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" their noses but they told him, that honey- 
mouth was not esteemed in Bondou. He remarks, 
however, that they were probably not so insensible 
to flattery as they affected ; for, after his departure, 
they presented him with fish and a jar of honey. 
Bondou, like Woolli, is covered with wood, but the 
land is more elevated and fertile. From its cen- 
tral situation, between the Senegal and Gambia, it 
is much frequented by the Mandingo and Sera- 
woolli traders, As the duties are heavy, the re- 
venues of the, king are considerable, and, conse- 
quently, his authority firmly established, and his 
power formidable to his neighbours. On the 23d, 
they departed from Fatteconda, and, while the 
moon shone bright, and the deep silence of the 
woods was only interrupted by the howling of the 
wolves and hyaenas, that glided like shadows 
through the thickets, they walked without articu- 
lating a word louder than a whisper, traversed the 
wilderness which divides Bondou from Kajaaga, 
and on the 24th arrived at Joag, the frontier town 
of that kingdom. Joag is situated 247 miles east 
of Pisania, in N. lat. 14° 25', and W. long. 9° 12'. 
It contains about 2000 inhabitants, and is sur- 
rounded by a high wall, with port holes for mus- 
ketry. The habitation of every individual is also 
surrounded with a distinct wall in the manner of 
the insulce of the ancients. They took up their 
residence in the house of the judge, or Dooty, who 
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