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surrounded by mountains and rocks. We started early, 
after taking water for our provisions, and had to ascend 
high mountains. About noon we arrived at the top of 
one of them ; a part of my people went forward. When on 
the very top of the hill, they were surrounded and attacked 
by such a quantity of bees, that my people and beasts of 
burden were scattered ;* when they were a little appeased, 
we went after our beasts, who had thrown away every 
thing they had on their backs. I found one of my asses 
dead, being stifled by the bees getting into its nostrils, 
and one of my men almost dead by their stings. I had 
to give him something to bring him to life, and that with 
a great deal of pains. We slept at the foot of that moun- 
tain, under a monkey-bread tree. 
Departed early ; at nine A. M. we met on the road one 
of the King of Bambarra's messengers, who was sent after 
me ; we stopped and sat under a tree together ; he told 
me he was sent by his master, to let me know if he met 
me at Cougnacary, he was ordered to procure me plenty 
of provisions, and keep me there to rest myself; but as he 
had met me on the road, and a long way past Cougnacary, 
he would lead me to the first village, would get me some 
* The bees in those parts of the country are very numerous, especially on the 
tops of the mountains. A similar accident from the attack of bees is mentioned 
by Park in his Journal, p. 37. See also "Vol. I. p. 331. 
