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forth sent successively to the different factories 
whenever any thing important was to be transacted. 
He was at this time sent up the river as far as 
Fatatenda. He came first to Kassan, of which 
he gives a description nearly similar to that of Job- 
son. It seems " this was a noted town for doing 
" mischief ;" and Europeans could scarcely pass 
through without receiving some insult ; but in con- 
sequence of having recently been taken and plun- 
dered by a neighbouring potentate, the character 
of the people was entirely changed ; they were be- 
come " the civilest in the whole river and the 
town might be passed through with perfect safety. 
The vessel then passed by Brucoe, (Bruko,) where 
there was an English factory building. About nine 
miles was Dubocunda, composed of two towns, one 
of which was open, and the other fortified by trees 
fixed in the ground, and clay stuffed in between 
them. This last served as a refuge when they were 
hard pressed in those extremities of war, to which 
their turbulent disposition often exposed them. 
They had lately rebelled against the lawful empe- 
ror (as he is termed) of Jemarron, had driven 
him to the extremity of his dominions, and elect- 
ed a king of their own, Moore then passed Cut- 
tejarr, formerly containing a factory, which had 
been removed, in consequence of its being over- 
flowed by the Gambia. In passing up the river, 
he was visited by a Mumbo Jumbo, of which he 
