SSi Account of the Death of Mr. Mungo Park. [Nov. 



Allagi, Allhagibirou, and another whose name I forget, all three 

 Marabouts; the chief gave us a bullock, one sheep, three jars 

 honey, three jars butter, and four men's load of rice. Mungo 

 Park had paid me what we had agreed for my pains, before my 

 departure with him : I then said to him, I agreed to conduct you 

 to the kingdom of Haoussa; we are now in Haoussa, and I have 

 fulfilled my engagements with you. He gave me 700 cous, and 

 ordered me to buy some provisions for him, which I did : he gave 

 me five silver rings, some powder and flints to carry to the chief of 

 the village, and say to him, It is to the king living near this vil- 

 lage a present from the white man, who is going away and is taking 

 leave of you and the king, which I did; the chief then asked 

 Mungo Park if he intended to come back, Mungo Park said, No, 

 1 will not come back. We slept there next day, being Saturday. 

 Mungo Park departed, and I staid on shore, and slept where I 

 had landed. 1 went to salute the king at his village ; on arriving 

 there I found two horsemen, sent by the chief of the village to 

 the king, who said, The chief sends us to tell you, the white men 

 went away without giving you or me any thing, they have a great 

 deal of goods, but I have received nothing from them ; and this 

 Amaudy Fatouma, likewise, has made a fool of us. The king then 

 immediately ordered me to be put in irons. I was cast in irons 

 and every thing taken from me. Next day some were for killing 

 me, and some nnt. 



They sent an army to a village called Boussa, near the river. 

 Before that village there is a rock stopping the whole breadth of 

 the river, one part of the river being very high ; there is a hole 

 where the water can pass, but very narrow ; his army went and took 

 possession of the top of this high rock. When Mungo Park 

 attempted to pass, the people began to throw rocks and lances at 

 them.* Mungo Park defended himself for a long time ; he had two 

 slaves killed at the stern, after defending themselves long; and 

 being overpowered by numbers and fatigue, and the current so 

 strong, they began to throw over every thing they had in the boat. 

 Mungo Park took hold of one of the white men, and they threw 

 themselves in the water. Mastin did the same to the other white 

 man. The natives persisted in throwing rocks and lances. The 

 only man remaining in the canoe, a slave, said to them, There is 

 nothing in the canoe but me, why are you so desperate ; cease, and 

 take me if you like ; which they did. They took the canoe and the 

 man, and went back to the King. 



I was kept in irons for three months, when the King released me, 

 and gave me a slave woman. I then went to see the slave taken in. 

 the canoe, who told me how Mungo Park had died, which I have 

 related above. I asked him if any thing had been found in the 

 canoe after taking it. He said that nothing was found but myself 

 and a sword belt. 1 then asked where was the belt. He said it was 

 with the Kin?, who mnde a savgle for ills horse. 1 then sent a 

 Poule to get me the belt, by any means and at any price, and any 



