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way ; and all very liungry, having tasted notliing since the 
preceding evening. The town of Sobee has changed its 
situation three times. It was taken about ten years ago by 
Daisy, King of Kaarta, with thirteen horsemen and some 
of his slaves on foot. They carried off five hundred slaves, 
two hundred of which were women. Such as escaped re- 
built the town about a mile to the East of its former situ- 
ation ; but when it had acquired some degree of prospe- 
rity, it was destroyed by Mansong, King of Bambarra. The 
present town is built nearer the foot of the hills ; part of it 
is walled, which serves as a sort of citadel. There is 
plenty of corn and rice here on moderate terms ; but they 
have not yet had time to recruit their herds of cattle. 
July 31st.— Rained hard all the morning, and flying 
showers all day. Halted at Sobee. During the night one 
of the town's-people attempted to steal one of the soldier's 
pieces, some of which were standing against a tree close 
to the tent. Lieutenant Martyn was sleeping under the 
tree ; and hearing somebody moving the muskets, he no 
sooner observed that it was a Negro, than he snatched one 
of the muskets and fired at the thief as he was running off 
with one of the muskets. Whether the ball touched him 
or not we could not learn ; but the thief dropped the mus- 
ket, and we found it with the pouch and bayonet in the 
morning. 
