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Island, about mid-day, we saw seven buge hippopotami 
in the mud, on the left bank of the river. Some 
showed their heads only, while the enormous backs 
of others were distinctly visible above the water. 
At five p.M. to our groat joy anchored oft’ Abdh, where 
we were soon surrounded by upwards of a hundred 
canoes. The vociferations and cheers of the natives 
welcoming us back, although well meant, were most 
annoying to the sick. Atchi, Obi’s favourite son, was 
soon on board, and on being told that we were anxious 
to leave the river as soon as possible, immediately went 
on shore, and sent a large canoe-load of wood on board 
the same evening by moonlight, promising to complete 
us in the morning. Within the last day or two there 
has been some murmuring, and manifestations of being 
troublesome, among our black crew. I told John 
Duncan, the master-at-arms, who reported their pro- 
ceedings to me, to keep a good look-out, and say 
nothing. 
Wednesday, October l^th . — At two in the morning, 
Mr. Kingdon, who had been taken on board at the 
Confluence in a very low state, expired. At six, Mr. 
Schon and I proceeded to the Island of Afgnb, to 
bury our deceased shipmate ; but the waters had 
risen so high, and the land was so overflooded and 
swampy, that we could not effect a landing there 
* When we were at Ahoh on the 26tli August the river was still 
rising. So it was at Idtlah anti the Confluence. At Egga it began to 
fail on the 25th September, and, as has already been noticed, it had 
