EGGOOHLA. — YIMMAHAH. 431 



which were delivered to us as a ransom for his 

 master. It was, perhaps, fortunate for us that 

 the minds of the people were so easily subdued. 

 When the rocket was fired two evenings ago, the 

 natives who were on the banks of the river, seeing 

 it descend, threw themselves into the water, to 

 prevent, as they supposed, their being burnt to 

 death. 



At 10. 30 A. M. on the 6th of August, we got 

 under weigh. In crossing the river from Obofoh, 

 to a village named Abasha, we sounded, and 

 found four fathoms water. The morning was 

 very dull and hazy. At 12 a. m. we passed the 

 point of the island on which Obofoh is situate. 

 The distance from this point to the town is about 

 two miles. On the north side we sounded, and 

 found two fathoms water. The average course 

 by compass, as far as Yimmahah, is east by north. 

 At this part the width of the river is about three 

 quarters of a mile. We passed two withered 

 trees, from which proceeded the chattering of 

 five or six dozen monkeys, seated on their de- 

 cayed branches. Passed a town named Eggoohla, 

 and at 3 p. m. another, called Yimmahah, from 

 which a road leads to Fundah, distant twenty- 

 five or thirty miles. 



