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NAMES OF THE NIGER. 
been thought best to retain the generally received 
appellation Niger. 
M^’Sabah gave the following distances of the places 
on the Chadda, which he had visited : — 
From the point of confluence, 
to Immoshah, two days, on the right bank 
(Bofo, or Assasin, is opposite.) 
one day, right bank 
„ left bank 
„ ditto ditto 
„ right. 
This is near the principal town, Oruko, of which it 
is the port. 
thence to Aketo 
Bagana 
Amegedi 
Cheruku or K^ruko 
Akpeko one day right bank 
Ambeddo „ left bank. 
The Malam gave us the following distances of places, 
from hearsay, not having visited them himself : — 
From Ambeddo 
to Abushi, one day 
thence to Akbah „ a large town, right bank 
Afoketeh „ a large branch joins 
here from the south-eastward. I tis broad, but not deep ; 
twelve days up this branch, is a town, Kachina Ai-a. 
The north-eastern branch, the dark, or clear water, is 
deep, without rocks. Two days up this, is Akwara, the 
port of the large market-town, Okari, which the Malam 
infoimed us is the capital of the Koror6fa nation, of 
which the King’s name is Anjiih ; he is independent. 
By another account, it is four days, in a canoe, from 
