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The vast expanse of water in this place had a 

 fine appearance. The Tchadda seemed so wide, 

 that we doubted whether or not it had perma- 

 nently fallen since we left it : I thought it ap- 

 peared much larger. 



At 8. 40 we anchored off Addacoodah. Several 

 canoes came from the town, and the natives ap- 

 peared quite overjoyed when we informed them 

 that we had put several of their enemies, the Fe- 

 latahs, in irons. 



I went ashore in the afternoon ; and the first 

 object I saw was a very gigantic tree, twelve 

 yards and eight inches in circumference. I soon 

 found it was considered sacred, and had seve- 

 ral arrows stuck in it, from which were suspend- 

 ed fowls, several sorts of birds, and many other 

 things, which had been offered by the natives to 

 it as a deity. — We found a great alteration had 

 taken place here since our last visit : the dye- 

 pits were now at work, the old houses were re- 

 built, new ones erected, and the town appeared 

 thickly inhabited. 



Ibrahim, who left Mr. Laird at Fundah, was 

 on the opposite side of the river, and reported 

 that the King of Fundah had deprived him of 

 all his goods. This Ibrahim is the person men- 



