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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
Almamy were to become his property or that of 
Saada, who contested that he alone had a right to 
them. When I had told him that it was to the 
Almamy of Bondoo I had promised them, and to 
whom only I could give them, he took me by 
the hand, and said that he then felt convinced I 
was really his friend, and he should therefore 
forward my views in every way he could, adding 
that if I remained two days in Bondoo after Mr. 
Partarrieau's arrival, it should be my own fault. 
This last speech however said nothing more than 
if I satisfied his avarice he would be my friend 5 
but to me this was nothing new, for ever since I 
had entered the country I found that those peo- 
ple were actuated by no other principle than 
that of self-interest and ingratitude. 
As I had found some difficulty in procuring 
a sufficient supply of provisions at the capital, 
on the 3rd of May I sent a sergeant and one 
man to Samba Contaye to purchase corn, rice, 
and cattle, and went myself with four men to 
assist in bringing up the caravan with Mr. Par- 
tarrieau. On the following morning I met them 
at Patako, a small village about thirty miles wsw. 
from the capital, which place we reached on the 
6th at 9 p. ni. During Mr. Partarrieau's march 
from the coast he experienced the kindest treat- 
ment from the kings of Kay or and Joloff*, and 
was accompanied by a chief from the latter. 
