KXPLANATION OF AFRICAiM WORDS. 
Baloolu A room in which strangers are commonly lodged. 
Soofroo. A skin for containing water. 
Saphte. An amulet or charm.. 
Kouskous. A dish prepared from boiled corn. 
Shea-toulou. Vegetable butter. 
Calabash. A species of gourd, of which the Negroes make bowls and dishes. 
Paddle. A sort of hoc used in husbandry. 
ERRATA, 
Page 13, line 9, after the word of, insert the. 
18, the third line from the bottom, for Mandigoes, read Mandingoes. This error 
occurs in some other places. 
20, line 6, after the word as, insert counsel. 
30, line 8, dele and. 
— 47, line 14. after expression, insert even. 
— 60, line 34, after Prophet dele the period. 
91, third line from the bottom, after difficully, insert atid. 
136, line 4, dele there. 
261, third line from the bottom, for is, read was. 
{}:|r The Mandingo language being merely oral, it sometimes imavoidably happened 
to the Author, in reducing African terms to writing, to express the same word differently, 
in different parts of his journal. Thus, on revising his papers, he found Jillifree and 
Jillifrey used indiscriminately for the name of the same town; and in like manner 
Kinyeto and Kenneyetoo; Cancaba and Kancaba; Tambacunda and Tombaconda; and 
some others. As this was not observed until many of the sheets were printed, some of 
these instances of inattention will be found in the ensuing work, which it is hoped the 
good-natured reader will excuse. In cases of doubt, the Map of the Author's route is 
generally to be considered as the best authority; and to that also he refers for the course 
and distance of each day's progress. 
