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ENQUIRY FOE MR. CARE. 
subject. He assured Lieutenant Webb, that he had no 
knowledge whatever of Mr. Oarr’s fate, nor had any 
information been forwarded to him of any white man 
having entered the river, or passed through his territory, 
and he was quite sure he had not come up thus far. 
Upon inquiry respecting the settlement or model 
farm, his sable Majesty reluctantly produced a small 
box containing letters from the settlers, dated in Octo- 
ber, 1841, which one of Ids headmen had received at 
Iddah “ six moons before,” saying at the same time, 
that there was a rumour of the Fidahs or FUatahs 
having attacked the place, and murdered three of the 
farmers. This detention of the box of letters, which 
it would have been so easy for Obi to have forwarded 
to its destination through the Bonny or Brass traders, 
with whom he has such frequent intercourse, very pro- 
perly raised doubts m Lieutenant Webb’s mind as to 
his sincerity; and his constrained manner when speak- 
ing on the subject of the fate of Mr. Carr and the model 
farm, caused a suspicion, that he knew more about 
them than he was disposed to communicate. He was, 
however, invited to visit the ship, to receive the pre- 
sents which had been intended for him, although in 
consequence of the very questionable behaviour of Obi, 
Lieutenant Webb had come to the determination not 
to give him all that he was authorized to do, feeling 
convinced that his anxiety and disappointment pro- 
ceeded from fear, lest anything should be divulged 
which might interfere with his “ dash.” Under all 
