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The fires had been lighted since six o'clock, 

 and several attempts had been made to get the 

 vessel under weigh, but without success, till 

 about 10 A. M. when the paddles began to move 

 very slowly, but increased in the number of their 

 strokes, and at 11 a.m. to my inexpressible de- 

 light, we were fairly under weigh. 



Abboka appeared at first astonished ; but 

 soon his joy broke out, and he gave me three pre- 

 cious hugs to impress upon me the sincerity of 

 his satisfaction. He then looked at me, and said, 

 in a serious tone, that '' He thought the ship 

 would walk, as he had made a great Ju-ju the 

 day before, and Ju-ju had made good palaver." 

 I laughed, and pointing to the sky, exclaimed, 

 "Allah, Allah um de le tarfee!" (God is great!) 

 By some unaccountable mistake, in getting under 

 weigh the mate let the anchor go, and forty feet 

 of chain ran completely out. I left the jolly- 

 boat, and six men to endeavour to regain it. 



About 2 p. M. the fuel being expended, I 

 stopped for wood. Abboka's men were each 

 furnished with an axe, and sent out to assist in 

 cutting it. 



It was a great satisfaction that we were 

 enabled to proceed by steam, as I know not 



