PRESENT FROM THE KING OF KACUNDAH. 23 



moment's rest, in consequence of the mosquitoes, 

 millions of whicli annoyed us in every part of our 

 bodies. The engineer being ill with chronic in- 

 flammation of the liver, we were prevented from 

 reaching Rabbah as expeditiously as we could 

 have wished. His loss was much dreaded, as 

 there was no one to succeed him, except John- 

 son, a Sierra Leone black. Our engineer. Smith, 

 was a native of the Bermudas, and he left Eng- 

 land with us as second fireman : the deaths had 

 elevated him to his present position. 



The schoolmaster with whom the Messrs. 

 Landers had stayed on their journey down from 

 Boussa came on board, and appeared quite sur- 

 prised to see Mr. Lander, one of the white men 

 he had so hospitably entertained. Having sent 

 a dash to the King of Kacundah, he sent us 

 in return a fine milch goat and some yams. 

 We were informed that fourteen hundred of 

 his subjects were made prisoners, and sold, in 

 the late excursion of the Felatahs. 



Since our arrival, we purchased a little ivory. 

 During our stay, the strength of the current was 

 so great, and the holding-ground so bad, that 

 we dragged our anchor and drifted about four 

 hundred yards down the river. Our interpreter 



