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It will appear by a flight infpeOiion of the Map, that the Ma- 
homedan Religion, as far as refpe^ts the Interior Part of the 
Country, has Ipread fouthward, to about the parallel of twelve 
degrees of North latitude. Probably though, in fome of thofe 
countries where the Court religion is Mahomedan, the bulk of 
the people may profefs the antient religion* 
ToMBUcTOU, is placed on the following authorities: Firfl, 
Mr. Matra, the Britlfh Conful in the dominions of Morocco, 
fkys, on the authority of the natives, that Tombudou. is fifty 
days caravan travelling from Tattah, a place fituated on the 
common frontiers of Morocco, Drah, and Zenhaga ; and in the 
route from Morocco, and Suz, to Tombu(9:ou. Tattah is afcer- 
tained in pofition, by a route of Ben Alli's. He found it to be 
nine days and half from Morocco, and one day Ihort of a ftation 
on the Wad-drah (or Drah River) which ftation was four days, 
or fixty-fix miles lower down than Tinjuleen, a place in D'An- 
ville's and Delifle's Maps of Africa. It was alfo twelve days 
journey from the City of Nun or Non, which city by Ben Alli's 
account, is two days from the fea coaft; and well known to be 
oppofite to the Cape of the fame name. Thefe authorities en- 
able us to place Tattah one hundred and feventy miles South 
South Eaft from Morocco. Then, fifty days from Tattah to 
G g Tombu£tou, 
