SIDl-MBARK. 
further accident. It is usual to anchor the boats close to 
the banks of the river, but when the canoe filled we were 
under way. 
The river here makes an elbow towards the east of about 
six miles ; it then stretches towards the north. Jt is every 
where broad and deep, but the banks are low and bare. 
About seven in the evening we anchored opposite Mujo, 
a village of the Diriman country, containing from three hun- 
dred and fifty to four hundred inhabitants. The huts are of 
straw and in the sugar-loaf form. In the evening I was 
informed of the arrival of Sidi-Mbark,^ the owner of our 
vessel. I immediately went to him and complained of the 
bad conduct of his people to me, but he paid little attention 
to my representations : he was along with a Moorish friend 
on board a small boat of six tons burthen. He had determined 
to get under way, immediately in order to reach Timbuctoo 
before us. I expressed a wish to go with him in his boat 
which moved rapidly, but he alleged that it was already too 
heavily laden, and that besides it was so small that there was 
not sleeping room for me. He once more consigned me to 
the care of the Man dingo, ordering him to supply me with 
provisions during the remainder of the voyage, and to treat 
me better than he had hitherto done. Sidi-Mbark afterwards 
tried to console me, advising me to have patience, and assur- 
ing me that we were not far from Cabra, which was the 
place of our destination. 
The Moors of Adrar, whom I had seen in the country of 
Banan, stopped with us at the same spot. They sent Sidi- 
Mbark a plentiful supper, consisting of rice, and dried meat, 
seasoned with giraumons and the small onions of the 
country. He invited me to partake of the meal ; and I 
accepted his invitation with pleasure, for it was late and I 
had not yet supped. The Moors shew great address in eating 
* An abbreviation of Moubark. 
