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BANKS OF THL UlVliU. 



seated, and gazed at, like a curinuji aiiirtial, by 

 a large crowd oF natives of all claf^^et; and (U'ders, 

 who, from the eagerness tlicy evincetl, and the 



ties. Howevei-, instead of waiting to g^'dd 

 at, I amnsed myself I>y wanderino; over tluj 

 bazaar, which was ph-ntifully snpplied witli 

 st^T'-oanes, plantains, rice, cucUttltefiSs Athsi 

 fisb;, mm, (ihs l^of tks^^^ j^,) ^ Amk& 



nttt, or Pinong, cut np ready for TO^ticati on, 

 and a qnantity of live stock, as sttmll "bullocks, 

 ducksj fowls, &c. &c. 



Wr^m the bazaar I walked down by the banks 

 of iiia im&tf upm tli^ i^aised ps±hs wbidh tn^* 



seeted iflberiiUnieruus marshes, whicli nQf#^4tU'in^ 



the dry season, ahonnded in luxuriant grass and 

 other herl>aeeons plants, affbi'iliug fine feeding 

 for the numerous bullocks (of the small hnnch- 



about. During the rainy season thi' whole of 

 this flat is planted with riee, whieh, together 

 with the scattered pi<-tiires(|iu' baltihilitnis. and 

 groups of palms and (>tlu'r trees, form, by their 



comMntttion, a very pleasing landscape. Upon 

 thchanks t)f th<u riva.' wB&^Acrosikkmimretmf 

 uv **Oiigpi" of tlie natives, as well as the ^ Ba, 

 jiii'tt^t,** m AcmUkm Ukifoimsr ctneretl witli 



