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men, that were lost in the boat at Boussa ; that he had been offered 
a hundred and seventy mitgalls of gold for them, by a merchant from 
Bornou, who had been sent by a Christian on purpose for them. I 
advised him to tell the king, that he ought to have sold them ; that 
I would not give five mitgalls for them ; but that if he would send 
them, I would give him an additional present ; and that he would be 
doing an acceptable thing to the king of England by sending them, 
and that he would not act like a king if he did not. 1 gave him for 
his master one of the mock-gold chains, a common sword, and ten 
yards of silk, and said I would give him a handsome gun and some 
more silk, if he would send the books. On asking him if there 
were any books like my journal, which I showed him, he said there 
was one, but that his master had given it to an Arab merchant ten 
years ago ; but the merchant was killed by the F ellatas on his way 
to Kano, and what had become of that book afterwards he did not 
know. He also told me, that the fifteen men whom I had seen at 
Wawa belonging to Dahomey were slave-merchants ; that they had 
bought a hundred slaves at Youri; that they also bought small 
red beads that came from Tripoli ; that at Wawa they were to get 
a hundred more slaves, when they would return to Dahomey ; that 
these people bring cloths, earthen ware, brass and pewter dishes, 
and sell them in Houssa, Nyffe, and Youri, for slaves and beads. 
Wednesday, 19th. — Dull and cloudy this morning. The eunuch 
came with his horse ready saddled, but without one for me. I told 
him I was all ready, but would not go until he brought me a horse. 
He then pretended that he was going, and asked if I had no present 
to send to the king. I said I had, but should give it myself when I 
saw him; not until then. He then departed; when a Fellata, 
calling himself a messenger from Bello, residing with the king, 
came and said he would make the eunuch stop, and removed my 
baggage and myself to a good and quiet house, as the one I was in 
was much disturbed by women and children ; and it is settled that 
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