thick underwood, he insisted that I should walk before him. I endeavoured to excuse myself, by alleging that I did not know the road; but he obstinately persisted; and after a few high words and menacing looks, threw down the saddle and went away. This very much disconcerted m e ; but as I had given up all hopes o f obtaining a horse, I could not think of encumbering myself with the saddle ; and taking off the stirrups and girths, I threw the saddle into the river. The Negro no sooner saw me throw the saddle into the water, than he came running from among the bushes where he had concealed himself, jumped into the river, and by help of his spear brought out the saddle, and ran away with it. I continued my course along the bank ; but as the wood was remarkably thick, and I had reason to believe that a lion was at no great distance, I became much alarmed, and took a long circuit through the bushes to avoid him. About four in the afternoon I reached Modiboo, where I found my saddle. The guide who had got there before me, being afraid that I should inform the king of his conduct, had brought the saddle with him in a canoe. While I was conversing with the Dooty, and remonstrating against the guide for having left me in such a situation, I heard a horse neigh in one of the huts ; and the Dooty inquired, with a smile, if I knew who was speaking to me? He explained himself, by telling me that my horse was still alive, and somewhat recovered from his fatigue; but he insisted that I should take him along with me; adding, that he had once kept a Moor's horse for four months, and when the horse had recovered and got into good condition, the Moor returned and claimed it, and refused to givg him any reward for his trouble. August ist. I departed from Modiboo, driving my horse before me; and in the afternoon reached Nyamee, where I remained three days; during which time it rained without intermission, and with such violence, that no person could venture out of doors. Aug. 5th. I departed from N y a m e e ; but the country was so deluged, that I was frequently in danger of losing the road, and had to wade across the savannahs for miles together, knee deep in water. Even the corn ground, which is the driest land in the country, was so completely flooded,, that my horse twice stuck fast in the mud, and was not got out without the greatest difficulty. In the evening of the same day, I arrived at Nyara, where I was well r e c e i v e d by the Dooty ; and as ,tlie 6th was rainy, I did not depart until the morning of the 7th : but the water had swelled to such a height, that in many places the road was scarcely passable ; and though I waded breast deep across the swamps, I could only reach a small village called Nemaboo, where, however, for an hundred Kowries, I procured from some Foulahs, plenty of corn for my horse, and milk for myself. Aug. 8th. The difficulties I.had experienced the day before, made me anxious to engage a fellow-traveller ; particularly as I was assured, that, in the course of a few days, the country would be so completely overflowed, as to render the road utterly impassable ; but though I offered two hundred Kowries for a guide, nobody would accompany me. However, on the morning
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