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them. Mr. Scott complained this morning of sickness and 
head ach. Made one of the soldiers saddle Mr. Anderson's 
horse for him ; and having seen him mount, and given him 
his canteen with water, I rode forwards to look after four 
Negroes whom I had hired to carry loads on their heads ; 
but being strangers, I was apprehensive they might run 
away with them. Found every thing going on well ; and 
we travelled with such expedition, that we reached Doom- 
bila in four hours and a half, though the distance cannot 
be less than sixteen or eighteen miles, nearly Soutli. It 
rained hard all the afternoon, and it was not till dark that 
all the sick soldiers came up. Only three of the soldiers 
were able to drive tlieir asses to day. 
When I entered the town I was happy to meet Km fa 
Taura,* the worthy Negro mentioned in my former travels ; 
he heard a report at Boori (where he now resides) that a 
coffle of white people were passing through Fooladoo for 
Bambarra ; and that they were conducted by a person of 
the name of Park, who spoke Mandingo. He heard this 
report in the evening ; and in the morning he left his 
house, determined if possible to meet me at Bambakoo, a 
distance of six days travel. He came to Bambakoo with 
three of his slaves to assist me in going forward to Sego, 
but when he found I had not come up, he came forwards 
* Park's Travels, p. 253. 
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