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found in white quartz, which had been broken to pieces by ham- 
mers. At this town I met with a Negro, whose hair and skin 
were of a dull white colour. He was of that sort which are 
called in the Spanish West Indies Albinos, or white Negroes. 
The skin is cadaverous and unsightly, and the natives considered 
this complexion (I believe truly) as the effect of disease. 
May iith. At daybreak we departed from Dindikoo, and 
after a toilsome day's travel, arrived in the evening at Satadoo, 
the capital of a district of the same name. This town was 
formerly of considerable extent; but many families had left 
it in consequence of the predatory incursions of the Foulahs 
of Foota Jalla, who made it a practice to come secretly through 
the woods, and carry off" people from the corn-fields, and even 
from the wells near the town. In the afternoon of the 12th, 
we crossed the Falem^ river, the same which I had formerly 
crossed at Bondou in my journey eastward. This river, at this 
season of the year, is easily forded at this place, the stream 
being only about two feet deep. The water is very pure, and 
flows rapidly over a bed of sand and gravel. We lodged for 
the night at a small village called Medina, the sole property of 
a Mandingo merchant, who, by a long intercourse with Eu- 
ropeans, has been induced to adopt some of their customs. 
His victuals were served up in pewter dishes, and even his 
houses were built after the fashion of the English houses on 
the Gambia. 
May 13th. In the morning, as we were preparing to depart, 
a coffle of slaves belonging to some Serawoolli traders, crossed 
the river, and agreed to proceed with us to Baniserile, the capital 
