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SITUATION OF MOBATEE. 
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sweet and thickened milk, and all seemed happy 
at our safe return. Our Lattakoo friends, who 
travelled with us, having marts at Mobatee, were 
well received into their houses. At seven p. m. 
the time of evening worship was announced by 
the blowing of a horn. Most of them knew the 
hymn that was given out, and joined in the 
singing with great propriety. 
27th. At nine a.m. I had an opportunity of 
addressing nearly the whole population, on the 
sentiments and feelings which they ought to en- 
tertain respecting the Son of God. 
The town of Mobatee is so named from the 
river that flows past it in a beautiful narrow valley 
formed by two ranges of low hills. Towards the 
upper part there is little more than room for the 
river itself to pass. The valley and part of the 
sides of the hills were decked with trees, which 
added greatly to the beauty of the scenery. The 
Corannas of Malapeetze, for the accommodation 
of their large herds of cattle, have separated into 
three divisions ; the most numerous of these 
reside at Mobatee with the chief Therm, at 
sunrise 42 : at noon 70 : and at nine p.m. 42. 
Cupido arrived about sunset. He had been 
visiting and instructing another division of the 
Malapeetze Corannas, about twenty miles to the 
