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have got Into difficulties, he returned, on Monday 
morning, to the entrance of the branch, went up it 
several miles, and fired some guns to apprize us of his 
position ; but as we were by that time a day and a half 
in advance up the river, we were out of hearing. There- 
fore, receiving no unswer, Captain Trotter rightly 
concluded that we had pursued that channel to its 
junction with, or more properly, to its separation from 
the main stream. He re-entered the Nun branch, 
and continued his voyage. 
In the meantime the ‘ Soudan,’ on Monday evening, 
had got up as far as Sabo-Krugga, where Commander 
William Allen’s note was found, intimating that he 
had passed that place on the previous evening. On 
returning with this intelligence to Captain Trotter, the 
vessel unfortunately grounded, and remained fast until 
the ^ Albert’ came to her assistance. 
Tuesday 24. — They were occupied till nearly eight 
o’clock, in getting the ‘ Soudan’ off the shoal. They 
then proceeded, the ‘Albert’ towing the tender. A 
divergent branch was examined on the left, leading to 
Brass Town. It was one hundred and seventy-five yards 
wide ; a large canoe, belonging to King Boy, was seen 
there, going from Ibu to Brass. 
Several villages were passed on either bank. When 
abreast of one of them, some handkerchiefs, as a little 
present, were thrown overboard for the natives to pick up, 
in order to avoid detention by sending them on shore. 
A trait of honesty was here exhibited, not much in 
