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much the largest town we have seen, and at least contains twenty 
thousand people. They describe the country on every side as being 
full of large towns. 
Monday, 16th. — Morning clear and fine. Last night we had 
thunder, lightning, and a few drops of rain ; the thermometer had 
been as low as sixty- two degrees. They tried very hard this 
morning to retain us another day, but we were determined to go 
on, and at eight we left Ivooso. I rode to-day, as I felt myself 
much stronger than since I left Engwa. Just as we were starting, 
Mr. Houtson being mounted on a vicious horse, the animal reared 
and fell backwards with him. Our road was in a parallel line with 
the hills until we passed through the town of Yahoo; course, east 
three-quarters north ; the country well cultivated and very beau- 
tiful. At 10 A.M. halted at the town of Ensookosoo ; here we 
had to stop, much against our will, as Abaco, the messenger, had 
eaten too much pork, and made himself sick, and could proceed no 
farther. We therefore took up our quarters in the house of the 
caboceer, a dull-looking man, with a long iron chain round his 
neck, an ornament of which they are all fond : a pair of manacles 
for the hands lay beside him. We were lodged in the fetish room, 
which w r as the best in the house, and a very good one. We had a 
present of a pig, fowls, guinea-fowl, goat, fruits, milk, two bushels 
of plantains, yams, &c. The country between Yahoo and Ensoo- 
kosoo was a beautiful plain, well cultivated, and studded with a 
number of Fellatah villages; here also the curiosity of the people 
appeared to be insatiable, but the women very shy ; they are well 
dressed, and have immense large bugles on their arms, the Fellatah 
women who came from the villages to see us especially, as also their 
necks covered with coarse jasper beads, made in the country : we 
met a number of people with merchandize. The people snap their 
fingers when the caboceer drinks. 
Tuesday, 17th. — Last night w 7 e had a long conversation about 
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