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with projecting eaves ; here the Governor sat in state, in 
front of his hut, the verandah of which was supported 
by seven rude pillars. He evidently considered himself 
to be very regal on his mud seat, covered with mats. 
Before him were several articles of Fetiche, and over his 
head, on the thatch, were skulls of oxen, of a monkey 
and a leopard. The object of the visit to this grave 
personage, was to purchase bullocks ; but his dignity 
would not be compromised by yielding to our im- 
patience, and so he was left. 
We fell in with the Ibu traders returning from the 
Eggarah market. There were about sixty canoes of all 
sizes, each containing, from two or three, to seventy 
persons. Obi’s son came alongside in one distinguished 
by a red flag, edged with yellow. He said he had 
made a good market, having purchased a large quantity 
of ivory. There were a number of boys and some girls 
in the canoe, but whether slaves or no, covdd not be 
determined ; though we hardly doubted it, as the King 
had acknowledged that his son was away at the market, 
for the purpose of making such purchases. 
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31st . — Morning cloudy. The river is here very wide^ 
with many large islands, where several alligators were 
seen from the ‘ Albert.’ We kept along the right bank, 
in order to be able to define its line more clearly, and we 
ascertained there cannot be any diverging brunches to the 
