^50 REMARKS ON TRAVELS 
respecting the Foulahs, the Mandingoes, and the various 
tribes inhabiting those countries.* 
I now come to a traveller whose recent loss is 
regretted throughout Europe^ the unfortunate Major Laing. 
A first journey made him advantageously known to the 
friends of science ; a second rendered him illustrious ; 
and both are more closely connected with that of M. 
Caillie than all the expeditions I have just reviewed. 
It is fortunate for the French traveller^ that he has these 
points of contact with Major Laing, especially since their 
discoveries upon comparison appear in perfect accordance. 
No one is ignorant that, in 182^2, Major Laing, after 
having explored the Timmanie, the Kouranko, and the 
Soulimana, determined the situation of Timbo and Falaba, 
the sources of the Mongo and the Rokelle, and penetrated 
nearly to the source of the Dhioliba, or at least but a 
short distance from that point so long sought after. He 
assigned the position and elevation above the level of 
the sea of Mount Loma, whence this great river takes 
its rise ; and he marked on his map the first part of 
its course northwards, to the extent of about twenty-five 
leagues. Amongst these observations are two which 
serve to verify those of the French traveller : the situa- 
tion of Timbo and that of the Dhioliba. Now this 
confirmation, as a single glance at the general map of 
the travels will shew, leaves nothing to be desired. I 
placed Timbo there from the documents of the Major, 
* Several points however of these narratives, which I cannot here 
pretend to reconcile, yet remain to be elucidated. 
