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dab's daughter came on board. Sbe was accom- 

 panied by a daughter of the King of Addacoo- 

 dab. The former is a most interesting-looking 

 girl, with a very intelligent and expressive coun- 

 tenance. Her eyelids were covered with an- 

 timony ; sbe wore coral studs in her ears, and 

 was ornamented with Agary beads. Both the 

 ladies reside at a village a little distance off. 



A great deal of rice is grown on each bank of 

 the river. 



At 6. 30 A. M. on the following morning, I 

 went ashore, taking with me my fowling-piece. 

 I saw a great many monkeys of a greyish colour, 

 but they were too wild to allow me to approach 

 them within gun-shot. I shot a small but very 

 beautiful bird ; its feathers were brown and 

 white, with silvery tips, brown iris, red beak, 

 and four feathers in its tail eleven inches long. 

 Mr. Lander styled it the " king of the wrens." 

 We were in a fine plantation of Indian and 

 Dower* corn, and saw in the distance a vast 

 number of Guinea fowl. 



At 12. 35, got under weigh. Course, east- 

 south-east ; soundings, from two to six fathoms. 



* Dower, small red corn, so called by the natives, is the 

 sorghum dora of Parsoon. 



