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there for further orders. I then slept there : in the course 
of the night, the Chief of the village where I was ordered 
to go and stop for further orders, sent a messenger to his 
son here, where I was, desiring him to stop me here. Next 
morning his son came to me, and said it was useless for 
me to go any farther ; that his father had sent to him and 
desired he would furnish me with whatever I wanted 
and keep me here. I told him, if I staid where I was, I 
should die with all my family, of hunger and thirst ; and 
that I would go on where I was ordered, unless I was 
stopped by force. I immediately got every thing ready 
and departed. 
At noon, we arrived at Maribougou, where I was ordered 
to stop. Foula Massa, the Chief, sent me to his brother 
to take up lodgings. When I came to his brother's house 
I was refused lodgings : I then went under a large monkey- 
bread tree and made halt there. The Chief came and told 
me to stay here ; I said I could not, as water was very 
scarce, and my company very numerous. He immediately 
gave orders that no one in the village should draw 
water, so that I might not want, and that I should have 
no excuse. I took that opportunity to give drink to all 
my people and cattle, and filled my skins. Being ready 
to depart from thence, the two men I had sent to Giocha 
from Jyggiting Yalla, arrived ; one told me he had seen 
