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" might be easily heard a league." To complete 
their hardships, the supply of animal food began to 
failj and their muskets, being in bad condition, 
could not assist them in procuring a supply for 
themselves. On the 26th, to their high satisfac- 
tion, they discovered the hill of Tenda (Koba 
Tenda of Park.) A message was immediately sent 
to the king and to Buckar Sano, the great merchant, 
requesting that he would come down with a sup- 
ply of provisions. On the 1st February, Buckar 
Sano appeared. He brought with him his wife 
and daughter, and a troop of forty attendants. 
He was immediately regaled with brandy, always 
known to be the most acceptable treat to an Afri- 
can ; and in which he indulged so immoderately, 
that he lay the whole night dead drunk on board 
of the boat. This excess, however, seems to have 
been occasioned by his inexperience ; for he ever 
after guarded against a similar irregularity. On 
recovering his senses, he proved to be a very couiv 
te^ous and reasonable person. He supplied them 
^vith abundance of meat and poultry, on very mo- 
derate terms. A traffic in their respective com- 
modities immediately began. Salt proved here, as 
elsewhere, to be the only European article that 
was in considerable demand ; while, among their 
own, the highest value was placed upon slaves. 
The grand object of Jobson's search and inquiry 
was gold ; yet he affected to shew indifference up- 
