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ANDAMAKO. 
to plant and reap for the next season. At six p.m. 
we arrived at Bona-pia, the landing-place or wharf of 
a town called Andamako. 
Here we found King Bell and his son Beppo wait- 
ing for us, having made up their minds not to go any 
further; and they used every argument to prevail on 
us to pass the night there, in which the chief of the 
town also joined, by offering a very cordial invitation. 
Captain Allen was, however, anxious to profit by the 
remaining daylight to reach the next town, as it would 
shorten the Mmrk of the following day. After a suf- 
ficient explanation, which was almost unheard amidst 
the noise and squabbling, w'e pushed on to the town 
of Wana Makmnbi, which we reached at dark, but 
found that the chief, Mr. Lilly’s friend, was absent, 
having been summoned to a palaver at a town higher 
up the river, and that his people dared not entertain 
us without his sanction. King Bell was unwilling to 
land under these circumstances, as he said he could 
not be received in a manner becoming his dignity. 
We found him, nevertheless, enjoying the hospitality of 
the inferior people, by drinking largely of their palm- 
wine. 
The sight of the miserable huts, which we saw from 
the boat, close to the muddy bank, and the attacks of 
myriads of musquitos and sand-flies, made us think 
better of King Bell’s advice, and regret not having 
accepted the friendly invitation of the chief of Anda- 
mako. We knew not hoM' we should fare if we tried 
