JOURNEY FROM BADAGRY TO KATUNGA. 
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of our road lay through large plantations of corn and yams and fine 
avenues of trees. 
At 7 P. M. we arrived at Laboo. The approach to the town 
appeared by the moonlight quite enchanting, being through an 
avenue of tall majestic trees, with fetish houses placed here and 
there, and solitary lights burning by each. On entering the town 
we were taken to the caboceer's house, where he was sitting under 
his verandah ready to receive us, and the house was crowded with 
spectators ; he rose as high as the roof would admit, welcomed us 
to his country, and said he was glad to see us. We told him there 
was one sick gentleman behind, and requested he would send lights? 
and people to assist to bring him up. In less than two hours Dr. 
Morrison arrived ; and having received a present of a pig and five 
baskets of yams, we prepared our supper and went to bed. 
Wednesday, 14th. — The morning raw and cold; Morrison a 
little better ; Captain Pearce and my servant Richard Lander taken 
ill. After daylight the caboceer sent to inquire after our health, 
and at 10 A. M. we paid him a visit. We found him in the same 
place we saw him last night. The whole of the verandah and 
square was full of people, except a small space for those who came 
to prostrate themselves. In the centre of the square was a large 
baboon and pole, and a forked stick, with water for pigeons, that 
were continually flying about our heads. Rebind the caboceer sat 
about two hundred of his wives and concubines. He was sitting 
on a mat, reclining on a large round pillow, one of each of which 
he immediately ordered for us. We sat down beside him and gave 
him a glass of grog, which he drank off 4 with great relish, turning 
himself round so that his own people might not see him drink. We 
handed a few glasses more to his ladies, and a goblet full to his 
headmen, who were sitting in front with all the marks of their 
morning’s salutation of their master. Their obeisance is a com- 
plete prostration of the body at full length on the ground, with 
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