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NicoUs at Fernando Po. On my arrival at tliis 

 place, Colonel Nicolls informed me that Mrs. 

 Brown preferred waiting at Brass with King 

 Boy until the arrival of her husband with the 

 vessel. Not being aware of this, I left the Nun 

 with the impression that the poor woman was 

 at Fernando Po. According to the statement 

 of the natives of Cassa, Colonel Nicolls intended 

 taking steps to obtain her and her child from 

 King Boy. 



On the 30th June, the Kroomen and people 

 were engaged in procuring a supply of fuel, and 

 took down the houses fore and aft. 



At 7 A.M. on the 1st of July, we crossed the 

 bar of the Nun, and found it very rough : a heavy 

 swell was on at the time, and a strong easterly 

 current nearly set us amongst the breakers. The 

 wood was damp, and the steam not half up ; so 

 that our situation was anything but safe. The 

 natives were on the look-out on shore, no doubt 

 praying for Ju-ju " to send ship for shore for 

 break," as they express it ; and it was with no 

 little satisfaction I found the vessel fairly in blue 

 water, out of the reach of the breakers. 



After leaving the Nun, we were tossed about 

 with squalls of wind ; the weather was very foggy. 



