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Matters being now in a good train at Cape Palmas, we go to use our pacific influence elsewhere. We sailed at daylight, and anchored this evening at Rock Boukir. In the morning, twelve armed boats were sent ashore from the three ships. We landed on an open beach, all in safety, but more or less drenched by the dangerous surf.
Here we posted ourselves, and awaited the King of Rock Boukir. The messengers announced, that he wished to bring his armed men within the walls, and occupy one side of the town, while our party held the other. As this proposition was not immediately acceded to, and as the King would not recede, it seemed doubtful whether there would be any palaver, after all.
Palaver with King Freeman Remarks on the Influence of Missionaries Palaver at Rock Boukir Narrative of Captain Farwell's Murder Scene of Embarkation through the Surf Sail for Little Berebee. December 9. At Cape Palmas. We again landed, as on the preceding day, and met the redoubtable King Freeman, and twenty-three other kings and headmen from the tribes in the vicinity.
His majesty of Rock Boukir, too, went on board the frigate, according to agreement, and probably, by this mark of confidence, saved his capital from the flames. If all stories be true, he little deserves our clemency; and it is even said, that the different tribes held a grand palaver at this place, for the division of the spoil of the Mary Carver. We set sail immediately.
The business had turned out so profitably, that other tribes on the coast began to envy the good fortune of the Crackos, and declared that they likewise were going to "catch" a vessel. The object of our present palaver was to inquire into the alleged agency of the tribe at Rock Boukir in the above transaction.
They made no demonstrations of opposing us, but stood stoutly in their ranks, showing more independence of bearing and less fear, than any natives whom we have met with. The town of Rock Boukir is enclosed by palisades, about eight feet high, with small gates on every side.
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