JOURNEY FROM BADAGRY TO KATUNGA. 
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them appeared to-day by the banks of a small stream in the valley. 
Mr. Houtson and I took some strong medicine, as we were both 
very unwell. I was worse than I have been since I left Badagry. 
The town of Akkibosa is large, and surrounded inside the walls 
with an impenetrable wood. 
W ednesday, 1 8th. — Morningdull and hazy, with alittledrizzling 
rain. At 7 A. M. left Akkibosa; the country cultivated only in 
patches here and there ; the trees low and stunted ; the soil gra- 
velly. At 9. 20 halted at Adja, where we were obliged to stop, the 
people being at work in the fields. The caboceer seemed inclined 
to be uncivil, and did not wait on us for a considerable time : when 
he did, I w r ould not shake hands with him, but told him I should 
report his disrespectful conduct to the king of Eyeo. He first said 
he was in the country, then that he was asleep, and no one told 
him we were come. He said, if I would forgive him, he would get 
us every thing we wanted ; to which I assented, provided he would 
promise to get us every thing ready for starting at daylight. I had 
my side rubbed with a piece of cord, after some Mallageta pepper 
was chewed and spit on the part. The cord was rubbed backw ards 
and forwards on the part, and gave ease ; and I consider it an ex- 
cellent mode of rubbing. 
Thursday, 19th. — Clear morning. Every thing was ready at 
daylight. Hie caboceer brought me some medicine to take ; it 
was like lime-juice and pepper. I was so sick that I could not 
stand for half an hour after 1 had taken it ; I then got suddenly 
well, both as to the pain in my side and the severe diarrhoea which 
had troubled me for some days : gave him six coral beads, and at 
6'. 40 A. M. left Adja, which is a walled town, having an avenue 
of trees, with a creeping plant of a briar-like appearance ascending 
to their very tops, from which hanging down, it makes an im- 
penetrable defence against any thing but a snake ; and being an 
evergreen, there is no possibility of burning it. The town is 
