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I was agreeably surprised by the arrival of one 
of his men whom he had sent back from Kasson 
with letters, giving an account of his transac- 
tions since his departure, and requiring some 
supplies. He stated that on the 25th he reached 
Nayer, a town of Bondoo, on the banks of the 
Fa-lemme, distant from Samba Contaye thirty- 
four miles 5 there he had to await the arrival of 
Almamy's guide, who joined him on the 27th, 
but having then refused to proceed unless pro- 
vided with a horse and a fine dress, which ar- 
ticles Mr. Dochard neither could nor would 
give him, he returned. Mr. Dochard gave him 
a note to me, but the fellow did not deliver it, 
nor did I see him until I met him by accident 
at Boolibany some days after ; when he told me 
that he had received a letter from Mr. Dochard, 
in which was contained an order on me for a 
new dress, but that he had lost it in crossing the 
Fa-lemme ; this I knew to be false, and told him 
that I could not take his word, Almamy had 
then sent another man to join Mr. Dochard, 
who crossed the Fa-lemme on the 27th, and ar- 
rived at Mamier,the residence of Hawah Demba, 
a prince of Kasson, on the 1st of August, having 
found much difficulty in crossing some streams 
running to the Senegal, and being much dis- 
turbed by wild beasts. He stated this place to be 
upwards of eighty miles from the Fa-lemme, and 
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