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what lliey had said to Mr. Park ; and he gave them a few 
grains of amber and some trinkets, and they went back 
peaceably. On coming to a shallow part of the river, we 
saw on the shore a great many men sitting down ; coming- 
nearer to them they stood up ; we presented our muskets 
to them, which made them run off to the interior. A little 
farther on we came to a very difficult passage. The 
rocks had barred the river ; but three passages were still 
open between them. On coming near one of them, we 
discovered the same people again, standing on the top of 
a large rock ; which caused great uneasiness to us, espe- 
cially to me, and I seriously promised never to pass there 
again without making considerable charitable donations 
to the poor. We returned and went to a pass of less dan- 
ger, where we passed unmolested. 
We came to before Car masse, and gave the Chief one 
piece of baft. We went on and anchored before^Gourmon. 
Mr. Park sent me on shore with forty thousand cowries to 
buy provisions. I went and bought rice, onions, fowls, 
milk, &c. and departed late in the evening. The Chief of 
the village sent a canoe after us, to let us know of a large 
army encamped on the top of a very high mountain, wait- 
ing for us ; and that we had better return, or be on our 
guard. We immediately came to an anchor, and spent 
there the rest of the day, and all the night. We started 
