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Mr. Dochard, however, arrived on the ^st, 
without having seen Almamy, He was accom- 
panied by Almady Gay (one of Almamy's ne- 
phews), who was sent to procure for us a supply 
of bullocks and corn. Almamy sent Mr. Dochard 
word that he was extremely glad to hear of our 
arrival in his country, and would give us every 
assistance and protection in his powxr as far as 
Foolidoo, to which country we should be ac- 
companied by one of his chiefs, who would be 
a sufficient safeguard to us. He further request- 
ed that we would remain where we were until 
he could come to see us, which should be in a 
very few days. The prospect of being thus de- 
layed even for a few days, as I then thought, 
was irksome in the extreme, as the rains were 
fast approaching, and, in the space of another 
month, travelling would become, if not wholly 
impossible, at least very difficult and dangerous. 
But so it was, that attempting to move through 
this country without having first arranged mat- 
ters with Almamy, would have been madness. 
We were therefore obliged to submit with pa- 
tience. 
Since our arrival here, we were beset by a 
multitude of beggars of all descriptions. Princes 
and their wives without number, came to make 
to us trifling presents, with the hope of receiving 
in return double their value, and their attendants 
