3 16 KANDIANE— SUMACONDA*— SERACONDA. 
Almamy of Fouta Diallon had totally destroyed. The next 
day, the 12th, we halted at Kandiane. Exhausted during 
the burning heat of the day by a thirst which aggravated my 
fever ; tormented all night by the dysentery, the violence of 
ivhicli increased every moment, and which deprived me of 
all repose, I no longer thought it possible for me to reach the 
place, where I hoped to find the succour of which I had such 
urgent need. Very few large rivers are met with in the 
country of Kabou ; but they are deep. Wlien we had to pass 
one of them, Boukari, taking the long stick which I carried 
in my hand, groped out the ford, which it was difficult to find 
amidst the forests that bordered the streams, the waters of 
which, overflowing the banks, generally covered the trunks of 
trees that serve for bridges. Notwithstanding these obstacles 
I arrived at Sumakonda on the 13th of July. I was apprized 
in the night that the inhabitants of this place intended to 
plunder my baggage, because they supposed my illness would 
prevent me from making any resistance. On receiving this 
information, we prepared to depart before day-light, and while 
the robbers were still asleep, I got clear of them. We had 
quitted their territory before they had time to overtake us. 
Before night we were at Seraconda, where the rain obliged 
us to pass a day. On the 15th I again set ofl" : notwithstanding 
the badness of the roads, rendered almost impassable by the 
rains, they were covered with slave-dealers and salt-merchants ; 
the latter came from Geba, and were going into the countries 
