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cut at him with his sword ; however, they did not 
succeed in doing any mischief. 
After passing the villages of Kombandi and 
Fonilla, Park came to the Wonda, called also the 
Ba Woollima. Though swelled two feet, it was 
still fordable ; but the driving over the asses was 
found a very nice and difficult operation. Isaaco 
took here a most active part ; but, as he was in 
the midst of the stream, pushing forward six of 
the most refractory, a crocodile approached, 
seized him by the left thigh, and pulled him un- 
der water. Isaaco had the extraordinary pre- 
sence of mind to search out the eye of the ani- 
mal, and thrust his finger into it, which caused 
the monster to quit its hold. It returned to the 
charge, however, and seized the right thigh ; but 
was driven off by the skilful repetition of the 
same manoeuvre. Isaaco, however, was cruelly 
wounded, and placed totally out of a condition 
for travelling ; and Mr Park, being unwilling to 
proceed without him, was detained for four days, 
until a cure could be effected. 
On the 11th July they reached Keminoom, or 
Maniakorro, which he describes as the best forti- 
fied town that had been seen in Africa. The 
people here were ** thieves to a man in " theft 
" and impudence" they surpassed all that had 
before been witnessed. The most indefatigable 
in this calling were the sons of the reigning mo- 
