3»1S TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
Here begins Kaarta, properly so called. All that 
part already mentioned as such formerly belonged 
toKasso, and was conquered and taken possession 
of only a few years since by Modiba, who has 
subjugated not only that country but a great 
part of Gidumagh and JafFnoo. We left Asa- 
mangatary at four p.m. and following the same 
course as in the morning, until half after six^ 
reached Somantare, another walled to wn,formerly 
the residence of Garran, and now belonging to 
his cousin. It was my intention to move on early 
the following morning, but Bokari requested me 
to wait until the afternoon, in order to give him 
an opportunity of sacrificing to the remains of 
his father who was burnt there. I would have 
positively refused to comply with the request 
had the fellow not made it with tears in his eyes* 
I found out, however, that he had only adopted 
this line of conduct to delay me until the arrival 
of Bojar and a part of the army, which took 
place about two o'clock on the afternoon of the 
1st, on their return from Fooledoo, where they 
had been sent at the request of Kanjia, chief of 
Bangassi, to destroy the towns of his brother, with 
whom he was at enmity, and which they did so 
effectually, that eight out of nine were burnt, 
and their inhabitants either murdered or made 
slaves ; four hundred of the unfortunate beings 
