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at Kooniakary, for which place we set out early on the morn- 
ing of the 14th of January, and arrived about the middle of the 
day at Soolo, a small village three miles to the south of it. 
As this place was somewhat out of the direct road, it is ne- 
cessary to observe, that I went thither to visit a Slatee, or 
Gambia trader, of great note and reputation, named Salim 
Daucari. He was well known to Dr. Laidley, who had trusted 
him with effects to the value of five slaves, and had given me 
an order for the whole of the debt. We luckily found him at 
home, and he received me with great kindness and attention. 
It is remarkable, however, that the King of Kasson was, by 
some means, immediately apprized of my motions ; for I had 
been at Soolo but a few hours, before Sambo Sego, his second 
son, came thither with a party of horse, to inquire what had 
prevented me from proceeding to Kooniakary, and waiting im- 
mediately upon the king, who, he said, was impatient to see me. 
Salim Daucari made my apology, and promised to accompany 
me to Kooniakary the same evening : we accordingly departed 
from Soolo at sunset, and in about an hour entered Kooniakary. 
But as the king had gone to sleep, we deferred the interview 
till next morning, and slept at the hut of Sambo Sego. 
My interview with the king, and the incidents which oc- 
curred to me in the kingdoms of Kasson and Kaarta, will be 
the subject of the ensuing Chapter. 
