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several muskets. The headman, after a great deal of 
hesitation, ventured on board and was offered some coffee; 
as we had adopted the practice of giving a cup of that fine 
tonic at daylight to all hands. He, however, refused it, 
never having seen any beverage looking so black and 
uninviting, and intimated that a glass of rum would be 
better understood. A small present was given him in 
lieu of rum, and he went away very much pleased. 
We returned to the main stream, and passed a village 
on the right bank, called “ Kiambli,” containing only 
nine huts. The inhabitants there told the interpreter 
that, two days’ passage up the creek opposite to them, 
there were two very populous towns, “ Ichehby ” and 
“ Nebby,” and that a white man lived at one of them, 
probably some unfortunate Albino, of which, cases now 
and then are met with in Africa. The Ju-ju at this 
place was merely two portions of plantain-stem, crossed. 
The poprdation was about fifty. The chief sent off two 
fowls and some plantains as a “ dash.” 
On coming up with the ‘ Albert,’ Captain Trotter 
hailed Commander W. Alien to lead ; — the ‘ Soudan ’ 
having been sent to examine the Benin branch — erro- 
neously so named — where they took the opportunity of 
ascertaining the longitude. 
The Nun branch at this point, had attained a breadth 
of eight hundred yards. The so-called Benin branch is 
five hundred yards wide, the banks partially cultivated 
with sugar-cane, plantains, &c. 
Dr. Stanger here obtained some clay, containing Mica, 
