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family resided before the Bambarra army entered this 
country. I here found my mother. I staid at Montogou 
about one month and a half, or forty-six days. 
Having disposed of such of my property as I could not 
carry with me, I left Montogou at about nine A. M. with 
my family and people, stopped at Moundoundon, having 
crossed three rivulets ; slept there. Mamadou, the chief, 
killed me a sheep : I gave him one bottle of powder. We 
departed in the morning, stopped at Couchiar at noon, 
under a bark-tree, where we passed tlie rest of the day. 
We filled our leather bags with water and departed about 
four P. M. We travelled all night and came to Saabie at 
three A. M. This village is inhabited by Marabous 
(priests). We stayed there two days. I found there a 
relation of one of my wives. I gave him one bottle of 
powder and three pagnes (a piece of cloth the natives 
make use of in their dresses). We left Saabie in the morn- 
ing, stopped at noon at Joumajaoury, and arrived at Tal- 
limangoly. I there met a relation who killed a sheep. I 
gave him three grains of amber. We slept there. Next 
morning w^e departed, and arrived at midnight at Banis- 
crilla, where I found the King of Bondou with the Bam- 
barra army. I went to pay my respects to him, and gave 
him ten bottles of powder, thirteen grains of amber No. 1, 
two grains of coral No .1, and one handsome tin box. To 
