ABSTRACT
AFTER spending nearly a week most agreeably at Fernando Po,we sailed for Calabar, but were overtaken at the mouth of the river by Captain Beecroft, in the Ethiope steamer. At his desire we went up the river in his vessel, as it would arrive at Duke Town a day before the Warree. Mr Sturgeon was on board. His object in following us so soon, he said, was to complete his arrangements for our Joint occupation of the Calabar country. lIe would take Creek Town, and leave Duke Town to us; and ho expected their mission-vessel, The Dove, to be over in a few days with building materials, to enable hinl to commence operations. I could say nothing about the practicability or propriety of the division he proposed, not yet knowing the country; but expected rather that he would leave both those to,vns to us; as we looked for reinforcements enough, ere long, to occupy the whole district of country; and thought he should adhere to the arrangement Inade by the two societies at hOlne.
