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A JUDGE AFLOAT. 
earnest request of Obi, bad been for some time left at 
Aboh, (having been sent from the Confluence in the 
Soudan,) returned to the ‘ Albert’ this morning, and 
gave a very favourable account of his reception by Obi 
and his people during his stay at Abdh. They all 
were anxious to hear him speak of the Christian 
religion, and of everything white men knew. 
It was a rule with Dr. Stanger and myself, to 
arrange on the previous evening, after considering 
what was to be done, the hour of starting on the 
morrow. Ten o’clock was the time fixed for our 
departure from Aboh ; and so rigorously was the 
custom observed, that the vessel was under weigh just 
as the bell struck the hour ; when it was discovered 
that Obi’s chief judge, who had been conversing with 
some of the black crew in the fore part of the vessel, 
was still on board. 
His Lordship evidently apprehended we were about 
to make an unceremonious abduction of his person 
down the river ; for without waiting to have the 
engines stopped for a minute, he made a rather un- 
dignified leap overboard, his countenance exhibiting 
an expression of unmingled terror. For a while he 
was seen floating astern, with his ample white robe 
inflated, balloon like, round his body ; but was soon 
picked up by one of Obi’s canoes. 
At twelve o’clock we were at the Warree branch on 
the right bank, and shortly afterwards at Truro Island. 
