1814.] Account of the Death of Mr. Mango Park. 37$ 



was brought here ; received from Moutini one ass ; gave to Amadi 

 Binui one musquet and ten cuhits of white cotton, to Guami half a 

 bottle powder, to my sister ten dollars and one pagne of muslin, to 

 the wife one bottle powder and 20 flints, four days after the arrival 

 of the hog, being the 13th day of my arrival there, and the seventh 

 moon of my voyage. On Saturday I departed early with my 

 people, and ordered the hog to be brought along with me by the 

 game people ; passed Boromba ; took water at a large fountain ; 

 passed Bancoumalla, after crossing a large lake ; stopped and slept 

 at Sirteerra ; lodged with a Moor named Babamirini, who killed 

 me a sheep; received from Manchia, the Chief, one sheep; gave 

 them 20 load powder and ten flints; departed at sun-rise; arrived 

 about two o'clock a. m. at Counnou, where there is but one well 

 for the village, and three fine large Doualli around it; found there 

 the King's army. 



There is on the east of the village a large tree full of bats, one 

 tree in the west likewise full of them ; but what is most extraordi- 

 nary is that those of the east go to the tree in the west, but those on 

 the west never go to that of the east. The army departed about 

 three a. m. and I about day-light ; on the road met the rear-guard 

 on its way to join the army ; arrived at four p. m. at Gargnia ; slept 

 there in a large village on the east ; there is a large lake where they 

 take water, and two large trees on each side of the door to enter 

 the village ; met there a caravan from Cancari ; received from 

 them cotta. Started^ early ; arrived at ten a.m. at Didougou ; 

 slept there ; the people of Gargnia had brought hither the hog, and 

 gone kirk. The people of this village being out in their fields, I 

 was obliged to wait next day to have the hog carried ; received 

 three fowls ; gave three loads powder ; each village was obliged to 

 give me four hands to have the hog transported. At Sannamba left 

 there the thief, fearing the King would kill him. Departed early, 

 pissed Issicora, and five villages deserted; slept at Yamma at four 

 />. m. ; staid there three days; lodged at the house of Boyamodiba; 

 he killed me a sheep; gave him two bis. scarlet; a woman in 

 my caravan, who had come with me from Moimdogou, and had 

 been redeemed there, found her husband, who gave me a sheep 

 and 1 UO collas. Departed early; arrived at noon at Yamina, on 

 the border of the Niger ; wanted to embark in a canoe, but the 

 rain pi evented. At abort lour j>. m. at Mognongo, on the other 

 side of the river; after passing nine villages, the river there is verv 

 wide. Departed early in the same canoe; arrived at Samman at 

 DOOl) ; lodged with dianguiana, where we stopped formerly with 

 Muugo Park, and where Mungo Park lost three white men by 



At four p. m. started, and went after sun-set at Segocorro, on the 



Opposite the river from Samman, after passing four villages; 



lodged with iinrna. This village was formerly the residence! 



of the Kings ; but to this day, v. hen the King wishes to go to war, 



! ways goes there to make his g*is gris and prepare himself; and 



