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RESIDENCE AT KATUNGA. 
and killed : all people would say that the king of Yourriba did not 
do good to white man.” He had been busy these last four days with 
his people, but he had sent a messenger to get a good path. I 
asked him positively to fix a day, as I could not put off any longer. 
After consulting with his people, he said, “ Nine days.” I said, 
“ Well — I shall remain nine days without saying one word that 
I had every thing ready to go. 
Foo-foo , the common food of the rich and poor, is of two kinds 
— white and black: the white is merely boiled yams beaten into 
a paste with water, and sold in balls of about a pound weight each. 
The black is made as follows : — The yam is first parboiled, then cut 
into small pieces and exposed to the rays of the sun till quite dry ; 
in this state it is pounded in a large wooden mortar into a flour, 
and sifted again and again until it is as fine as possible. The flour 
will keep in this way about six months. When wanted for use, 
boiling water is poured over it, and stirred round until completely 
mixed and of a proper thickness ; and when so done it is, like the 
other, made into balls of about a pound weight each. The natives 
eat it with soup, gravy, or palm oil; or without any other thing. 
Wednesday, 15th. — At 3 P.M. we had a messenger from 
Jannah, who brought letters; one from Captain Clavering of the 
Iledwing, with half a dozen bottles of porter and half a dozen of 
wine ; the other two half dozens having either been broken or 
drunk on the road. The supply was as welcome as unexpected, 
and proved to us how very little trouble and expense were required 
to keep up the communication. Ey the letters of Captain Cla- 
vering, it appears that the trunks of the late Captain Pearce and 
Dr. Morrison had arrived safe. 
Thursday, 16th. — Morning cool and cloudy. We had an early 
visit from the king, who was anxious to have a bottle of our porter, 
which I could not well refuse. He also begged my looking glass, 
and one of the tin boxes. In my turn I told him, that since we 
