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APPEEHENSION OF THE PILATAHS. 
mark. The old chief told the visitors that he was 
most desirous to see the captain ; that he had heard of 
our coming, and was glad to know that we came not 
for war but for peace ; but that he was deterred from 
going on board for fear of the Filatahs. Were he to 
go on board the English ship, the news woxdd instantly 
fly to Rabbah, and the king then would at once say, 
“Oh! Rogang has joined the whites,” (of whom the 
king stands in great fear,) and no sooner would the 
white people leave than he (Rogang) would suffer for 
his imprudence. On being told that the great object 
of the Expedition was to abolish the slave trade, he 
said, that he was aware of that, and was perfectly wil- 
lino; to act in favour of our views, but that he could do 
nothing until he saw what the king did in the affair. He 
plainly told them that he believed the Filatahs would 
not be favourable to our plans. He thought that such 
a grand measure coxild only be brought about through 
the instrumentality of God; and he hoped that God’s 
hand would be with us, and thereby the thing would 
be brought to pass. He acknowledged that he did 
not like the Filatahs, and would be glad to be reUeved 
from their thraldom. Rogang woidd not show any 
slaves; the report of our having liberated those in 
Ajimba’s canoe, some days before, having already 
reached Egga. Mr. Schon assured him that the faith 
had not been broken by us, but by the people of the 
Attah of Iddah. Rogang, however, thought as we had 
already liberated Ajimba’s slaves, we might do the 
