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took possession of the top of this opening. Mr 
" Park came there after the army had posted it- 
" self ; and he nevertheless attempted to pass. 
" The people began to attack him, throwing 
" lances, pikes, arrows, and stones. Mr Park de- 
" fended himself for a long time ; two of his 
slaves at the stern of the canoe were killed ; 
" they threw every thing they had in the canoe 
" into the river, and kept firing ; but being over- 
" powered by numbers and fatigue, and unable 
" to keep up the canoe against the current, and 
" seeing no probability of escaping, Mr Park took 
" hold of one of the white men, and jumped into 
" the water. Martyn did the same, and they 
" were drowned in the stream, in attempting to 
" escape. The only slave that remained in the 
" boat, seeing the natives persist in throwing 
" weapons at the canoe without ceasing, stood up 
" and said to them, — Stop throwing now, you 
see nothing in the canoe, and nobody but my- 
^' self, therefore cease. Take me and the canoe, 
" but don't kill me.* They took possession of 
" the canoe and the man, and carried them to the 
" king." 
Such is the only narrative which has ever reach- 
ed us respecting the fate of the expedition from 
the time of its leaving Sansanding. Considerable 
doubts, and on very plausible grounds, have been 
started against its authenticity. Such a discus- 
