The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-02-28
Visit to the Congo King.
By MONTGOMERY D. PARKER.

The sun was over tLc l,revErd' a. n marty of
somu sv or .nvcn of our moss shovsJ nN f,o,, In.
shin in the first cutter manu,d with 4 crsw If ten
slininr black Krooboys for an excursion nm one
of the tributary streams that run into the Cong,
river. vhere. at a distance or n Gew miles ,I,.
natives had told II, We should find the King,
town Several of the native, had followed Us from
the shin IA their canoes. and we II ade known 10
them our intention, of v;sitinp M. Majesty mt
home, Just as we entere, lhe boat. We 3bser
gc,l one Of our Krooboys in the act Of kiekiay an
old fellow uut Of hor who had insisted ON takin,
/ passage with US. Not knowing who he was. II
ni4de no impressions on our minds at the time
us the natives on the coast are Of en- traubIesom
and annoying nnd very oni.ious in o,irrn. their
ser vices, always expecting l,Ige reward for tie
sIghtcs, favor they may render Hammered nc
ttrw"rd, however, that 1t was his dread Majesty
nuns u wh!h had oethtlus scdnda!nusiy Treated,
io' u h'd dYe-t'd m'eI ol hls oorS oi otc t.
pr'Neut thelr elhg soHed, and suppose had wish
e. u accompany u',to TaIot our toat IN safety
/ ihe absence "' the royal ves,mcntS had entirely
destroyed mat aIr oI m.lesty that doth so become
h'hr' ahu We poor Ue'I"od white men iiad MI
,'hch Nun iof one OF MS imperuuent subjects, and
s"lr''u "''h 10 u" Nrhcd aV' k'cR," anu that
"" III 'he p'e'ehee oi Ills cour'lGf' 1AeFe was
J""y 80 al Tue hrs' setting oil; an error IN dI-
P''u''l Vlal we never couId nope To rcctlly
"'' ~ we l"d discovered our mistake only wien
was Too i1tc 10 hei1 1t. the hIng had gone oil
WIN lhe remains ol MS dignity, and the insult
rlooapiy ranking IN his breast; and, worse still,
we discovered A. soon as we leit the beach that
oNr treatment OF Their sovereign had also been
resented Oy hls subjects, who, from at FIRST BENG
N"'lierouS IN lheIr oilers oi service, would now
he'.her snow us the way nor hold any c"mmunl
'aU"h Whatever WIN W.. We were IN decided
qu'hh'ry' a"d lay on our oais ior time to hold
COUNCIL "i war Mhch was at last brought to u
c,o'e an" "re'ded by old doe W, WI" declared
ha'' as we were well armed with pistols cutlaS.
seS' ana rarDInes' we had not much to fear, and
''la' We had uetter push on anl attain tie object
%! our expedition 10y visit to tie towna1 all ha'
z'tds.
| The order was given to let fall and give
way; and after having proceeded some three OF
four miles up thebrAnch, We wcreiortunate enough
In meet couple Of natives coming down IN a ca.
noe, who, for small consideration, not knowing
how their king had been treated, offered to show
Us the way to The royal residence. mile far
ther on, We turned the boats head by their dnec'
ton INTO asma,Ier branch ofthe sueanIwe had been
~, and after preceding some distance up this,
turned again To the right, into another still small.
'ti 'sa'n "' " H,.e distance We 'r'I 'hl' IoF one
,t, S."' S"."'ie' ""u ,''r''y 'n'nnE MW"Ss 7" 'ho
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