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interior of the southern parts of northern Africa, with some 

 notes regarding the death of our lamented countryman, Mr. 

 Park. The narrative is drawn from a negro, a native of 

 Yaourie, adjoining the spot where Park perished, and who 

 witnessed what he relates. Considering every circumstance, 

 the document is clear and satisfactory, plain and unadorned, 

 without anything that leads to a suspicion of its accuracy, or 

 the intention of the negro to deceive, and in its most material 

 features it is borne out by accounts obtained through other 

 channels. The notes from which the following summary is 

 drawn up, were obtained in 1822: 



Duncanno, a negro, was born at Birnie Yaourie. He was 

 in the Pass about to be mentioned, to sell collets, when he 

 was seized by the Foulahs, carried off as a slave, and after- 

 wards taken to the Gold Coast, where he was shipped on board 

 a Portuguese vessel, and carried toBahia, where he remained 

 three years. He was employed in a Portuguese slave ship as 

 a seaman, and returned to Africa in her, during Governor 

 Maxwell's residence on the coast. Duncanno states, that he 

 was in his native country, Birnie Yaourie, sixteen years ago 

 (1806), when Mr. Park arrived there in a canoe with two masts. 

 No person landed. The canoe continued her course down 

 the river with the travellers in her. The king of Yaourie, 

 aware of their danger, sent off eight canoes after them, to warn 

 them of it, and in one of the canoes was sent a red cow, in- 

 tended as a present to the white men. Mr. Park did not com- 

 municate with them, but continued sailing onwards. The 

 canoes followed, and at last Mr. Park, probably dreading 

 hostile intentions, fired upon them, but fortunately did not kill 

 any one. The canoes returned ; but the king, anxious for the 

 safety of the travellers, again sent people to proceed after 

 them, requesting them to stop, and he would send persons to 

 show them the safe and proper passage in the channel of the 

 river. The messengers could not, however, overtake them. 

 Park continued his voyage till the vessel got amongst the rocks 

 off Boussa, and was in consequence " broke." 



Birnie Yaourie is in Houssa, but Boussa is not. The lat- 

 ter is in the country called Burgoo. Birnie Yaourie is by land 

 distant one day's journey from Boussa, but by water one day 

 and a half. Duncanno described the place or pass, where the 

 canoe was broken, to be like the cataracts in our mountains ; 

 The water ran with great force. The canoe was carried ra- 

 pidly along, and before they could see their imminent danger, 

 it struck with violence on some rocks and was dashed to pieces. 

 The people of Boussa stood upon the rocks projecting into the 

 river, desirous, if possible, to afford the white men assistance; 



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