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here for warming the houses. It is found the most effectual 
mode of stopping up every chink and crevice, and is applied, 
like a double glass, to the outside of the windows. Lat. 60. 
2. N. long. 140. 8. E. 
YALALA, a settlement of Mexico, in the district of Vil- 
lalta, containing 435 Indian families. 
YALARO, an arm of the great river Madera, in South 
America. 
YALATLACO, a settlement of Mexico, containing 277 
Indian families. 
YALDHAM, a hamlet of England, in the parish of Wro- 
tham, Kent. 
YALDING, a parish of England, in Kent; 5 miles south¬ 
west of Maidstone. 
YALE, a town of the island of Ceylon, situated on a small 
river of the same name. Lat. 6. 52. N. long. 85. 20. E. 
YALEPUL, the name of two inconsiderable towns in the 
island of Ceylon. 
YALLAH’S BAY, a bay of the island of Jamaica, on the 
south coast, situated to the east of Yallah’s Point. 
YALLAH’S POINT, a cape on the south coast of Jamaica; 
12 miles south-east of Kingston. Lat. 17. 53. N. long. 76. 
21. W. 
YALLAH’S RIVER, a river of Jamaica, which runs into 
the sea, a little to the east of Yallah’s Point. 
YALME, a river of England, in Devonshire, which enters 
the sea, near Plymouth. 
YALOFFS, or Jalloffs, an active, powerful, and warlike 
race of negroes, and esteemed the most handsome of those 
people, who inhabit a great part of that tract of Africa which 
lies between the Mandingo states, on the river Gambia to the 
south, and the Senegal to the north and east. 
The Yaloffs differ from the Mandingoes, not only in lan¬ 
guage, but likewise in complexion and features. Their noses 
are not so much depressed, nor the lips so protuberant, as 
among the generality of Africans; and although their skin is 
of the deepest black, they are considered by the white traders 
as the most sightly negroes in this part of the continent. They 
are divided into several independent states or kingdoms; 
which are frequently at war either with their neighbours, or 
■with one another. In their manners, superstitions, and go¬ 
vernment, however, they have a greater resemblance to the 
Mandingoes than to any other nation ; but excel them in the 
manufacture of cotton cloth, spinning the wool to a finer 
thread, weaving it in a broader loom, and dyeing it of a better 
colour. Their language is said to be copious and significant, 
and is often learnt by Europeans trading to Senegal. 
We cannot forbear mentioning an anecdote that redounds 
very much to the honour of Darnel, their king. On occasion 
of a war between Darnel and Abdulkader, king of Foota 
Torra, a country to the west of Bondon, the latter, inflamed 
with zeal for propagating his religion, sent an ambassador to 
Darnel, accompanied by two of the principal Bashreens, who 
carried each a knife, fixed on the top of a long pole. When 
they obtained admission into the presence of Darnel, they 
announced the object of their embassy in the following sin¬ 
gular manner:—“With this knife,” said the ambassador, 
“ Abdulkader will condescend to shave the head of Darnel, if 
Darnel will embrace the Mahometan faith; and with this other 
knife, Abdulkader will cut the throat of Darnel, if Darnel 
refuses to embrace it—take your choice.” Darnel coolly 
replied, that he had no choice to make; he neither chose to 
have his head shaved, nor his throat cut: and with this answer 
the ambassador was civilly dismissed. 
Abdulkader with a powerful army invaded Darnel’s country. 
The inhabitants of the towns and villages filled up their wells, 
destroyed their provisions, carried off their effects, and aban¬ 
doned their dwellings as he approached. Thus he was led 
on from place to place, until he had advanced three days’ 
journey into the country of the Yaloffs. Several of his men 
had died with fatigue and hunger by the way. This led him 
to direct his march to a watering-place in the woods, where 
his men, having allayed their thirst, lay down, overcome with 
fatigue, to sleep among the bushes. In this situation, they 
were attacked by Darnel before day-break, and completely 
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routed. Many were killed, and a greater number taken pri¬ 
soners. Among the latter was Abdulkader himself, who was 
led, as a miserable captive, into the presence of Darnel. The 
behaviour of Darnel on this occasion is celebrated, in terms 
and sounds of the highest approbation, by the singing men. 
When his royal prisoner was brought before him in irons, 
and thrown upon the ground, the magnanimous Darnel, 
instead of setting his foot upon his neck, and stabbing him 
with his spear according to the custom in such cases, ad¬ 
dressed him in the following manner:—“ Abdulkader, answer 
me this question. If the chance of war had placed me in 
your situation, and you in mine, how would you have treated 
me ?” “ I would have thrust my spear into your heart,” 
returned Abdulkader with great firmness; “ and I know that a 
similar fate awaits me.” “ Not so,” said Darnel; “ my spear 
is indeed red with the blood of your subjects killed in battle, 
and I could now give it a deeper stain by dipping it in your 
own ; but this would not build up my towns nor bring to life 
the thousands who fell in the woods. I will not therefore 
kill you in cold blood; but I will retain you as my slave, 
until I perceive that your presence in your own kingdom will 
be no longer dangerous to your neighbours; and then I will 
consider of the proper way of disposing of you.” Abdulkader 
was accordingly retained, and worked as a slave for three 
months; at the end of which period, Darnel listened to the 
solicitations of the inhabitants of Foota Torra, and restored 
to them their king. 
YAM, A root, that grows in America and the South 
Sea islands. Mason .—Both ships were by this time crowded 
with a great number of the natives, who brought with them 
cocoa-nuts, plantains, bananas, apples, yams, and other 
roots. Cook's Voyage. 
YAMACHICHE, a seignory of Lower Canada, in the 
county of St. Maurice. 
YAMARI, a river of Brazil, which enters the Madeira. 
YAMASKA, a river of Canada, which runs into the St. 
Lawrence. Lat. 46. N. long. 72. 45. W. 
YAMASKA, a seignory of Lower Canada, on the south 
side of the St. Lawrence, in the county of Buckingham. 
YAMBAJALCA, a settlement of Peru, in the province of 
Chachapoyas. 
YAMBE, a settlement of Quito, in the province of Esme- 
raldas. 
YAMBRASAMBA, a settlement of Peru, in the province 
of Chachapoyas. 
YAMENA, a settlement of New Granada, in the province 
of San Juan de los Llanos, from which place it is 6 miles 
north. 
YAMEOS, a settlement of Quito, in the province of 
Mainas, on the shore of the river Amazons. Lat. 4. 26. S. 
YAMIMKA, a small river of Asiatic Russia, in the go¬ 
vernment of Tobolsk. 
YAMINA, a town of Bambarra, in Central Africa, on the 
Niger. It has a very fine appearance at a distance, and co¬ 
vers as much ground as Sansandmg; 70 miles west-south¬ 
west of Sego. 
YAMON BAY, a bay on the north coast of the island of 
Lucon. Lat. 14.21. N. long. 122. 37. E. 
YAMOR, a settlement of Peru, in the province of Caxa- 
tambo. 
YAMPARAES, a province of Peru, which begins a little 
to the eastward of the city of La Plata, and extends to the 
limits of the district of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The capital 
is of the same name, and is 30 miles north-west of Chuqui- 
saca or La Plata. Population 7000. 
YAMSKOI, a fortress of Asiatic Russia, in the govern¬ 
ment of Okhotsk, at the mouth of the river Yama, about 300 
miles north of Okhotsk. 
YAMUTHA, one of the Aleutian islands. Lat. 53. 40. 
N. long. 180. 29. E. 
YAMYCHEFSKAIA, a fortress in the government of 
Tomsk, and district of Biisk, situated on a high bank, to the 
right of the Irtysch. It was built in 1715, in order to form 
part of the fortified line of that river. It was constructed at 
first only of wood; but in 1765 was rebuilt of earth, and 
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