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Mansong had promised to send two canoes ; but 
as these were long delayed, Park determined to 
secure the means of purchasing boats for himself. 
He therefore began a sale of the European goods 
which he had brought along with him ; and as the 
quality and price were more eligible than was usual in 
this market, he had an immense run, and was ob- 
liged to employ three tellers to count his proceeds. 
Such a success raised the envy of all the mercantile 
world of Bambarra, and he was assured by Modi- 
binne, that very high offers had been made to 
Mansong, if he would either kill the Europeans, or 
immediately send them out of the country. Great- 
ly to his honour, Mansong positively rejected this 
proposal. On the 16th October, Modibinne came 
down with a canoe from Mansong. One half of 
this being found rotten, the minister sent for ano- 
ther half ; and this also proving defective, another 
whole one was brought. Though it too was found 
liable to much exception, yet, by patching up all 
the three, Mr Park succeeded in forming a large 
boat, which he termed the schooner Joliba. On 
the 16th November, he was ready to begin his 
voyage. 
During his residence at Sansanding, our travel- 
ler collected some intelligence respecting the coun- 
tries immediately to the east. He learned that a 
river, nearly half as large as the Niger, called the Ben 
