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road which had caused the delay of our departure, the 
people being anxious to disappoint the enemy, who, 
if they had heard the news of our arrival in this place, 
Avould of course expect that we should set out in the 
morning. Having made our way for about six hours 
through a dense forest, we left a granite mound and the 
ivy-mantled wall of Riibo on one side, with a fine rimi 
and abundance of fresh grass of tall growth. The 
forest then became clearer, and we reached a consider- 
able tebki, or pond, which being regarded as the end 
of the dangerous tract, my companions came to con- 
gratulate me upon having now at length escaped the 
dangers of the road. However, our day's march was 
still tolerably long, extending altogether to twelve 
hours ; and being rather unwell that day, I had con- 
siderable difficulty in keeping up with the troop. 
In consequence of our late departure, we had to 
traverse the most difficult part of our route, that 
nearest to U'mmadaw, which is intersected by granite 
blocks, in the dark, so that our march was frequently 
obstructed, especially at a spot where two mighty 
granitic masses left only a narrow passage. A good 
deal of indigo is here cultivated between the millet ; 
and the town itself is very spacious ; but arriving at 
so late an hour, we had great difficulty in obtaining 
quarters, all the open grounds being covered with 
corn, and we were glad to find at length an open 
square where we might pitch our tent. 
Yridaj, Here my route separated from that of the 
October 13th. gi^aladima, as I was going to Kan6, while 
