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METBOKOLOGY. 
Abstract oe Meteorological Journal from Aboh 
TO Egga. 
At Aboh, Iddah, 
and confluence of 
Niger and Tchadda. 
Confluence of Niger 
and Tchadda to 
Egga. 
Barom, 
Average 
Height. 
Average 
ofTher. 
Fahr. 
Average 
of Dew 
Point. 
Winds. 
29-690 
84-00 
73*50 
Very light, S.W 
generally calm. 
29-570 
86-60 
72-00 
During tornados, 
easterly. 
At Egga I was prevented going on shore, owing to 
the number of sick on board the ship ; but Mr. Schon 
and Dr. Stanger, who were several times on shore, fur- 
nished me kindly with much information relative to 
the place. These gentlemen carried a message to the 
chief Roga, or Rogang, a Nufi by birth, but now under 
the rule of the Filatahs. Before they were admitted 
to the chief, they had to undergo the tedium of long- 
waiting, so common among the Africans. This was 
rendered the less tolerable by reason of the immense 
crowds hemming them in, in all directions, and hardly 
affording breathing room. At length there appeared 
preparatory signs of the chiefs arrival, which consisted 
in spreading a mat on a mud elevation about two feet 
from the ground, destined for his occupancy. Over 
the mat were thrown a leopard’s skin and leathern 
