jobson's voyage. 
cealed till that moment by the high sedge. He 
discharged his piece, which missed fire ; but the 
report made them run off full speed to the moun- 
tains. Frequently, also^ " he might see twenty 
" crocodiles, one by another ; and in the night, 
" specially towards break of day, they would call 
*' one to another, much resembling the sound of 
" a deep well, and might be easily heard a league.'* 
To complete their hardships, the supply of animal 
food began to fail, and their muskets, being in 
bad condition, could not assist them in procuring 
a supply for themselves. On the 26th, to their 
high satisfaction, they discovered the hill of Ten- 
da (Koba Tenda of Park). A message was im- 
mediately sent to the king and to Buckar Sano, 
the great merchant, requesting that he would come 
down with a supply of provisions. On the 1st Fe- 
bruary, Buckar Sano appeared. He brought with 
him his wife and daughter, and a troop of forty 
attendants. He was immediately regaled with 
brandy, always known to be the most acceptable 
treat to an African ; and in which he indulged so 
immoderately, that he lay the whole night dead 
drunk on board of the boat. This excess, how- 
ever, seems to have been occasioned by his inex- 
perience ; for he ever after guarded against a 
similar irregularity. On recovering his senses, 
he proved to be a very courteous and reasonable 
person. He supplied them with abundance of 
