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doctor, because I thought it was not a witch-doctor, but 
finding that to be the case, I had followed, and hoped they 
would take my advice, especially as it was the Lord’s day. 
They replied they should be considered the murderers of 
their old Captain if they did not observe the customs of the 
country, and therefore could not consent to return without 
going to the doctor. I then informed them that if the Cap- 
tain would give me his word that no one should be put to 
death, I would return home ; but finding he would not, I 
thought it best to remain, and therefore followed them to 
the doctor. ‘There were about forty persons belonging to 
Sinama present, and on their arrival at the doctor’s they 
seated themselves in a semicircle, and the doctor and his 
friends in a line in front of them. Ina short time a woman 
came into the circle, and commenced dancing, jumping, &c. 
in the most disgusting manner, saying—* The Captain must 
not die alone; some one has killed him, and must therefore 
die with him.” After this woman left the circle came a man, 
who continued dancing, singing, &c. for a long time, and 
repeatedly said—* You are killing the Captain, and the great 
doctor shall point out the person;” to the whole of which 
Sinama’s people said, “We agree.” ‘Then came the great 
doctor, who continued jumping in the same way as the 
others for a considerable time. At length when all the 
doctors were thus tired, I embraced the opportunity which 
their silence gave me of explaining to the people my reasons 
for being there, as well as to set before them their sin in 
thus breaking the Sabbath, and the awful end such prac- 
tices would bring them to. When the doctors had rested 
a little, they began again, and soon Sinama’s people were 
informed they must pay, as the doctor was about to point 
out the person who had bewitched the Captain. Some gave 
their spears, others their ornaments, &c., in addition to the 
