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join us in Bondoo. We did every thing in our 
power to induce him to give up this point, but to 
no effect: it was his sine qua non. We bought a 
camel from him, and hired two moors, who came 
along with him, to conduct and have the care 
of those animals as far as we went. 
Lamina, our Sego guide, told us, on the 
20th, that it was now time he should inform us, 
that as he was sent by the king of Bambarra, to 
conduct the expedition to that country, he felt it 
his duty to say, that the road leading through 
Woolli, Bondoo, Kasson, and Fooledoo, was 
the only one in which he thought it safe to 
take us, as there were, in all those countries, 
people belonging to his master waiting to es- 
cort us ; that he had himself received from those 
in Bondoo, a horse to ride, and six asses to 
carry his baggage. As there appeared nothing 
in this request but what was fair, and, as we 
conceived (in case of any unforeseen delay, we 
should be obliged to make a halt during the 
rains), that Bondoo, from its high situation and 
its vicinity to the river Senegal, would be most 
advantageous for that purpose, we acceded to 
his proposal, and were moreover induced to take 
this step in consequence of the very high and 
upright character we were taught, by Mr. Par- 
tarrieau, who had been before in that country, 
to entertain of Almamy Isata, the king : the re- 
