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the country. Greatly to his honour, Mansong 
positively rejected this proposal. On the I6th 
October, Modibinne came down with a canoe 
from Mansong. One half of this being found 
rotten^ the minister sent for another half ; and 
this also proving defective, another whole one 
was brought. Though it too was found liable to 
much exception, yet by patching up all the three, 
Mr Park succeeded in forming a large boat, which 
he termed the schooner Joliba. On the l6th 
November, he was ready to begin his voyage. 
During his residence at Sansanding, our tra- 
veller collected some intelligence respecting the 
countries immediately to the east. He learned 
that a river, nearly half as large as the Niger, 
called the Ba Nimma, rose in the Kong moun- 
tains, and after passing one day's journey to the 
south of Sego, and receiving a branch from Mi- 
niana, emptied itself into the Dibbie. He was 
told that Jinnie lay, not upon the Niger, but at 
the confluence of the Nimma and Miniana. This 
is probably a mistake, though I have little doubt, 
from concurring testimonies, of that city lying at 
the confluence of two rivers. It was also said, 
that nothing was to be dreaded from the Moors, 
unless at Tombuctoo ; the northern bank of the 
river at all other points being inhabited by native 
tribes, called the Soorka, Mahinga, and Tuarick. 
Accounts were also received of a great water call- 
