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against Daisy, their native prince. From the first 
watering-place which they reached after their de- 
parture from Bubaker, the boy Demba was sent 
back to the Moorish camp, to the deep regret of 
Mr Park, who remonstrated in the strongest terms 
to Ali, but was only told, with a haughty look and 
malignant smile, that if he did not immediately 
mount his horse, he should likewise be sent back 
to Bubaker. At their arrival in Jarra, Mr Park 
immediately requested Daman Jumma, the Slatee, 
to negociate the release of Demba with Ali, who 
refused it, upon the pretext, that he was the prin- 
cipal interpreter of the Christian, and might per- 
haps conduct him to Bambarra ; but agreed, when 
there should be no danger of this, to transfer him 
to the Slatee at the common price of a slave. The 
fugitive Kaartans offered to hire £00 of Ali's ca- 
valry ; which the Moorish prince, with the warm- 
est professions of friendship, agreed to furnish, up- 
on condition that they should previously supply 
him with 400 head of cattle, 200 garments of blue 
cloth, and a considerable quantity of beads and or- 
naments. To this stipulation they agreed ; and, 
soon after Ali had received the articles, they were 
informed, by fugitives from Kasson and Kaarta, 
that Daisy, who had been informed of their in- 
tended attack, proposed immediately to visit Jarra. 
In order to anticipate him, they raised about 800 
men, and entered Kaarta on the 18th of June* 
