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CHAPTER II. 
Halt at the Panjetta — Return of Messengers sent to tlie 
Capital — His Majesty's Answer — Great Scarcity of Pro- 
visions—Another Messenger sent, with Presents to the 
King — Captain Campbell's interview with Omerhoo Ka- 
no — Reports about the Intentions of the Expedition 
— Captain Campbell goes to see the King — Arrival 
of the Messenger from Sego — Captain Campbell's Re- 
turn — No satisfactory Answer — Illness of the Officers 
— ^Lieutenant Stokoe and Mr. Kummer sent to the Coast 
—Captain Campbell decides on retracing his steps — De- 
parture from the Panjetta — Arrival at Kakundy — Death 
of Captain Campbell — Departure for, and Arrival at 
Sierra Leone — Description of Foota Jallon. 
When Lieutenant Stokoe was about to move, 
on the morning of the 4th of March, Sergeant 
Tuft and Abou Baccary, the messengers sent 
to the king from the Tingalinta, made their ap- 
pearance, and informed Captain Campbell that 
having delivered the presents, and made known 
to his majesty the purport of their message, he 
told them that he could not permit us to pass 
through Foota Jallon until he had consulted his 
chiefs, to whom he could not address himself 
on the subject before Captain Campbell thought 
fit to make them suitable presents : the messen- 
gers also said, it appeared that many unfavour- 
