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pected that the King of the Felatahs had made an 

 exchange, and sent this poor animal to us in place 

 of the one originally intended by the Magia. 



In going to the king's house from the vessel, 

 we had always to pass through the various mar- 

 kets, which are held in an open piece of ground, 

 covering two or three acres. On the right was 

 the butchers' market ; and a little distance fi:om 

 it, a pond of stagnant water, into which the 

 offal, blood, and garbage of the slaughtered ani- 

 mals were thrown. The stench proceeding from 

 it, as might be supposed, was most intolerable. I 

 thought that my olfactory nerves were pretty well 

 seasoned ; but to pass this congregated mass of 

 filth on a hot day was too much for me. Hun- 

 dreds of those useful but disgusting-looking 

 birds, the buzzards or scavengers of Africa, 

 were always about this place : they are so tame, 

 that they will scarcely move out of the way for 

 you to pass. 



The first day we came ashore, we purchased 

 a few teeth ; but yesterday and to-day none had 

 been met with. 



A demand was sent to Sullikeen Yiki (the 

 King of War) for some cowries due for cloth, &c. ; 

 but he returned for answer, that he sent the 



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