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o’korotombt. 
of villages, hoping that the ‘ Albert’ and ‘ Soudan’ 
would soon make their appearance. 
22nd . — 3 A.M. Th. 80“ Wet bulb Mason’s Hygr. 76“ 
9 A.M. 
„ 81“ 
5> 
77“ 
3 P.M. 
o 
O 
00 
?3 
75“ 
9 P.M. 
„ -79“ 
33 
76“ 
At 6.25 
P.M. weighed and proceeded. 
The 
river was here divided by an island, having a channel of 
three hundred and fifty yards on one side of it, and on the 
other, one hundred and fifty. In the narrowest, we had 
nearly three fathoms of water. The banks entirely 
changed in appearance : — the mixture of sand and clay, 
altered to clay with fragments of red quartz, so coloured 
by oxide of iron. A prettily-situated village, called 
Momoti-miama, was surrounded on all sides by the 
most magnificent and umbrageous trees. 
At 9.45 P.M. we passed the village called by Lander, 
Little Ibu, but properly, O’korotombi ; where the 
natives having endeavoured to prevent the passage of 
the former Expedition, it was destroyed after a little 
fighting. Some of the inhabitants came on board, 
bringing plantains and fowls. They were evidently 
distrustful of our intentions, which might perhaps arise 
from the recollection of the unsatisfactory relations they 
had with our predecessors. They certainly quitted 
the vessel with more gratification than they evinced on 
coming on board. 
In the middle of the day it rained heavily j but 
