7289. Mr. _Aldam_.] Would you contemplate in that case having a fort some distance up the river?--No; in the River Nunez, to which I allude with respect to the Foolahs, I do not think it would be necessary, because the petty chiefs immediately at the mouth of the Nunez, who are now likely to give trouble, would be kept in order by them; I think a treaty entered into with the Foolah chief, would in a great measure ensure our trade with the Foolah country. Through the means of the Foolah chief we should be enabled to carry on trade independent of the petty chiefs, through whose territory the trade now has to pass. 7290. What kind of treaty would you make with those chiefs?--The object of it would be to bind the Foolah chief down to afford protection and security to our commerce, and to people settling in his country, for the purpose of carrying on trade. 7291. And you think it would be easy to obtain such a treaty?--I think so; I judge from the opinion given me by a Foolah chief, whom I met in the Nunez, and who expressed himself desirous that the white people should not leave the River Nunez, and said that he would be very happy to escort me up to Teembo, that the Foolah Almaamy would be very happy to see me. 7292. Over what extent of country would the influence of this chief extend?--The Foolah country is now very extensive. The kingdom of Kikandy is in some measure tributary to the Foolah country. 7293. Mr. _Forster_.] Were you at Sierra Leone when the affair of the Hamburgh vessel, the Echo, took place?--I was at Sierra Leone while the Echo was there. 7294. Did you apply to the captain of the Echo for some of his crew?--I met some of the crew of the Echo, who came to me and expressed a wish to enter the Saracen for Her Majesty’s service, and on meeting the captain of the Echo, I mentioned to him that those people had done so; but I had no idea of entering the crew, as they were all foreigners. 7295. Sir _T. D. Acland_.] How far is the Nunez navigable?--For vessels drawing 10 feet water to Debucca, a distance of 50 or 60 miles; and for large canoes I should think much higher. HOUSE OF COMMONS. _Select Committee on West Coast of Africa._ R. R. GIBBONS, Esq. to MESSRS. ZULUETA & Co. Gentlemen, July 15th, 1842. I send you herewith a copy of evidence given by Captain Hill, of a later date than that I sent on a previous occasion. I am, &c. (signed) _R. R. Gibbons._ _Lunæ, 4º die Julii, 1842._ MEMBERS PRESENT. Sir T. D. Acland. Mr. Aldam. Viscount Courtenay. Captain Fitzroy. Mr. W. Hamilton. VISCOUNT SANDON, in the chair. Captain _Henry Worsley Hill_, called in; and further Examined.