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endeavoured to induce them to give up the chief 

 of the town, who had fled on Mr. Lander's ap- 

 proach. This they refused to do, and Mr. Lander 

 departed, telling them that they should hear from 

 him again before long. From his description, it 

 appears to me that they were man-of-war's boats,* 

 and I desired him to make particular enquiries 

 respecting them at the ensuing Eboe market, 

 and to let me know if anything further had 

 transpired ; which he promised he would do. 



A son of Abboka's invited me into his tent, and 

 gave me a little rum, the first I had tasted for a 

 very considerable time. I had only one jar left, 

 and that I was purposely keeping for the people 

 on our passage down the river. 



I saw several of the king's eunuchs, who em- 

 braced me and appeared very friendly. The 

 market appeared to be but very thinly attended. 



It is almost impossible to imagine a more 

 animated scene than an African market. The 

 Iccory market is not so large as that of Kab- 

 bah, nor so complete, but it is situated in a 

 most beautiful part of the river, with undulating 

 hills on each side, while to the eastward are to 



* This is not true, and probably originated in Colonel 

 Nicolls making an attempt to get up. 



