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that King Boy would come on board as he had pro- 
mised, but he returned an answer that he coidd not 
leave the camp without “white man” would fetch him. 
Although there was some appearance of treachery in 
this proviso, Mr. Hensman, Acting-Assistant-Surgeon, 
immediately volunteered to go for him, as it was con- 
sidered safer to hold the palaver on board. Boy, 
however, still refused to come off; but he acknowledged 
that a white man — doubtless Mr. Carr — had entered 
his river about seven or eight moons since, though not 
under his protection, and that he (King Boy) had in 
his possession at Brass ToAvn some of the white man’s 
clothes, together with two prisoners (Bassa men), 
from whom the clothes were taken about that period. 
Finding the king would not venture off. Lieutenant 
Webb proceeded on shore in person, and endeavoured 
to prevail on him to accompany him on board, hoping, 
when once there, to oblige him give a more particular 
account of the unfortunate superintendent. Boy still 
declined to leave the shore, but made the same statement 
as he had previously done. In reply to the questions, 
why he had concealed this knowledge from the white 
men on the late visit, as also from the King of Bonny 
River, he studiously avoided giving any direct answer ; 
and while he declared that he had no positive evidence 
of the murder of Mr. Carr, yet he said he believed him 
to have been killed by the Bassa people, and he was 
ready to furnish the pilots for that locality, although 
averse to going liiinself. 
