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Niger was found by micrometer angle to be one thou- 
sand three hundred and seventy-seven yards. 
At 3 P.M., the ‘ Wilherforce ’ crossed over between two 
of the long islands, and took the channel to the eastward, 
while the ‘ Albert ’ continued in the western. We found 
ours to be a fine branch, four hundred and fifty yards 
wide, and thirty feet deep. The intervening island was 
so broad, that we could not see the ‘ Albert.’ Both 
banks were populous, and well cultivated. Fishing, 
however, seemed to be one of the principal occupa- 
tions of the natives; for facilitating which they grow 
about the huts a genus of Leguminoscd (the Te- 
phrosia toxicariaj. The Krumen said the same 
plant is used for this purpose in their country. The 
leaves are dried and powdered, and then sprinkled on the 
water. The fishes devour it with great avidity, when 
they become stupified, and lie motionless on the sur- 
face ; the fishermen then take them up by hand. 
Towards evening we saw, in the distance up the river, 
the mountains named King William’s range, and, nearer, 
a fine dome-like peak, named Mount Purday ; soon 
afterwards, the cliffs of Iddah, formerly called Att^h, 
made their appearance. At 7 p.m. we anchored between 
the landing-place of Iddah and a long low island, which 
Lander had purchased from the King, and named English 
Island, on which he had intended to establish a factory. 
2nd . — 3 A.M. Th. 77* Wet bulb Mason’s Hygr. 74®,5 
9a.m. „ 78* „ „ 75® 
