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gone into a town belonging to the King of Id- 

 dah, about five or six miles from this place. The 

 natives, mistaking him for a Felatah horseman, 

 fled on his approach and abandoned their dwell- 

 ings. This intelligence reaching the ears of the 

 king, he was highly indignant, as he was desirous 

 of keeping the inhabitants of this town entirely 

 ignorant of the arrival of the vessel. The head 

 men of the town, who had been instrumental in 

 placing Attah upon the throne, waited upon 

 him, and complained of his conduct in conceal- 

 ing the arrival of the white men, and thereby 

 preventing them from exchanging their ivory, 

 oil, and wood for the goods of the whites. — Ab- 

 boka also said that he understood we were 

 about to injure the town, and asked me if I had 

 any objection to write a book. I did all in my 

 power to remove such unfavourable impressions 

 from the mind of Abboka, and employed one of 

 his slaves, named Amerboo, residing on English 

 Island, to purchase provisions for us, such as 

 yams, pepper, beer, rice, &c. 



A large tooth weighing eighty-six pounds was 

 purchased this evening. 



The 21st of January was appointed by the 

 king for trading, and accordingly, Amagdohby, 



