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Obie to forward to you, I avail myself of it. 

 I was coming up to you w^ith a cargo of cow- 

 ries and dry goods worth four hundred and fifty 

 pounds, when I was attacked from all quar- 

 ters by the natives of Hyammah, off the fourth 

 island from Sunday Island.* The shot were 

 very numerous both from the island and shore. 

 Mrs. Brown and child were taken prisoners, 

 whom I was bringing up to her husband, as well 

 Robert the boy. I have advanced King Boy 

 money to go and purchase them ; and the vessel 

 will call here immediately, as I am going to Fer- 

 nando Po to get the people's wounds attend- 

 ed to. 



"We had three men shot dead; — Thompson, f 

 second mate of the cutter, one Krooman, and 

 one Cape Coast man. I am wounded, but I 

 hope not dangerously, the ball having entered 



* Eighty-four miles from the Nun. 



f This man was a native of Sweden, and was second 

 mate on board the cutter sent out with supplies. I learnt 

 afterward, that in this skirmish he behaved badly, lying 

 down at the bottom of the boat, refusing to fight. When 

 the firing had somewhat abated, he ventured to peep at 

 what was going forward, and raising his head above the gun- 

 wale of the boat for this purpose, a native levelled his 

 musket at him ; the ball pierced the brain, and he instantly 

 expired. 



