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faction, having been boiled nearly fourteen 

 days. 



At 9 P. M. we anchored off Damuggoo. 



The next morning, January 8th, sent the 

 Kroomen ashore to cut wood, and soon after 

 learned that Abboka was indisposed and on a 

 sandbank above the town. A large elephant's 

 tooth was brought on board for sale, but was 

 taken back on account of the exorbitant demand 

 for it not being given. 



I now began to be displeased with Abboka's 

 movements, and to suspect that he had had other 

 motives besides those of rendering me assistance 

 up the river. I sent an invitation for him to 

 come on board ; when he returned for answer, 

 that he would halt at a town a little higher up, 

 and would visit me on board at night. He pro- 

 ceeded, however, to Iddah, without stopping. 



This evening I detected Al Hadge, the inter- 

 preter, in the act of stealing several papers of 

 needles. I cautioned him against a second act 

 of the kind, and took no further notice of it. 

 He is, on the whole, a very good man, but, like 

 the rest of his countrymen, is much inclined to 

 peculation. 

 At 7 A. M. on the 9th of January, we got under 



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