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MUNGO PARK'S 
"you who are here sitting, wish to befriend me, I will 
" inform you of the real object of my coming into your 
" country. '^i* -^-M >i<. ; ^w-;i.iyyf^i*» jiiHijdiijijXu 
( Here Modibinlie desired me to speak on, as tltef Srere 
all my friends). " You all know that the white people 
" are a trading people ; and that all the articles of value, 
" which the Moors and the people of Jinnie bring to Sego, 
" are made by us. If you speak of a g ood gun, who made 
it ? the white people. If you speak of a good pistol or 
sword, or piece of scarlet or baft, or beads or gunpowder, 
who made them ? the ivhite people. We sell them to 
" the Moors ; the Moors bring them to Tombuctoo, where 
they sell them at a higher rate. The people of Tbm- 
" buctoo sell them to the people of Jinnie at a still higher 
" price ; and the people of Jinnie sell them to you. Now 
the King of the white people wishes to find out a Way 
by which we may bring our own merchandize to yori,' 
asid sell ^very thing at a miifch cheaper rate than you 
" noVv have thenfi. For this purpose, if Mansong will 
" permit me to pass, I propose sailing down the Joliba to 
" the place ivhere it mixes with the salt water; and if I 
find no rocks or danger in the way, the white men's 
" small vessels will come up and trade at Sego, if Mansong 
wishes it. Ifhat I have ilow spoken, I hope and trust 
you will not mention to any persoir/ except Mansong and 
