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subject, however, an opportunity will occur of 
making some farther observations in the part of 
the work where we shall treat expressly of the 
Niger. 
Brue, after his return to Fort St Louis, made 
several voyages along the coast, to the mouth of 
the Gambia, and to the Archipelago of Bulama. 
But he never afterwards revisited Gallam, nor 
penetrated far into the interior of Africa. He 
made, however, another voyage up the Senegal, 
with the view of some arrangements concerning 
the trade in gum. Although this did not carry 
him high up the river, yet it introduced him into 
a different region, and to scenes and personages 
entirely different from those whom he had before 
met with. 
The spot where the gum trade is carried on is 
on the north bank of the Senegal, almost imme- 
diately before it turns to the south, and, splitting 
into two channels, which form the large island of 
Bifesche, discharges itself into the Atlantic. The 
territory on both sides of the river belongs to the 
kingdom of Hoval, subject to a prince who as- 
sumes the title of the Great Brak, which, in the 
language of the country, signifies " King of 
^* Kings." This mighty potentate had some days 
before plundered a party of Moors ; but was in 
such mortal dread of their vengeance, that he 
durst not quit his residence at Engherbel. He 
