ANCHOR OFF INGLAMMAH. 165 



white cotton to the pole that was fixed on a 

 sandbank, as a token of friendship. 



Wednesday, 4th December. — At 5.30 a.m. 

 we got under weigh, and at 7 A. m. passed a 

 creek, on the left or east side of the river, lead- 

 ing to Bonny. A few hundred yards above this 

 Bonny Creek, are the towns of Subercriggee and 

 Hyammah (where Mr. Lander was afterwards 

 unfortunately killed). At 9 a. m. we passed a 

 branch running to Benin. In some places the 

 river appeared to have fallen sixteen or eighteen 

 feet. In the course of the day we passed great 

 numbers of Brass canoes, filled with pots con- 

 taining palm-oil, each pot holding about two 

 gallons : some of the large canoes carried 

 puncheons sent by the Bonny traders to Brass 

 to be filled. The day had been very fine, but 

 rather hot : a little rain fell in the evening. 



At 5. 25 p. M. we anchored abreast Inglammah. 

 The chief came on board, with the present of a 

 goat, two bunches of plantains, and some yams. 

 I expressed a wish that he would send some of 

 his people to cut wood, which he promised to 

 do. The Kroomen were despatched ashore to 

 procure fuel, and by twelve o'clock had obtained 

 a sufficient supply. At 1. 30, steam being up, we 



