464* MR park's second journey. 
tradict them, Governor Maxwell, in concurrence 
with the government at home, resolved to dispatch 
a messenger to investigate the truth. He was so 
fortunate as to find Isaaco himself, who readily un- 
dertook the mission. He left Senegal in January 
1810, and returned on the 1st September 1811 ; 
bringing a confirmation of all the most disastrous 
rumours. He had met near Sansanding with A~ 
madi Fatouma, whom Park had engaged as his 
guide down the Niger to Cashna. From this per- 
son, Isaaco received a journal which contains, or 
professes to contain, a detailed narrative of the 
voyage downwards, and the closing career of this 
illustrious traveller. As it relates to a subject thus 
peculiarly interesting, we shall transcribe the most 
important parts of it. The following carries it on 
as far as Tombuctoo. " We departed from San- 
w sanding in a canoe the 27th day of the moon, 
** and went in two days to Sellee (Silla), where Mr 
" Park ended his first voyage. Mr Park bought 
a slave to help him in the navigation of the ca- 
" noe. There was Mr Park, Marty n, three other 
white men, three slaves, and myself as guide and 
66 interpreter, nine in number, to navigate the ca- 
" noe : without landing they bought the slave. 
" We went in two days to Ginne. We gave 
" the chief one piece of baft and went on. In 
" passing Sibby (Dibbie), three canoes came after 
" us, armed with pikes, lances, bows, and &r- 
4< rows, &c. but no fire-arms. Being sure of their 
