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very deep. A small stream, called Edoh, is here marked 
on Allen’s chart as a tributary. It was, however, believed 
by Mr. M‘Queen to be a diverging branch, communi- 
cating with the sea in the Bight of Benin. In order to 
clear up this doubt, the ‘ Wilberforce,’ having only the 
schooner in company, which was in tow, entered the 
river, with the view of exploring it a short distance. 
The current was found to be setting so strongly into 
the main river, that we had difficulty in stemming 
it ; and, by indifferent steerage, the vessel was carried 
on the bank, remaining some time entangled among the 
bushes, from which we brought abundance of ants. 
In the meanwhile, the perversity of the eddy forced 
the ‘Amelia’ upon the other side of the point of 
confluence of the streams, so that she was obliged to 
cast off the tow-rope, and anchor, while we, after 
several failures, extricated the ‘ Wilberforce.’ 
Having satisfied ourselves that the Edoh is a tribu- 
tary, and taken the ‘ Amelia’ once more in tow, the 
unusual spectacle of two bright lights, like signals, 
approaching us, excited much surprise and various 
conjectures. The ‘ Albert,’ however, soon made her 
appearance, having also gone up the creek, for the 
purpose of ascertaining the nature of it, which we 
were not aware of, having been separated since yesterday 
morning. It was fortunate for both vessels, that 
she did not come down ten minutes sooner, as the night 
being very dark, we might have come in unpleasant 
contact. Captain Trotter was stiU up the river in 
the ‘ Soudan,’ with the intention of exploring it fully. 
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