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separate occasions I traversed.
a
great portion of the city, and
the only
inconvenience
that I was
subject ti was of an elfactory nature ! the filth and stench in the narrow streets and horrible,
ax.
each occasion of my visits to the citys
I was accompanied by
single individual; of course the m smiform of a British officer, as t returned from my intervice with
the Soutai
was and object of curiosity
• to the dense population through whom we passed but even this did not seem to elicit any, further display of feeling than a good natured stare
mere op?
less
and a few cries of Fanqui from
the
the
more juvenile port of population).
Captain Davidson of
Her Majesty's Ship "Hoornet" the
vessel attached to this stationTM -happened to arrive here with his vessel duri
during my stay aud I had the advantage of cenferning with him on the subject of
ject of this
report, as regards defensive measures to be adopted in case of a me disturbance; he
concars wout me
in the impracticability of attempting to hold the European Hongs, and of the
necessity of retiring
to the Consular residence on
Kulangen.