ITINERARY TO ISLE ST. LOUIS. 
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against the king of Bamboiik : the expedition was successful, and 
the conquered party was obliged to cede aii the countries and 
villages on the eastern bank of the Félémé. 
If it were not for the uncharitable maxims of the Koran, the 
Foulahs of Bondou^ who are naturally good, would be kinder 
to strangers, and less re;?erved in their conduct towards the Man- 
dingos : my traveller, however, had nothing to complain of, as 
he was very well treated. 
The government is under the influence of the M^diometan 
laws, with the exception of the king and his family; but though 
the great people of the state be Mussulmans, they are wise enough 
not to sanction religious persecution; and Pagans and Mussul- 
mans consequently live in peace together. 
The Foulahs have a ])articular language; but almost all of 
them speak Arabic : they are graziers, farmers, and merchants, 
and every where live in abundance; but at Bondou they enjoy 
in profusion all the necessaries of life. 
CHAP. XVI. 
EXTRACT FROM THE JOURNAL OF SIDI-CARACHI ON 
HIS RETURN FROM GALAM TO ISLE ST. LOUIS. FAR- 
THER PARTICULARS OF THE COUNTRY IN THE EN- 
VIRONS OF GALAM. 
SiDI-CARACHÎ, the Marabou Moor, who accompanied my 
traveller to Galam, set ofF to return to Isle St. Louis on the 29th 
of March, 1786. As he did not exactly come by the same route 
which he went, 1 shall give an extract from his journal, which 
y ill shew the distance of the journey by hours, from Isle St. Louis 
to Galam-f. 
* From Tombaboukanc ... to Golombo, 6 hours. 
* Golombo — Médiné 5 ditro. 
Médiiié — Kainom-a, 7 ditto. 
* Kainoura — Gougiourou, 5 ditto. 
Gougiourou .... — Sambacolo, 5 ditto. 
Sambacolo — Buggil, 6 ditto. 
** Buggil . . ; : . — Conssan, 5 ditto. 
* Couisan ■ — Condi, 4 ditto. 
Coadi — Granado, 6 ditto. 
** Granado — Tellika, 5 ditto. 
** ïellica ..... — ■ Gambia, 8 ditto. 
t Tiie places marked with an asterisk, were visited by Ptubault andSidî- 
Carachi, when tl)ey travelled together. Two asterisks indicate the place 
which MuDgo Park passed through as well as our travellers, 
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