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ing Addacoodali as yet until the river became 

 fuller. I learnt from the Mallam that the Tchad- 

 da, which was then nearly dry, would be emptying 

 its waters into the Quorra in the course of another 

 month ; so that at present I was disappointed in 

 my intention of going up that river. 



The next morning, the Mallam, his son, and 

 others came on board, the former bringing a 

 bullock as a present. It was a remarkably fine 

 animal, but rather poor. I think it was the 

 finest I ever saw in the country. Catab told me 

 that he had brought it as a present, and that he 

 would behave to me as he had before behaved 

 to Mr. Lander. I thanked him for his kindness, 

 and told him that I came for the purpose of enter- 

 ing into a fair and honest traffic with the natives, 

 who, I hoped, would deal as honestly with me. 



In the course of the day we purchased a large 

 cat-fish, measuring from the snout to the tail 

 four feet one inch, and weighing sixty-one 

 pounds, for two knives value five-pence. 



The next day I received a present of a large 

 sheep from Toto, by Mallam Catab ; and on the 

 6th, being market-day, several Kacundah canoes 

 came alongside, as well as canoes from the 

 Tchadda. I purchased a hundred and twenty- 



