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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
sented to our proposal, and, on the morning of 
the 25 th, he led us into a path in the very opposite 
direction from the one pointed out for us. A 
march of eleven miles nw. brought us to the vil- 
lage of Gwina, where we halted close to the 
wells, which supplied us with excellent water 
without any difficulty. 
Private Dohonoe, who had been affected with 
dysentery since his arrival from the coast with 
Mr. Partarrieau, was so ill during the last two 
days' march as to be barely able to sit on horse- 
back. 
As we were about to move on the morning of 
the SGth, an armed party of about forty men 
came running into our camp. They were met by 
our guides, who conducted them to me, when 
their leader said they had been sent by Almamy 
to ascertain the truth or falsehood of a report 
which was in circulation of our having quarrelled 
with our guides, and refused to follow the path 
appointed by him. We referred them to Doka 
and Macca, who assured them the report was 
false. I did not believe they were sent by Al- 
mamy, but I had strong reason to suppose they 
were assembled by the guides with a view of de- 
terring us from following the path we were pur- 
suing. I was the more certain of this being the 
case from my having received information that 
they had set on foot a false report of one of the 
