104 REMOVAL OF A TUMOUR. 



On the morning of the 5th, Mina, the inter- 

 preter, left at Rabbah, overtook us. He stated 

 that the king would not permit him to depart, 

 telling him that we should certainly return, for 

 he could not think we were going away. The 

 other man, Clarke, preferred remaining with the 

 Felatahs, stating that he had found his brother 

 there. 



The King of Egga's son became responsible 

 for the payment of one hundred and thirty-five 

 thousand cowries in six days, and in consequence 

 Prince Moosa was liberated. 



This morning a slave of the old Mallam's came 

 on board. He had a large tumour, the size of 

 a duck's egg, on the temple, near the internal 

 angle of the eye. I proposed its removal, to 

 which he assented, and with Lieutenant Allen's 

 assistance I effected it. The patient never 

 shrank during the operation, and the natives on 

 board testified their surprise and astonishment 

 by all manner of gestures, exclaiming, " Garsah !" 

 (Wonderful !) 



The Felatahs, who claim all the bravery to 

 themselves, are to a man dastardly poltroons, 

 and have met with their astonishing good for- 

 tune, not by open, manly courage, but by treach- 



