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CHAPTER XV. 
Tide Author proceeds to Wassiboo — is joined by some fugitive 
Kaartans, who accompany him in his Route through Bambarra. 
— Discovers the Niger. — Some Account of Sego, the Capital of 
Bambarra. — Mansong, the King, refuses to see the Author, but 
sends him a Present. — Great Hospitality of a Negro Woman. 
Wawra is a small town surrounded with high walls, and 
inhabited by a mixture of Mandingoes and Foulahs. The in- 
habitants employ themselves chiefly in cultivating corn, which 
they exchange with the Moors for salt. Here, being in security 
from the Moors, and very much fatigued, I resolved to rest 
myself ; and meeting with a hearty welcome from the Dooty, 
whose name was Flancharee, I laid myself down upon a bullock's 
hide, and slept soundly for about two hours. The curiosity of 
the people would not allow me to sleep any longer. They had 
seen my saddle and bridle, and were assembled in great number 
to learn who I was, and whence I came. Some were of opinion 
that I was an Arab : others insisted that I was some Moorish 
Sultan ; and they continued to debate the matter with such 
warmth, that the noise awoke me. The Dooty (who had for- 
merly been at Gambia) at last interposed in my behalf, and 
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