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JOURNEY FROM BADAGRY TO KATUNGA. 
tlie caboceer and a great number of people, with upwards of two 
hundred of the caboceer ’s wives, one of which was young and beau- 
tiful. The messenger from Burgho also was with us, and mounted 
on a much better horse than any I had yet seen. He said it was 
a war-horse, and set much value on it. Passed through the vil- 
lage of Fellah : the country extremely beautiful, clear of wood, and 
partly cultivated. We passed a number of Fellatah villages, whose 
inhabitants live here as they do in most other parts of Africa, at- 
tending to the pasturage of their cattle, without interfering in the 
customs of the country, or the natives giving them any molestation. 
Passed Awari at ten ; at eleven started again and halted at Bayoo ; 
the country still continuing fine and well cultivated. Here we 
changed carriers; and at 1. 40 P.M. arrived at Kooso, a large, 
double-walled town ; the outer wall extending from some rugged 
granite hills on the south-east to a great distance in the plain : the 
walls were crowded with people to receive and welcome us. The 
caboceer was seated under his verandah, with his wives and head- 
men around him, and shortly after came to welcome us. He was 
dressed in a Nyffee tobe, made after the Mohammedan fashion. He 
said he w r as glad to see white men come to his country, and going 
to see his king ; that he never expected to see this day ; that all the 
wars and bad palavers would now be settled. He presented us with 
yams, eggs, a goat, a sheep, and a fine fat turkey, and milk : a large 
pig also from the caboceer of a neighbouring tow n. 
Sunday, 15th. — Clear and cool breeze from the east. The ca- 
boceer came to bid us good morning, bringing abundance of pro- 
visions, which we gave to the kafila accompanying the messenger. 
The large court, about two hundred yards square, in which we are 
lodged, is constantly filled with some thousands of people, who will 
not be driven away, party succeeding party in their curiosity to 
see us; and “wide-mouthed wonder stares apace.” This is by 
