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AMADI FATOUMA'S JOURNAL. 
in the morning ; on passing the above-mentioned moun- 
tain, we saw the army, composed of Moors, with horses 
and camels ; but without any fire-arms. As they said 
nothing to us, we passed on quietly, and entered the coun- 
try of Haoussa, and came to an anchor. Mr. Park said to 
me, Now, Amadi, you are at the end of your journey ; 
I engaged you to conduct me here ; you are going to 
" leave me, but before you go, you must give me the names 
" of the necessaries of life, &c. in the language of the coun- 
" tries through which I am going to pass to which I 
agreed, and we spent two days together about it, without 
landing. During our voyage T was the only one who had 
landed. We departed and arrived at Yaour. 
I was sent on shore the next morning with a musket and 
a sabre, to carry to the chief of the village, also with three 
pieces of white baft for distribution. I went and gave the 
Chief his present: I also gave one piece to Alhagi, one to 
Alhagi-biron, and the other to a person whose name I forget, 
all Marabous. The Chief gave us a bullock, a sheep, three 
jars of honey, and four men's loads of rice. Mr. Park gave 
me seven thousand cowries, and ordered me to buy provi- 
sions, which I did ; he told me to go to the Chief and give 
him five silver rings, some powder and flints, and tell him 
that these presents were given to the King* by the white 
• The King staid a few hundred yards from the river. 
