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AFRICA AND ITS EXPLORATION. 
called Sego Sou Korro and Sego See Korro. They 
are all surrounded with high mud walls ; the houses are 
built of clay, of a square form, with flat roofs ; some of 
them have two storeys, and many of them are white¬ 
washed. Besides these buildings, Moorish mosques are 
seen in every quarter, and the streets, though narrow are 
broad enough for every practical purpose in a country 
where wheel carriages are unknown. From the best, 
information I could obtain, I have reason to believe that 
ITS COt'ESE WAS TOWARDS THE RISING SUN. 
Sego contains altogether about thirty thousand inhabi¬ 
tants. The king of Bambara resides permanently at Sego 
See Korro ; he employs a great many slaves in convey¬ 
ing people over the river; and the money they take, 
though the fare is only ten cowries for each person, 
furnishes a considerable revenue to the king in the 
course of a year.” 
By advice of the Moors, the king refused to receive 
the traveller, and forbade him to remain in his capital, 
where he could not have protected him from ill-treat¬ 
ment. However, to divest his refusal of all appearance 
