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rode the king, well armed and splendidly attired. 
Another body of horsemen closed the rear. In 
these troops, the foremost ranks were composed 
of the principal lords of the court. They all, in 
passing, saluted the Director, and were received 
by him with music and discharges of musquetry. 
Our traveller then commenced his return to the 
Senegal. On his way, he paid a second visit to 
Buckar Sire, and was entertained as before, with 
a festival and folgar. He afterwards proceeded 
to Ghiorel, and entertained the prince on board 
of his vessel. The French found here the oppor- 
tunity of a somewhat novel species of trade. The 
women of the neighbourhood being impressed with 
the conviction, that the bilge-water, pumped out 
of European vessels, was a sovereign remedy for 
the toothache, came eagerly, offering large quan- 
tities of milk in exchange for so precious a medi- 
cine. The French sailors hesitated not to avail 
themselves of this persuasion ; and having fixed 
the price of their commodity, measured it out in 
proportion to the milk offered ; and when that 
appeared insufficient, gravely replaced it in the 
pump. Meantime, a more respectable trade had 
been carried on by the two barks which were sent 
up to the kingdom of Gallam. They did not 
ascend beyond Layde^ or Lady, a town situated 
on its frontier. Their opportunities of trade had 
been so abundant, that, on reaching that point. 
