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and twenty ilints. I released here the thief, who all the 
way had carried the hog ; I released him, because I was 
certain, that, if once in the King's power, he would be put 
to death. Four days after the hog came, being the thir- 
teenth day of my stay at Sannamba (Saturday), and the 
seventh moon of my voyage. 
I departed early, and ordered the hog to be brought 
along by the same people ; passed Baromba, took water 
at a large fountain ; passed Bancoumalla. After passing 
a large lake, stopped and slept at Sirberra, at the house 
of Babamerine, who killed a sheep : received from Man- 
chia the Chief, one sheep ; I gave them twenty loads of 
powder and ten flints. Departed in the night, and arrived 
at two in the morning at Counnow. There is but one 
well for the whole village, and three beautiful large 
Doualli trees are round it. Found there the King's army. 
There is on the east of the village an enormous large 
tree, inhabited by a great number of bats ; another such 
tree is on the west side of the village, likewise full of bats ; 
but what is most extraordinary, the bats of the east con- 
stantly go at night to the west, and return to the east at 
the approach of day ; those of the west never go to the 
east. The bats are all of the same kind. The natives say 
that their lawful king lies on the west.* The army 
* Tiguing-coro, the descendant of the lawful Kings of Sago. 
