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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
Chap. LXIX. 
been first attacked by the Tawarek below Kabara, 
where he had lost some time in endeavouring to 
open a communication with the natives, while the 
Tin-ger-egedesh forwarded the news of his arrival, 
without delay, to the Igwadaren, who, having col- 
lected their canoes, attacked him, first near Bamba, 
and then again at the narrow passage of Tosaye*, 
though all in vain ; till at length, the boat of that 
intrepid traveller having stuck fast at Ensymmo (pro- 
bably identical with Ansongo), the Tawarek of that 
neighbourhood made another fierce and more sue- 
cessful attack, causing him an immense deal of trouble, 
and killing, as A'wab asserted, two of his Christian 
companions. He also gave me a full account of the 
iron hook with which the boat was provided against 
hippopotami and hostile canoes ; and his statement 
altogether proved what an immense excitement the 
mysterious appearance of this European traveller, in 
his solitary boat, had caused among all the surround- 
ing tribes. 
This chief being very anxious to obtain some silver, 
I thought it best, in order to convince all the people 
that I had no dollars left (although I had saved about 
twenty for ray journey to Hausa), to give him my 
silver knife and fork, besides some large silver rings 
which I had by. me; and he was very glad to have 
* The Tawarek must have attacked Park either far above 
or below this narrow passage, where, as I afterwards found, the 
current is very strong ; and, as I shall relate further on, he 
seems to have passed quietly by Tin-sherifen. 
