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park's first journey. 
was the largest town he had ever seen. When 
Mr Park inquired so particularly concerning the 
distance between Walet and Tombuctoo, he asked 
if he intended to travel in that direction ; being 
answered in the affirmative, he said it xvould not 
do, and added, that Christians were regarded 
there as children of the devil, and enemies of the 
prophet. He said that many Jews resided at 
Tombuctoo, who spoke Arabic, and used the 
Moorish prayers. The other traveller, a native 
of Marocco, had resided some months in Gibral- 
tar. He related, that the route from Marocco 
to Benowm occupied fifty days, having the fol- 
lowing intervals between the stations ; from Ma- 
rocco to Swera, three days ; to Agadier, three ; to 
Jiniken, ten ; to Wal de Non, four ; to Lakeneig, 
five ; to Zeeriwin Zeriman, five ; to Tisheet, ten y 
to Benowm, ten. 
On the 30th of April the Moorish camp broke 
up from Benowm, at the approach of the army 
Bambarra to the frontiers of Ludamar, and re- 
treated by the way of Farani towards the north, 
to an encampment in the vicinity of Bubaker, a 
town inhabited by the negroes. Here Mr Park 
had an interview with Fatima, the queen, who 
was at first shocked with the appearance of a 
Christian, but became soon reconciled to him, 
when he had answered her a number of questions 
concerning the country of the Christians. This 
