ISAACO'S JOURNAL. 
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twenty bars of beads. I left Robert Ainsley on Wednesday 
morning, and went to the village of the king of Cataba to 
pay my respects. I had previously sent the same day, my 
baggage and people, to Giammalocoto. On my arrival 
before Cataba, I gave him one musket, and one string of 
amber No. 4. which he distributed to his attendants. In 
the evening of the same day, I took leave of the king, and 
arrived at Giammalocoto, after sunset, where I met my 
people and effects. I left Giammalocoto, on Friday morn- 
ing, and slept at Tandacounda. I departed next morning 
(Saturday) and slept at Guenda. On Sunday crossed a 
rivulet and slept under a tamarind tree close to the village 
of Sandougoumanna. I sent to Sallatigua-koura, king of 
that country, five bars of tobacco (ten heads) . I went and 
slept at Woullimanna, I gave to Mansancoije, the chief, 
two bars of scarlet cloth and two bars of tobacco, and to 
his son, one bar of scarlet cloth. I also gave to my land- 
lord three bars of tobacco. Departed next day early ; 
stopped at Carropa at noon, and went to Coussage, where 
we slept. I there found my family, who had been driven 
away by the Bambarra army. I staid at Coussage two days 
and gave Maitafodey, chief of the village, three bottles of 
powder.* We left Coussage in the evening, with all my 
family ; arrived at Montogou in the morning, where my 
* One bottle of powder passes for five bars. 
