AFRICAN EXPLORERS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. 59 
“ After two clays’ march, Houghton, finding himself 
deceived, wished to return to Yaouri. The Moors 
robbed him of all he possessed, and fiecl. He was forced 
to reach Yaouri on foot. Did he die of hunger, or was 
he assassinated by the Moors ? This has never been 
MUNGO PARK. 
rightly determined, but the spot where he perished was 
pointed out to Mungo Park.” 
The loss of Houghton’s journals, containing the 
observations made during his journey, deprived science 
of the result of all his fatigue and devotion. To ascer¬ 
tain what he accomplished, one must have recourse to 
