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*^ again enter the door." Though the proclama- 
tion was generally applauded, various powerful 
tribes, particularly those of Jower and Kakaroo, 
retired from Kaarta into Kasson and Ludamar, 
by which means Daisy's army was reduced to 
4000 effective men. At the approach of Man- 
song to Kemmoo, Daisy retreated to Joko, and 
afterwards to Gedingooma, a strong town, sur- 
rounded with high walls of stone, situated in a 
narrow pass between two hills, with only two 
gates, the one facing Kaarta, and the other Jaff- 
noo. At Joko, however, his sons refused to 
accompany his flight, " lest the singing men 
should say, that Daisy and his family had fled 
" from Joko without firing a gun." They were 
therefore left with a party of horse to defend 
Joko, but after various skirmishes, were defeated, 
and one of them taken prisoner, upon which the 
others retired to Gedingooma. When Mansong 
saw that Daisy would not hazard a battle, he 
ravaged Kaarta with fire and sword ; but, being 
unable to make any impression on Gedingooma, 
after remaining about two months in its vicinity, 
he marched to attack Ali, the Moorish king of 
Ludamar, who refused to furnish him with the 
auxiliaries he had promised ; and, upon the re- 
freat of the Moors, retired to Sego. The king of 
Kasson dying at this period, the succession was 
disputed by his two sons ; the unsuccessful can- 
