482 
MISSION TG ASHANTEE. 
surpassing every other in the neighbourhood of the coast, has ac- 
quired the name of Pass-all with the traders who speak English. 
Between Oroongoo and Adjoomba is the kingdom of Oongobai. 
The King's name is Pendanga, and the numerals are, 
One 
Rappeek. 
Two 
Ramboise. 
Three 
Mittasee« 
Four 
Binnaj. 
Five 
Bittan. 
Six - ■ 
Sam bah 
Seven 
Bittooba. 
Eight 
Bissamen. 
Nine 
Bwoi. 
Ten 
m ^ m 
DeeoOm. 
An intelhgent native of this country had fled to Gaboon to avoid 
execution. 
The larger arm of rhe Ogooawai, flowing south-eastward, as wide 
as the Gaboon, through the country of Tanyan, (the western fron- 
tier of which is five journies from that of Adjoomba,) runs into the 
Congo, (which is comparatively small before the confluence,) about 
ten days pull from the mouth of that river. A very intelhgent 
man who acts as interpreter or trade man to the vessels which fre- 
quent the river Gaboon, confirming this account of the slaves and 
traders, I enquired into the circumstances to which he owed his 
knowledge. He is the son of the principal trader in Gaboon, 
called Tom Laws on, who speaks English fluently. Eight years 
ago, this young man, Wondo, went from Gaboon to the Congo, in 
the Nimble, Everett master. After the vessel had traded some 
time, as high up in the river as she might safely venture, the cap- 
tain sent him and three or four other negroes in a boat with goods, 
to go up as much higher as they could. His account was, that they 
