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got angry with them, and said I would sooner go back 
than be left in such a forest. They shewed me a road, and 
told me to follow it straight along, and to be careful not 
to turn either to the right or left, and that I should soon 
find a village inhabited. I gave them half a bottle of 
powder and ten flints, and let them go, as I could not do 
otherwise. 
I went on, and found the road the King of Sego's army 
had taken nine years ago.* Farther on we met a small 
pond ; being very thirsty, we spent there the best part of 
the day ; a little farther we found a large pond, where we 
made a halt, and past the night under a tree. Departed 
early ; arrived at noon at the lakes of Chin chare and Tirinn. 
These lakes are never dry ; and the King's army always 
stops at them to take water. After dinner we started, and at 
five P. M. arrived at another lake. We went on, and came 
to the village of Giangounte after sun-set ; where we 
stopped five days, on account of one of my people being sick; 
received the first night a few provisions ; next day they 
killed me a bullock. Here I thanked God for my escape. 
On the third day the King's people came ; the village 
gave them a bullock and a sheep, which I killed myself ; 
they gave me a quarter of each for my share. This village 
is surrounded by a mud wall, is well fortified, and I pre- 
* When at war with Tiguing-coro. 
