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proceeding in a northerly direction till twelve, reached an insigni- 
ficant village, forming part of Cuttup. The country traversed level, 
but thickly wooded, and fertile. 
26th. — Arose at 6 A. M., and did not halt till ten at night, 
when we fixed our tent on a clear space in the midst of a large 
wood; vast cpiantities of bamboo, palm, and cocoa-nut trees growing 
in every direction. The asses were very troublesome to-day, having 
been annoyed by the forest flies ; myriads of which swarm in the 
woods, and alight in great numbers on men and animals. These 
insects bit the asses so severely that the blood streamed copiously 
from their sides and legs, and made them so restive that they fre- 
quently flung off their loads, and rolled themselves on the ground. 
Being unable to procure any better provisions, we contented our- 
selves with a little boiled corn. Although still very ill, found 
myself greatly improved. 
27tli. — At seven in the morning proceeded, and after a fatiguing 
journey, reached a Bowchee village, named Cokalo, at 2 P.M. The 
inhabitants being very poor, could procure nothing but corn. The 
chief of the village had made a fetish, and having roasted a dog, 
stewed a large snake in oil and water, and boiled a good deal of 
corn, invited his people to a feast, of which they partook freely. A 
small bowl of boiled corn, enriched with a portion of the reptile, 
and the liquid in which it had been dressed, was sent me from the 
chief's table. Supposing it to be fish on the boiled corn, I ate a 
mouthful or two, but there being a peculiar, and not disagreeable 
flavour with it, I cursorily asked a person, who stood by my side, 
what kind of fish I was eating ; but on his telling me it was part of 
the snake, I could eat no more. Pascoe, however, was not quite 
so fastidious, and consumed the remainder with great relish, de- 
claring that, in his opinion, it was much superior to dried ling. 
28th. — Proceeding this morning at eight, arrived an hour after 
on the banks of the Coodoonia ; but here it was broader, deeper, 
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