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MR PARK'S FIRST JOURNEY. 
common boundaries of the Moors and negroes in 
the interior, and pointed out the sources of the 
three great rivers, the Senegal, the Gambia, and 
the Niger. He explained to us the method of pro- 
selytism, by which the Mahometan religion is pro- 
pagated among the negroes 5 and he illustrated the 
history of the ancient Lotophagi* He restored to 
the Niger its ancient course, and by this means 
rendered intelligible the descriptions of the interior, 
which were formerly involved in inextricable con- 
fusion. It is impossible, in taking a temporary 
leave of Mr Park, not to acknowledge the sagacity 
and prudence with which he prosecuted his design, 
the intrepidity with which he encountered the most 
formidable dangers, and the perseverance with 
which he surmounted the obstacles which present- 
ed themselves to his progress. 
