TRAVELS IN AFRICA. ^17 
of the 5th, and marched to the ese. over a rocky 
and broken path in a valley, along which we con- 
tinued moving until nine o'clock, when the path 
changed to the se. and in half an hour brought 
us to a small walled town, Gunning-gedy, inha- 
bited by SerrawooUis. We had some rain in the 
morning, and the weather bore much the appear- 
ance of an early wet season. 
The chief of the town accommodated us with, 
huts, in return for w^hich I made him a small 
present, and at six o'clock on the morning of the 
6th of May resumed our route to the ese., and 
passing the dry beds of several streams travelled 
over a well cultivated country until ten, when 
we reached, and halted during the heat of the 
day, at Asamangatary, a large walled town, beau- 
tifully situated in an extensive plain, thinly 
covered with baobabs, tamarinds, and fig-trees. 
The walls of the town were much higher, stronger, 
and better constructed than I had before seen 
in Africa. About half a mile from it to the south 
stands a large Foolah village, in the rear of which 
are seen the tops of some lofty hills from whence 
the plain takes its name. This plain is famous for 
its earthenware, which is manufactured by the 
women, and for the large quantities of rice and 
onions raised there yearly, for both of which, the 
soil, a dark brown mould, is well calculated. 
