S7 6 Account of the Death of Mr. Mungo Park. [Nov. 



you have is destined for the King of Sego. I said, I might, it is 

 true, have travelled by other roads, where you never would have 

 heard of me ; but on my way hearing you lived with the King of 

 Sego in peace and friendship, I took it upon me to travel through 

 your country in security ; the King said, What I said to you is 

 enough. I then left the house with part of his slaves, and went to 

 my lodging. I immediately completed 60 bars in powder and 

 amber, the horse Robert Ainsley bought me, with the same tin box 

 he refused, and three ducks. I went with my landlord with those 

 presents to the King, and presented them to him, which he 

 accepted. In the presence of the King I gave Sabiti one bottle 

 powder, to his Griot one snuff-box. The King then told me, Now 

 if you choose I shall send you a man who will conduct you straight 

 to Sego. I observed to him that I could not go now, because if I 

 did whoever would see me would think that 1 deserted from him. 

 I shall stay here, and rest myself awhile. The King then said to 

 Sabiti, You see that man ; he appears to be a man of great cou- 

 rage ; if he had been a weak spirited man he would have run away, 

 and left his things in my hands. I then went home; spent the day 

 and night ; next day I went with my people to Waassaba, to fetch 

 my family and things, where I staid two days, but thought proper to 

 go back to the King, being afraid of some underworks against me. 

 When I came before him, I told him that I came back to swear 

 fidelity and friendship to him, and that whenever I should go back- 

 wards or forwards to Senegal or Sego that I should always put into 

 his country and see him ; but that I should wish also he would 

 swear to treat me well, and be my friend and protector, should he 

 be at war with the King of Sego. He then sent for Ghiaman, the 

 eldest son of the Royal Family, who swore the same to me in the 

 King's name. I then swore likewise before them what is above 

 stated. After swearing, Chiaman told me to give him, by way of 

 cementing our oaths, a handsome gun or a coussatu (shirt). I told 

 him I had none at present ; but gave him my word, if I should go 

 back to the country of the white men, on my return I would bring 

 one of those two things. I stayed in the village all that day. 



In the mean while 1 wrote a prayer (gris gris) to a man who gave 

 me a bullock, which I carried to my family and people at Waassaba. 

 Slept at Waassaba, next morning killed the bullock, and passed 

 that day. Next morning Iagui, Chamoni's brother, sent me word 

 to wait there for him. I then immediately sent my family and 

 things by another road, and waited the arrival of Iagui. Iagui came, 

 and patented me an ass loaded with dried couscous, to help me in 

 my travels. I gave him half a piece of fine cotton, three bottles 

 powder, two looking-glasses, two snuff-boxes. Iagui left me, de- 

 parted same day for Toncha to take leave of the King, informing 

 me that by and by he will give me the promised man to conduct 

 me (between Waassaba and Toucha there are seven small rivers to 

 cross). The King gave me a man, named Mouroucoro, who went 

 on foot. The King then shook hands with me, saying, I bear vou 



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