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LANDER S LAKE. 
appellation ; but when the brothers Lander passed 
through it in their canoe, there was a dense fog, 
which made them suppose the banks to be more 
distant than they were. In this part, are two islands, 
abreast of one another, in the middle of the lake. The 
‘ Soudan’ having taken the channel to the eastward, to 
examine the Bonny branch ; the ‘ Albert ’ followed that 
by the right bank; and the ‘ Wilberforce ’ passed between 
the islands. Above this the river is in one undivided 
stream of majestic width, nearly a mile. We continued 
till eleven o’clock, as the night was fine, and then 
anchored in the middle of the stream. 
29^^.- — Being the Sabbath, we remained at anchor all 
day; and the usual divine service was performed. Wc 
had a visit from three native damsels, who came off in a 
smiill canoe from a village on the left bank, called Ogu. 
They appeared to be much delighted with all they saw, 
and still more so at a small pi'esent that each of them 
received. Nearly opposite to this was another town, 
Okbai, with which we had no communication. 
3 a.m. Th. 78^5 wet bulb Mason’s Hygr. 75® 
30^^.^ — Weighed at daylight, and took the scliooner 
in tow. Rainy weather, with a slight tornado. 
9 a.m. „ 78® 
3 p.m. „ 77® 
9 p.m. „ 75® 
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