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NATIVE SYMPATHY. 
rality of our fair countrywomen ; and as we thought 
this a good opportunity for carrying out their 
charitable intentions, — which our hasty departure had 
hitherto prevented our complyingwith,— a considerable 
number of female dresses were left with him, and he 
was strictly charged whenever he gave them away, that 
he should confine his bounty to those for whom they 
were intended, namely, the scantily-clad females of his 
acquaintance ; this injunction was the more necessary, 
as a gift of one of these dresses had been oddly 
perverted. 
On our way up the river, we presented Ukasa, our 
friend of Onihh, with a pink gauze frock, which we 
had admired on the graceful form of a fair young 
friend, and although he was told to bear it to his 
“ mistress dear,” he lost no time in forcing his own 
black carcase into the delicate garment, and was 
delighted with the improvement in his appearance, 
explaining that he thought it became him singularly 
well, and he hoped we should speedily return with 
fresh supplies of such “ gauds.” 
The messenger who was sent by Obi seemed much 
concerned at finding the deck covered with sick officers 
and men ; though he knew it would be so, as it is a 
bad country above; but it was at this time unhealthy 
even at Abbh. 
A request was forwarded through Simon Jonas to the 
king, enjoining him to have plenty of wood readv for 
the ‘ Albert,’ as that vessel might be expected in a few 
