Abstract of Park's dispatch sent home by the Crescent Receivdat the Foreign Office Augt 1st dated Kayee R. Gambier...', 26April 1805 (Series 79.06) - No. 0004 | Transcription Tool

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	The other seem half so long 14 feet of a Dark olive Color. They do not associate together. The Large ones are much shorter in the face than the Smaller they are Calld by the natives Bumbo, the smaller ones Bunibo sooror Scori Heat in the Shade at one Oclock - 103 in the Sun - 134 of the River water - 82 of the air at 7 in the Even - 78 The Evening Tide carried the vessel past Sappho Island, saw a hippopotamus it swam under water near the Ship sometimes putting its head above water & panting like a horse but much Louder
15	arrivd at Kayay or Kayee in the morning. Went on Shore to desire a Plan for recruiting the Asses Some of which were not in a Condition to Travel Mr Dean a native Trader offerd to take charge of them & Dr Forbes sent some people to act [indecipherable] for them
16	Landed the Asses some in very bad Plight after Supper Mr Anderson & myself went on Shore & had an excellent Observation of the immersion of the 1st Satellite of Jupiter no vapor in the air no wind Belts quite visible The Satellite changd Color at - 12h : 7' : 26" Immergd - 12 : 7 : 28 Rate of Chronometer Losing 3" a day from Jan 20 1805 - 12 : 4 : 18 mean time - 12 : 11 : 46 Equation - 0 : 0 : 11 apparent time - 12 : 11 : 57 Time by nautical almanac - 12 : 12 : 2 Error of Chronometer - 0 : 0 : 5 Slow
18.19	Employed Purchasing asses and arranging the Bundles
20	The King of Katoba came not to Receive his Customs but to pay a visit he recevd as a Present a Salve & two jugs of Liquor 4 bottles of wine for himself & 3 for his People in order to exhibit our Force to him the Soldiers were put ashore with 3 rounds of

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