TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
he told his royal uncle he should not be ordered 
by him or any other man in Bondoo, and would 
not leave our camp until he pleased, and then, 
coming to our tent, told us to be cautious as to 
the path we took, for it was Almamy's instruc- 
tions to theguides to conduct us into Upper Ferlo, 
a province of Bondoo on the south-west frontier, 
so badly supplied with water that the inhabitants 
were frequently obliged to leave it during that 
time of the year : he also advised us not to move 
from Lewa until Almamy should return to Boo- 
libany, when all those who accompanied him, 
and were attracted by the hopes of being able to 
plunder us of something, would leave us. This 
timely information, and the loss of nearly all our 
camels, induced me to remain at Lewa until the 
morning of the 24th, having, the preceding night, 
destroyed all the men's old clothing, an dfurnished 
them with new. Some musket-balls and other 
articles of little value, amongst which were nearly 
all my own and Mr. Partarrieau's clothes, were 
also destroyed in order to lighten the baggage 
as much as possible. 
^ Incredible as it may appear to a person unac- 
quainted with those people, it is equally true 
that Almamy, when about leaving us on the 
evening of the 23d, came with all possible com- 
posure to wish us a safe journey, and requested 
me to give him a small present, which he could 
