2U AMADI FATOUMA'S JOURNAL. 
morning early the King sent an army to a village called 
Boussa near the river side. There is before this village a 
rock across the whole breadth of the river. One part of 
the rocks is very high ; there is a large opening in that 
rock in the form of a door, which is the only passage for 
the water to pass through ; the tide cmrent is here very 
strong. This army went and took possession of the top 
of this opening. Mr. Park came there after the army had 
posted itself ; he nevertheless attempted to pass. The 
people began to attack him, throwing lances, pikes, arrows 
and stones. Mr. Park defended himself for a long time ; 
two of his slaves at the stern of the canoe were killed ; they 
threw every thing they had in the canoe into the river, 
and kept firing ; but being overpowered by numbers and 
fatigue, and unable to keep up the canoe against the cur- 
rent, and no probability of escaping, Mr. Park took hold 
of one of the white men, and jumped into the water ; 
Martyn did the same, and they were drowned in the stream 
in attempting to escape. The only slave remaining in the 
boat, seeing the natives persist in throwing weapons at the 
canoe without ceasing, stood up and said to them, " Stop 
throwing now, you see nothing in the canoe, and nobody 
but myself, therefore cease. Take me and the canoe, but 
don't kill me." They took possession of the canoe and 
the man, and carried them to the King. 
