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[1820. 
many of the principal people, seated in rows, 
within the right side of the gate leading to the 
inclosure. The King and his uncle Mungallee, 
who were sitting together, looked at us for a few 
minutes, after which, they both rose and shook 
hands with us very heartily. Having seen Kossie 
before at Lattakoo, I viewed him as an old friend. 
The square soon filled with men, women and 
children, making a mighty uproar. After this 
interview was over, the waggons arranged, and 
the tent erected, we prepared to take some re- 
freshment. Not one entered the tent, which 
they called a grand house, till after we had dined ; 
a mark of politeness greater than we had expe- 
rienced in any other place. After dinner, Kossie 
and others paid us a visit, when Munameets 
gave them an account of our journey. A meet- 
ing with the king and his chief captains was 
then fixed for the next day, that I might have 
an opportunity of stating the object of my visit. 
On the party leaving the tent, the king's mother 
was introduced ; she was the widow of the late 
king of Mashow, and sister to Sibinell, King of 
Yattabba. 
On stepping from the tent, a little, smart-look- 
ing woman introduced herself, telling us, by 
means of our interpreter, (who said he did not 
understand her language well,) that she belonged 
to a nation to the N.E., on the side of the Great 
