accomplished this, from a large pool of rain water, I sought for an open place, with a single tree in the midst,under which I made my bed for the night. I was disturbed by some wolves towards morning, which induced me to set forward a little before day ; and having passed a small village called Wassalita, I came about ten o'clock (July 5th,) to a Negro town called Wawra, which properly belongs to Kaarta, but was at this time tributary to Mansong, King of Bambarra. CHAPTER X V . The Author proceeds to Wassiboo— is joined by some fugitive Kaartans, who accompany him in his Route through Bambarra. — Discovers the Niger.— Some Account of Sego, the Capital of Bambarra.-—Mansong, the King, refuses to see the Author, but sends him a Present.— Great Hospitality of a Negro Woman. w a w r a is a small town surrounded with high walls, and inhabited by a mixture of Mandingoes and Foulahs. The inhabitants employ themselves chiefly in cultivating corn, which they exchange with the Moors for salt. Here, being in security from the Moors, and very much fatigued, I resolved to rest myself; and meeting with a hearty welcome from the Dooty, whose name was Flancharee, I laid myself down upon a bullock's hide, and slept soundly for about two hours. The curiosity of the people would not allow me to sleep any longer. They had seen my saddle and bridle, and were assembled in great number to learn who I was, and whence I came. Some were of opinion that I was an A ra b : others insisted that I was some Moorish Sultan ; and they continued to debate the matter with such warmth, that the noise awoke me. The Dooty (who had formerly been at Gambia) at last interposed in my behalf, and B b
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