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night following. My fellow-travellers, having better horses than myself, soon left me ; and I was walking barefoot, driving my horse, when I was met by a coffle of slaves, about seventy in number, coming from Sego. They were tied together by their necks with thongs of a bullock's hide, twisted like a rope; seven slaves upon a thong ; and a man with a musket between every seven. Many of the slaves were ill conditioned, and a great number of them women. In the rear came Sidi Mahomed’s servant, whom I remembered to have seen at the camp of Benowm: he presently knew me, and told me that these slaves were going to Morocco, by the way of Ludamar, and the Great Desert. In the afternoon, as I approached Doolinkeaboo, I met about twenty Moors on horseback, the owners of the slaves I had seen in the morning; they were well armed with muskets, and were very inquisitive concerning me, but not so rude as their countrymen generally are. From them I learned that Sidi Mahomed was not at Sego, but had gone to Kancaba for gold-dust. When I arrived at Doolinkeaboo, I was informed that my fellow-travellers had gone on ; but my horse was so much fatigued that I could not possibly proceed after them. The Dooty of the town, at my request, gave me a draught of water, which is generally looked upon as an earnest of greater hospitality; and I had no doubt of making up for the toils of the day, by a good supper and a sound sleep: unfortunately, I had neither one nor the other. The night was rainy and tempestuous, and the Dooty limited his hospitality to the draught of water. July aoth. In the morning,! endeavoured, both by.entreaties and threats; to procure some victuals from the Dooty, but in vain. I even begged some corn from one o f his female slaves, as she: was washing it at the well, and had the mortification to be refused. ; However, when the Dooty was gone to the fields, his wife sent me a handful of meal,;which I mixed with water, and drank, for breakfast. About, eight o'clock, I departed from Doolinkeaboo, and at noon stopped a few minutes at a large Korree ; where I had some milk given me by the Foulahs. And hearing that two :Negroes were going from thence to Sego, I was happyjto have .their .company, and we set out immediately. About four o’block, we stopped at à small village, where one of the Negroes'met with an.acqùaintance, who invited us to a sort of public entertainment;, which was conducted with more than commori propriety. A dish, made of sour milk arid meal, called Sinkatoo, and beer made ; from their corn, was distributed with; great liberality/; and the women were admitted into the society ; a circumstance I had,never before observed in Africa. There was no, compulsion ; every one was at liberty to drink as he pleased : ; they nodded to each other: when about to drink, and on setting down the calabash, comrnonly said berka, (thank you). Both men and women, appeared to be somewhat intoxicated, but they were far from'being quarrelsome.; Departing: from thence, we passed several large villages, where i wds constantly taken fòr a Moor, and became the subject of much merriment to the Bambarrans ; who, seeing me drive my horse before me, laughed heartily at my appearance. — He has been at Mècca, sajte one ; you may see that by his C c


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