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pleasant and intelligent chief, and was extremely 

 partial to us. Poor fellow ! he was not averse to 

 rum, about two glasses of which he had drunk 

 that afternoon ; and not being accustomed to its 

 effects, he talked, and laughed and danced, and 

 finally stripped off his tobes, three in number, 

 to run the canoe ashore, though nearly naked, 

 and in imminent danger of several times falling 

 overboard. 



Having landed again, we had a very pleasant 

 ride by a circuitous route home. The king's 

 master of the horse, being a little worse for rum, 

 galloped through several streets, to the great 

 danger of the people. I could not but admire 

 his entire command over the horse, and his ad- 

 mirable horsemanship. 



In consequence of the indisposition of Mr. 

 Lander, early on the morning of the 28th I 

 pressed Sullikeen Door Kee to wait upon the 

 king, and inform him of Mr. Lander's communica- 

 tion. About 10 A. M. he returned, saying the king 

 wished to see me. Taking two interpreters with 

 me, I went on shore. The morning was exces- 

 sively hot. The market was quite crowded with 

 the natives of distant countries, who surrounded 

 me in every direction. From those who knew 



