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The 28th of June brought letters from him 
bearing date 10th of May, which, however, gave 
no prospect of a favourable answer from the 
king. 
He informed me that he reached Dhaba, a 
town of Bambarra, on the 9th of November, where 
Lamina left him, and went forward, accompanied 
by Private Wilson, to acquaint the king with his 
arrival, and promised to be back in ten days at 
farthest. It was not however until the 21st that 
Wilson returned. He stated that Lamina, who 
left him at Sego Korro, and went to see the king 
at Sego See Korro, despatched him to acquaint 
Mr. Dochard that his brother, who was the king's 
treasurer and receiver of customs, having died 
three days after his arrival there, he could not 
return until his affairs should be settled. This 
although unpleasant news was to be borne with, 
for it was useless to attempt putting those people 
out of their usual routine of business. 
In this state of anxious suspense he remained 
until the 12th of December, when he moved 
forward to Ko, a small village within a few miles 
of Nyamina, where he arrived on the 9th of 
January, 1819 ; and on the 11th received a 
message from the king to halt at Ko until he 
should see people from him. Those people did 
not, however, make their appearance until the 
14th February, when Lamina, accompanied by 
