24° Mr. Park's. ^Journey into Africa. 



of which, all the information which could be obtained was, 

 that in crofting over it from weft to eall the canoes lofc 

 fight of land one whole day. From this lake the vater iflues 

 in many ftreams, which terminate in two large branches. 

 One of thefe flows towards the north-eaft, and the other to 

 the eaft 5 but they join again at Kabra, one. day's jour.ney 

 to the fouthward of Tombufcoo, and the port or (hipping- 

 place of that city. The tract of land which the two ftreams 

 encircle is called Jinbala, and is inhabited by negroes ; and 

 the whole diftance by land from Jenne to Tombu&oo is 

 twelve days journey. From Kabra, at the diftance of ele- 

 ven days journey down the ftream, the river pafles to the 

 fouthward of Houfta, which is two days journey diftant 

 from the river. Of the further progrefs of this great river, 

 and its final exit, whether it be the»fame that pafles by Kaf- 

 fina*, or whether, as ancient charts feem to indicate, it 

 fpreads into one or more inland lakes, or at an immenfe 

 diftance intermixes with the waters of the Nile, are ques- 

 tions which future difcovery can alone refolve. 



On the third day of Auguft Mr. Park left Silla, intend- 

 ing to return through Sego in his way back to Gambia ; 

 and at Modibao he had the good fortune to recover his 

 horfe, which* he found fomewhat improved in condition. 

 Here he learnt that Manfong, having been perfuaded by the 

 Moors that our traveller had come into his country with 

 fonie mifehievous intention, had given orders to apprehend 

 him. He therefore thought it prudent to avoid Sego alto- 

 gether ; which he accordingly did, by taking a circuitous 

 route until he had got confiderably to the .weft ; when turn- 

 ing towards the Niger, he pafted through many towns and 

 villages on its banks ; the largeft of which, called Sammee, 

 he left on the 14th of Auguft, and lodged that night at 

 Benni. On the morning of the 16th he armed at Jabbee, 

 a large town with a Moorifli mofque in it. The fame day 



• Erroneoufly fpelt Ca/hna. 



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