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that transaction ; but on these professions he pla- 
ced very little reliance. 
Jobson immediately sailed up the river, and hav- 
ing passed Mansegar and Woolley, arrived at Kas* 
san. All the Portuguese inhabitants had fled from 
the place ; and our traveller was assured, that they 
had offered high bribes to the negroes to assist in 
entrapping and destroying his vessel, as they had 
done the Catherine. The English were here re- 
ceived with civility by the alkade or governor. 
Kassan is described as populous, " and after their 
tf manner warlike. 5 ' It is surrounded by a large 
ditch, and three successive palisades, between the 
two outermost of which, there is a space for cavalry. 
Many of the edifices have little towers attached to 
them, from which darts can be thrown on an as- 
sailing army. The king's palace is in the centre 
of the town, surrounded by the apartments of his 
women, and by an enclosure, the entrance of which 
is diligently guarded. He is subject to the sove- 
reign of Barsally. The trade consists chiefly in 
salt, great quantities of which are sent up the ri- 
ver. 
Jobson again set sail, and arrived at Jerakonda 
(Jonkakonda of Park.) Here he met two of 
Thompson's men, who gave him flattering hopes of 
the trade higher up the river, but advised him to 
iose no time, as it would quickly become too shallow 
to allow him to navigate* Having reached Oranto, 
