from Egypt to Western Africa. 7 
operate rather forcibly against the validity of Reichard’s old 
hypothesis, now newly brushed up, and become the favourite 
opinion of the day. To the northward and eastward of Nufi, 
the country is very mountainous and bold, and it is from thence 
that all the small rivers which he crossed in his journey from 
Kushana derive their origin; this high land is called Ksekseh 
intended as a present) to inquire; but the people on board, some of whom 
were white, would not permit them to approach, and as they continued 
following, subsequently fired upon them, but did not kill any. The king of 
Yawoori was sorry they had mistaken his intentions, for being anxious on 
account of their safety, he wished to shew them the right channel of the 
river, which near Boussa, becomes very rocky, and difficult to navigate. 
After the vessel had passed Yawoori, most of the inhabitants left the town, 
and went to Boussa (which is one day’s journey by land, and thirty-six hours 
by water) to witness the disaster which they knew by experience would 
there occur. On their arrival at Boussa they perceived the ship coming 
down the stream with a rapidity which increased as she drew near to 
the fatal rocks and cataracts, till at last becoming quite unmanageable, the 
confusion on board was seen to be very great. When the yessel struck, 
she went to pieces so immediately, that they could only save one man, who 
was a black slave, and spoke the Foulah language; this black man was de- 
tained at Boussa, but no person was either landed or kept a prisoner at 
Yawoori*. Just as the vessel struck, one of the white men (supposed to 
be Park) seemingly much agitated, threw something into the water, and 
having followed it, soon disappeared ; the rest shared the same fate, it being 
utterly impossible to contend against the impetnosity of the river at thig 
place. The people at Boussa picked some guns and pistols out of the water, 
by means of diving with ropes fastened round their bodies, an exercise at 
which they are very expert. The river at Boussa is very broad, and admits 
of a safe passage through the rocks, with which the natives are well ac- 
quainted.” About a year after this occurrence, while ona trading journey, 
Duncanoo was seized upon by the Foulahs, and carried to the Gold Coast, 
which occupied a journey of nearly two moons ; he does not remember hav- 
ing crossed any high ground on the way, but he came a great part of the 
way by water. On his arrival at the coast, he was sold and shipped on 
board a Portuguese vessel, which conveyed him to Bahia, where he re- 
mained for three years, and was then put as a seaman on board a slaver, 
which was captured on the coast of Africa by Captain Mill in Governor 
Maxwell’s time, and brought into Sierra Leone, where he was liberated. 
* This would appear to contradict Amadoo Fatima’s statement, as given 
by Isaaco. 
