48 DRIFTING OF OUR BOATS. 



named Yabbah, consisting of only twenty huts, 

 we found, is made to pay tribute to the avari- 

 cious and despotic Felatahs. 



We considered ourselves now to be but a few 

 days' journey from Rabbah. As we had no 

 wind, the heat was extremely oppressive ; and 

 being in want of exercise, our health was but 

 very indifferent. One of our men, GefFry, was put 

 in irons for insolence and misconduct. This 

 evening the boats, from the rapidity of the cur- 

 rent, drifted down the river with two hands in 

 them. 



Thursday, September 12th. — This morning 

 two canoes, manned by Kroomen, were despatch- 

 ed in search of the boats, and they returned in 

 a few hours successful. At 10. 45, got under 

 weigh : course, north-north-west. After enter- 

 ing the main branch, we passed several towns 

 lying on both sides of the river, and had many 

 good soundings. At 1. 45, we anchored abreast 

 of a town named Harwoola, our estimated dis- 

 tance run being six miles. 



The weather on the 13th September was 

 very dull. A beautiful young pelican was ob- 

 served gliding majestically down the stream: 



