TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
Bayla^s men, who appeared more taken up 
with searching the tents, and every thing else 
they could lay their hands on, in hopes of find- 
ing money, as they call it, than with the de- 
parture of the mission, wished me to follow Mr. 
Partarrieau's steps, which I would willingly have 
done could I have prevailed on even one of 
them to accompany me. But the hope they en- 
tertained of finding some valuables in the camp, 
was too sanguine to admit of their leaving it ; in 
consequence of which I declined doing so, as I 
was not only ignorant of the path, but aware 
that the inhabitants of the first village I might 
come to, finding me unattended by any of Bayla's 
people, would stop me, and most probably treat 
me worse than he had done. I therefore proposed 
our immediate return to Samba Jamangele, where 
I should endeavour so to arrange matters with 
Bayla, as to obtain from him permission to pro- 
ceed, and guides to conduct me to Baquelle. 
It was some time before I could prevail on 
these people to return with me, they were so 
absorbed in their work of plunder, but that, 
not turning out as well as they expected, they 
gave up with much apparent disappointment. 
On our return to Samba Jamangele, a man 
was sent to acquaint Bayla with what had taken 
place, and to request, at my desire, that he would 
gome without delay to arrange matters for my 
