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considered the ringleader in the destruction of 
the Catherine. This was the only step taken by 
him to avenge the wrong which his country had 
sustained. All the Portuguese whom he met, 
affected to speak with the utmost horror of the 
conduct of Nunez in that transaction ; but on 
these professions he placed very little reliance. 
Jobson immediately sailed up the river, and 
having passed Mansegar and Woolley, arrived at 
Kassan. 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 received with civility by the alkade or 
governor. Kassan is described as populous, " and 
" after their manner warlike.'* 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 assailing army. The king's 
palace is in the centre of the town, surrounded by 
the apartments of his women, and by an enclo- 
sure, the entrance of which is diligently guarded. 
He is subject to the sovereign of Barsally. The 
trade consists chiefly in salt, great quantities of 
which are sent up the river. 
Jobson again set sail, and arrived at Jerakonda 
