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have them ; but if I did not apprise him of my 

 necessities, he could not be acquainted with 

 them, and it would be my fault. Among other 

 questions, he asked if his " aguyshaker"' (respects) 

 had been made to his brother the King of Eng- 

 land, and if his majesty had received the horse 

 he sent him. To the first question, I replied, 

 that a book (a letter) had gone to England, and 

 that no doubt the king would hear of it ; and to 

 the second, that the horse was on Becken-roa 

 (the salt water), at Fernando Po. 



An eclipse of the moon being about to take 

 place on this night, I apprised the king of it, 

 who with his people appeared very much sur- 

 prised, and determined to keep watch for it, 

 although they were incredulous as to the truth 

 of my statement ; and in this manner I left the 

 king, with a promise that I would see him the 

 next day. 



It was nearly 7. 30 p. m. when we reached 

 English Island, and I felt very much fatigued 

 from want of repose and excessive heat. I had 

 brought a few currants and some flour with me 

 from the ship, and enjoyed a second Christmas 

 dinner in Africa. 



The eclipse took place a few minutes before 



