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power to erect one or more small Forts on the Niger, from 
whence, and by means of which, to watch over the due execution 
of the agreements, to assist in the abolition of the Slave Trade, 
and to protect and further the innocent trade of her Majesty’s 
subjects. 
Bearing these views in mind, you will, in your course up that 
river, select some one or more appropriate spots for the erection of 
F orts for the above-mentioned purposes ; and you will make with 
the Chief of the country a conditional bargain for the land, stating 
the purpose for which it is intended ; you will 2 :>ay down a small 
portion of the price, as security for the purchase and permission ; 
and you will send or bring home, for the consideration and 
ultimate decision of her Majesty’s Government, reports and 
drawings explanatory of the spot, and of its capabilities. 
The spots should be chosen with reference both to defence 
and salubrity ; to soil and to climate, not only of the spots them- 
selves, but also of the immediate neighbourhood on both sides of 
the river ; because the miasma from one side of the river will 
frequently, if carried by w'inds, produce diseases on the other 
side. They should be places where vessels may securely anchor, 
and ride in safety. They should be in situations to which natives 
are likely to resort for trade, and, if possible, in situations where 
natives have been accustomed to resort for that purpose. Means 
of a ready communication with the interior are also desirable for 
the positions, so that persons wishing to visit the interior from 
thence, for purposes of commerce, or otherwise, may there find 
facihties for those objects. They should be in a neighbourhood 
where supplies for vessels may be got, and in a country where the 
inhabitants are well disposed towards friendly communication 
with British subjects ; and they will be preferably situated, if not 
far from some considerable mass of habitations. The establish- 
ment of a position near to the confluence of the rivers Niger and 
Tchadda, would, with its other advantages, have the additional 
and important one, that it would assist the British trade with both 
rivers. 
26. You will promise to those Chiefs who shall sincerely aid in 
the views of her Majesty, in abolishing the Slave Trade, that you 
will do all in your power for their assistance and protection, in 
