34i<^ TRAVELS IN THE 
that we received concerning the Jallonkas, who intended to rob 
the coffle, was this day confirmed, and we were forced to remain 
here until the afternoon of the 30th ; when Karfa hired a number 
of people to protect us, and we proceeded to a village called 
Tinkingtang. Departing from this village on the day following, 
we crossed a high ridge of mountains to the west of the Black 
river, and travelled over a rough stony country until sunset, 
when we arrived at Lingicotta, a small village in the district 
of Woradoo. Here we shook out the last handful of meal 
from our dry provision bags; this being the second day (since 
we crossed the Black river) that we had travelled from morn- 
ing until night, without tasting one morsel of food. 
May 2d. We departed from Lingicotta ; but the slaves being 
very much fatigued, we halted for the night at a village about 
nine miles to the westward, and procured some provisions 
through the interest of the schoolmaster; who now sent for- 
ward a messenger to Malacotta, his native town, to inform his 
friends of his arrival in the country, and to desire them to 
provide the necessary quantity of victuals to entertain the 
coffle for two or three days. 
May 3d. We set out for Malacotta, and about noon arrived 
at a village, near a considerable stream of water which flows 
to the westward ; here we determined to stop for the return of 
the messenger which had been sent to Malacotta the day 
before; and as the natives assured me there were no crocodiles 
in this stream, I went and bathed myself. Very few people 
here can swim ; for they came in numbers to dissuade me from 
venturing into a pool, where they said the water would come 
