 teen thousand cowries. In the course of the 

 day, a native with disease in the eyes came on 

 board, and applied to me for relief: having 

 made him a lotion, he presented me in return 

 with some eggs and a fowl, which I could not 

 refuse. 



On the 1st of August we went ashore to the 

 town of Addacoodah, accompanied by Lieute- 

 nant Allen, to take observations. We found the 

 town in ruins ; it having been destroyed a short 

 time previously by the Felatahs. It is prettily 

 situated on and between large rocks of granite, 

 which give it a novel and interesting appear- 

 ance. As soon as we landed, we perceived a 

 beautiful stream of water, clear and transparent 

 as crystal, flowing from an aperture in the 

 rock. Several houses were burnt to the ground, 

 while in others nothing but the walls were left 

 standing. Among the ruins of one I observed 

 two fishing-nets ; and, while we were looking 

 about, six of the natives appeared to observe us 



