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found to be excellent. He complained of being 

 unwell. 



The river being high, Zagoshie was nearly 

 covered with it, and many of the huts had been 

 completely washed away. At the best of times 

 it is a low, sw^ampy place, but appears to 

 have an extensive trade; — indeed, Zagoshie is 

 the Manchester of this part of Africa. Most of 

 the articles exposed for sale at Rabbah are manu- 

 factured on this island. In the course of the 

 day we purchased fifty-eight pounds of ivory. 

 The river is about two miles wide at Rabbah. 



The morning of the 210th was wet and dull. 

 We purchased ninety-three pounds of ivory for 

 thirty- six medals* and seven thousand cowries. 

 In the evening I went on shore for a walk, and 

 visited Mallam Moosa. He is a very fine old 

 man, and desiring me to be seated, sent into his 

 yard for a fine fat turkey, of which he begged 

 my acceptance, along with a pot of honey. 



The market was not quite over, and numbers 

 of natives were still there. Among them were 

 Felatahs, with their turbans covering their 

 mouth, nose, and chin ; and the frowning Arabs 



* These were medals of the coronation of William IV". 

 purchased at Liverpool. 



