Englishmen in general, that
would result from not keeping their word with him, which it was in
his power to enable them to do, he ventured to ask him to give him
ten muskets for his bill on government. He listened apparently with
great attention to his story, but Lander no sooner advanced his
wants, than with a furious oath, he repeated his refusal, and finding
him as determined as ever he had been, he mentioned it no more. He
moreover told him in the most unkind and petulant manner, "If your
brother and people are not here in three days, I go without them."
This, it was believed, he would not do, as the men would be of
service to him, but Boy had given his promise, that they should be at
the vessel in that time.

In the middle of the day, the pilot who had brought the vessel into
the river, came on board and demanded payment for it, which gave
Lander an opportunity of seeing more of the disposition of Mr. Lake.
The pilot had no sooner made his business known, than Lake flew into
a violent passion, cursing and abusing him in the most disgusting
language he could use; he refused to pay him any thing whatever, and
ordered him to go out of the ship immediately. Whether Lake was right
or wrong in this, Lander knew not, but he was shocked at his
expressions, and the pilot reluctantly went away, threatening that he
would sink his vessel, if he offered to leave the river without
paying him his due. He was rather surprised to hear such language
from the pilot, and doubted his meaning, until he found that he had a
battery of seven brass guns at the town on the eastern side of the
river, near its entrance, which, if well managed, might soon produce
that effect. This town, as before observed, is named Pilot's Town,
being the established residence of those who conduct vessels over the
bar.

On the following day, Lander inquired of Capt. Lake, whether, when
they left the river, he would take them to Fernando Po. This,
however, he again refused, saying that the island had been given up;
that there was not a single white man on it, and that no assistance
could be got there, but that if all the people should arrive by the
morning of the 23rd, he would land them at Bimbia, a small island in
the river Cameroons, whither he was going to complete his cargo, and
at this island he said that Lander would find a white man, who kept a
store for Captain Smith. Lander was quite satisfied with this
arrangement, feeling assured that he should g