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were bad, and had killed one of Abboka's sons a 

 short time ago in war. 



The next day I was employed in shifting the 

 heavy goods out of the Alburkah into the long- 

 boat ; and several days were spent in useless ef- 

 forts to get the vessel off the bank. 



On the following day (April 14th), the boat 

 was occupied in examining the river, while a 

 party was employed on shore in cutting wood ; 

 and on Thursday, April 15th, we again got un- 

 der weigh, and after proceeding about a mile 

 and a half, again ran aground. 



While occupied in getting the vessel off, a 

 number of the natives of Eyeyan (which extends 

 along the west bank of the river from Damug- 

 goo to Addacoodah) assembled on a sandbank 

 abreast of us, and also on the bank of the river 

 beneath the trees. They presented their arrows 

 at the vessel, making at the same time some 

 most hideous yells, sounding a war-pipe formed 

 of an elephant's tooth, and uttering their terrific 

 warhoop. Several voices were heard crying out in 

 the Shabbee language, ** White man, white man, 

 come on shore in canoe, and we will kill you all." 

 To this kind invitation my only answer was by 

 pointing to the guns ; but this served only to in- 



