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and, like Jarra, built of stone and clay. The Moors are here in 
greater proportion to the Negroes than at Jarra. They assem- 
bled round the hut of the Negro where I lodged, and treated 
me with the greatest insolence : they hissed, shouted, and 
abused me ; they even spit in my face, with a view to irritate 
me, and afford them a pretext for seizing my baggage. But, 
finding such insults had not the desired effect, they had recourse 
to the final and decisive argument, that I was a Christian, and 
of course that my property was lawful plunder to the followers 
of Mahomet. They accordingly opened my bundles, and rob- 
bed me of every thing they fancied. My attendants finding 
that every body could rob me with impunity, insisted on return- 
ing to Jarra. 
The day following (March 2d) I endeavoured, by all the 
means in my power, to prevail upon my people to go on ; but 
they still continued obstinate ; and having reason to fear some 
further insult from the fanatic Moors, I resolved to proceed 
alone. Accordingly the next morning, about two o'clock, I de- 
parted from Deena. It was moonlight ; but the roaring of the 
wild beasts made it necessary to proceed with caution. 
When I had reached a piece of rising ground about half a 
mile from the town, I heard somebody halloo, and looking back, 
saw my faithful boy running after me. He informed me, that 
Ali's man had gone back to Benowm, and that Daman's NsglfG 
was about to depart for Jarra ; but he said he had no doubt, if 
I would stop a little, that he could persuade the latter to ac- 
company us. I waited accordingly, and in about an hour the 
boy returned with the Negro ; and we continued travelling over 
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