44 VOYAGE TO SENEGAÎ., 
mouth of the river Vvhich will never be of any great importance, 
as nothing can be procured by it but what escapes the activity 
of the Enghsh, and that of course is iittle. The Enghsh have 
DO fort in this quarter, nor does it appear that they have any in-^ 
tention of building one; they have, however;, four factories with- 
out forîilicalions, one at GillirVie, a httU^. town on the northern 
bank, opposite St. Jaques; another at Vintoin, oo the southern 
bank, and about two leagues from Gilhfrie ; and two more, which 
will be subsequently mentioned. 
The Fehips, a savage and unsocial nation of whom I have 
spoken, carry to Vmîain a great quantity of wax, which they 
collect in the Vs oods : the honey is consumed amongst them, as 
they make it into an intoxicating drink, which bears a great re- 
semblance to the mead of the Europeans. I'he country .which 
they inhabit is very extensive, and produces a quantity of rice, 
Vv'ith Vvhich they supply tlie persons who trade on the rivers 
Gambia and Casanîaoça ; they also sell them goats and poultry 
at a moderate price. 
The third English factory is at Joukakonda, about six days" 
navigatioTî from Vintain, This is a very mercantile town, and is 
entirelv inhabited bv Negroes and English. 
The fourth is at Pisania, about sixteen miles above Jouka- 
Inonda. It is a village built by the Engliàli in the states of thç!- 
king of Gniagnia; it serves them for a factory, and is only inha-^ 
bited by themselves and a few domestic Negroes; they here carry 
on a trade in slaves, ivory, and gold. Th.is village is situated in 
an immense and peculiarly fertile plain, and is covered with wood. 
The cattle get very fat from the richness of the pasture, and the 
inhabitants raise them in great numbers; they also employ îhem- 
selves^ in fishing, from which they derive much advantage, and 
have a number of well regulated gardens, in which they grow 
onions, potatoes, manioc, pistaciùos, pompions, and other useful 
pulse. Near the towns they cultivate on a large scale, tobacco, 
îndigo, and cotton. Their domestic animals are the same as in 
Europe: thev have hoo-s which live in the woods, but whose flesh 
is by no means good; poultry of every kind, with the exception 
of turkies ; and red partridges and Guinea-heiis are abundant. 
The forests are filled with a small species of gazelle, whose flesh 
is perfectly good. Tiie most common wild animals are the 
hyaena, the panther, the elephant, the tiger, and the lion. The 
ass is the only beast of burden which is used in this part of Africa,. 
The art of esuploying animals in labours of the field is unknown^, 
for every thing is done by hand. The principal aratory instru- 
ment is the hoe, whose form is different in every district. The 
free Negroes do not till the ground, as this labour is performed 
exchisiveiy by the slaves. 
The commerce is carried on by the Negro courtiers, wlio î^re 
