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Asour 11 o'clock in the morning the king’s Fit-Auraris 
paffed. He was a near relation of Ayamico, one of the chiefs 
of the Agows who was a relation of the king, as I have be- 
fore mentioned, and flain by Fafil at the battle of Banja. With 
him I had contracted a great degree of friendfhip; he had 
about 50 horfe and 200 foot: as he pafled at feveral places he 
made proclamation in name of the king, That nobody fhould 
leave their houfes, but remain quiet in them without fear, 
and.that every houfe found-empty fhould be burnt. He fent 
a fervant as he pafled, telling me the king was that night to 
lie at Lamgué, and defiring me to fend him what fpirits L 
could fpare, which I accordingly did, upon his providing a 
man who could protect the houfes adjoining mine from, 
the robbery and the violence of which the inhabitants were. 
in hourly fear. - 
Azout the clofe of the evening we heard the king’s: 
Kettle-drums. Forty-five of thefe inftruments conftantly 
go before him, beating all the way while he is on his 
march. The Mahometan town near the water was plun- 
dered in a minute; but the inhabitants had long before re- 
moved every thing valuable. Twenty different. parties of 
firagglers came up the hill to.do the fame by Emfras. Some 
of the inhabitants. were known, others not fo, but their 
houfes had nothing in them; at laft thefe plunderers all uni- 
ted in mine, demanding meat and drink, and all fort of ac- 
commiodation. Our friend, left-with us by the Fit-Auraris, re- 
fifted as much as one man could do with flicks and whips, 
and it was a {cuffle till mid-night; at laft, having cleared 
ourfelves of them, luckily without their fetting fire to the 
town, we.remained quiet for the reft of the night. 
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