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their goods were returned, for which the grati- 

 tude of the poor creatures was unbounded. We 

 purchased almost all their yams at their own 

 price. 



Shortly after we had anchored off Egga, 

 Moosa, a young man, said to be one of the 

 king's sons, came on board. We ordered him to 

 be seized and secured in irons. Mr. Lander ex- 

 plained to him the cause of this treatment, and 

 told him if he would pay the amount of cowries 

 due to us he should be liberated. He repeat- 

 edly called out, "' Anabi Moosa, Anabi Moosa ;" 

 which we could not comprehend — unless it meant 

 that he was the son of an old man of that name 

 at Rabbah. He was treated with every possible 

 kindness, and his companion allowed to go on 

 shore to procure the cowries for his release. 



In the course of the evening Moosa confirmed 

 the statements made by the Felatahs a day or 

 two ago, and added, that the king had sent his 

 people down the river to attack the steamers at 

 their anchorage at Addacoodah, at the time so 

 many towns were plundered and burnt by them ; 

 and that when Sullikeen Yiki found the steamers 

 to be so large, he and his followers dared not 

 venture to attack them. 



