PARTICULARS RESPECTING FOUTATORO. 155 
Although my clothes, hanging in shreds, would rather 
have excited pity than respect for my person, Amadi, for this 
was the name of Almamy's son, said to me when I wished to 
saddle my horse to set off, " Let slaves do that, it does not 
become a prince like thee to work." 
At Doubel, where we passed the night, he insisted that I 
should lie in his hut, although his wife was there, a signal 
honour which I had not previously received. 
Foutatoro, which I had just quitted, is one of the most 
extensive states in this part of Africa ; it is bounded on the 
west by the country of the Bourb-Joloffs, and the kingdom 
of Brack; the Senegal separates it on the north from the 
countries inhabited by the Moors ; to the east is Bondou , and 
lastly, OuUi lies to the south. The fertility of its soil is a 
source of considerable wealth to its inhabitants. It is watered 
by several small rivers, which might afford facilities to com- 
merce for the transport of merchandise, if they were joined by 
canals. The lands situated along these rivers will bear a com- 
parison, for fertility, to the richest in France. The inhabi- 
tants cultivate them with great care, but neglect the planting 
of trees, thus wood is not very common in their country. For 
fuel, they burn cows' dung, either alone or mixed with millet 
straw, whilst they might have beautiful forests, if they would 
but take the trouble to second the bountiful dispensations 
of Nature. 
The crops grown here, are, large and small millet, cotton, 
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