SIMON .TONAS. 
to be tlie same. Even iu its present oyerflowed state 
it carries off but an inconsiderable quantity of water, 
and cannot be ranked among tbe principal outlets of 
the mighty Niger. It appears to be filling up. 
Soon after breakfast we anchored off the creek 
leading to Aboh ; a messenger was immediately sent 
to apprize Obi of our arriyal, and to request that 
he would send off all his canoes with wood, as we 
were obliged to return without delay to the “salt water.” 
The king replied he was sorry he had no means of 
assisting us, as all his men were gone to the market ; 
besides which, he said the flood was so high, that it 
had laid his town under water. 
Disappointment made us look with suspicion and 
dissatisfaction on his answers, which were strength- 
ened by his not coming to see us according to custom. 
This neglect, after all the benefits we had conferred on 
him and the warm professions he had made, showed 
at all events that it was useless putting our trust in 
such a prince as Obi. 
Nevertheless, we had ocular demonstration of the 
overflowed state of the banks, the water being much 
higher than when Ave Avere here before; and as we 
kneAV so many of his canoes were at the Oniah 
market, we perhaps judged him too hardly. 
We learned from our visitors, that the ‘Soudan’ had 
passed three days previously without stopping, except 
to land Simon Jonas. This is the individual whom 
Obi had requested might be left with him to teach his 
