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most fatiguing. Many of the asses being rather over- 
loaded, lay down on the road ; others kicked off their 
bundles ; so that, after using every exertion to get forward, 
we with difficulty reached Samee, a distance of about 
eight miles. We unloaded our asses under a large Tabba 
tree at some distance from the town, and in the evening 
I went with Isaaco to pay my respects to the Slatee of 
Samee. 
The Slatee of Samee, as well as the Slatees of Lamain 
and Kutijar, is subject to the King of Kataba ; but their 
subjection is not easily defined. If a slave runs away from 
one to another, he cannot be reclaimed unless the other 
chooses to give him up. The Slatee was very drunk, and 
when I told him that I was come to pay my respects to 
him and would give him one jug of rum, he told me he 
would not allow me to pass unless I gave him ten jugs ; 
and after a good deal of insignificant palaver,! was obliged 
to give him two jugs. 
May 5th. — Paid six bars of amber to the Mumbo Jumbo 
boys,* and set out for Jindey early in the morning. Found 
this day's travelling very difficult ; many of the asses 
refused to go on ; and we were forced to put their loads 
on the horses. We reached Jindey about noon. Pur- 
chased a bullock, and halted the 6th ; fearing, if we 
* For a description of Mumbo J umbo, see Park's Travels, p. 39. 
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