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discover all the particulars of the robbery. 

 Hadgeegoo wished to take it to Abboka first, and 

 it was with great difficulty that I could prevail 

 upon him to give it me at all : I could scarcely 

 persuade him that Abboka had nothing to do 

 with it, and that he could not even read it, but 

 that it was intended for me. 



It was the 29th of March, and I ventured to 

 hope that Mr. Lander would now be quite re- 

 covered. I continued exercising the men at the 

 guns, and keeping a strict watch at night, every 

 man on board being constantly armed. The 

 natives were well aware of this, which I did not 

 regret : the watch calling out every half hour, 

 gave them sufficient notice that we were pre- 

 pared for them. The bell was likewise struck 

 at similar intervals, very loud, that they might 

 hear it as far as possible. Indeed, this had al- 

 ready been noticed ; and one of Abboka's sons, 

 Edennah, said to me, " Sullikeen Maghony never 

 sleeps." 



Since the affi-ay with Mr. Lander has been 

 known in this part of the country, and the 

 amount of cowries that were seized, I have ob- 

 served a wish among the natives, especially 

 in Attah, to obtain all the goods on board. 



