BA WOOLLIMA — BANGASSI. 
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On the 18th one of them appeared, and, watch- 
ing his opportunity, ran off with a great coaL 
Mr Park pursued, fired, and wounded him in the 
leg. The guide urged that he should be forth- 
with despatched ; but our traveller, having re- 
covered his great coat, did not choose to proceed 
any farther. 
On the 19th, the party came to the banks of 
the Ba Woollima, which, though only fifty or sixty 
feet broad, was swelled to the depth of twenty 
feet. The passage was, therefore, very difficult. 
At first, large trunks of trees were thrown across, 
but these were carried down by the rapidity of 
the stream. Then a raft was attempted ; but 
the party, in its sickly state, could not muster 
strength sufficient to float it. At length they 
were obliged to allow the negroes time to con- 
struct a rude bridge with large branches of trees, 
which served the purpose of carrying over the 
baggage. One man was unable to cross, and 
died soon after. At Mareena, the next town to 
which they came, the people stole five asses, but 
were obliged to restore them. They next came 
to Bangassi, a town four or five times as large, 
and equally well fortified as Maniakorro. Here 
Park had an audience of Serenummo, the king, 
who, recollecting his former journey, shewed ex- 
treme surprise, tinctured apparently with suspi- 
cion, at the motive which could induce him again 
