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sca le to the course o f the Faleme river, upwards; which he has shortened b y about twenty-six geographical m ile s ; carrying that part no higher than to latitude 13«, which b y the origina l (o r rather the proportioned) scale, should be extended to 12 0 3 4 '. T h is M ap o f L ab a t, then, gives the position o f Ferbanna on the Faleme r i v e r ; * as also the southern boundaries o f Bon d o u and Bamb ouk, with other particulars. M r . P a rk, when at the pass o f the Faleme r iv e r, between Satadoo and M ed in a ,t obtained some general notices concerning his position, in respect o f the ab ov e points. F o r he learnt that Ferbanna (T en d a ) la y at some d istance lower down the r iv e r : that B on d o u (b y the account o f a fellow- traveller who was on his way thither) la y six journ ie s to the northward; and h e learnt also the general position o f Bamb ouk. T o this may be added, that he kept on his right hand (to the N ) , and ev en touched the fo o t o f it at Dindi- k o o , a ridge o f mountains, answering to that which, in L a b a t’s map, crosses the Faleme above F e rb an n a; and which is also found precisely at the c o r responding point, with D in d ik o o . M o reo v e r , it preserves in L a b a t, the same distance from the southern boundary o f Bamb ouk, as that seen b y Pa rk. A n d finally, it appears, b y the description o f the southern route pointed out b y the K in g o f Bam b ouk (see Mem . 1 7 9 3 , p. 1 1 , ) , that M r . P a rk passed to the southward o f Ferbanna, and yet not f a r from it. F o r the kin g’s road from Ferbanna (T en d a ) led eastward, through C o n co u d o u (the K on k o d o o o f P a rk , a province) as also through Silloumana, Ganga ran, G a d o u , and Man - d in g . N ow there is every reasonable p ro o f that (bating Ferbanna) this is the v e r y route b y which M r . P a rk returned. His route went through Gangaran (G an k aran ), on the one hand, K on k o d o o on the other. Sillou-Mana is v e ry p rob ably intended fo r K u l lo Manna.J a famous pass o v e r the B la c k R iv e r , • Not the Ferbanna of Bambouk, at which Major Houghton resided; but Ferbanna Tenda, through which the King o f Bambouk described the southern route of the Slatees to lead, from Woolli to Manding. (See Mem. Af. Assoc. 1793; P- 1 f l t There are several places o f this name. The one in question lies to the south of Bambouk. t Kullo is a province o f Jallankadoo, occupying both banks of the Ba-fing, or Black Riyer; and Manna the name o f the town. [ Park.] o r m ain stream o f the Senegal, where a bridge o f a v e ry singular construction is thrown across occasionally, fo r the use o f the caravans. I t is un lik e ly that bridges should o ccu r at two places in the southern route, and more particula rly as thé one at Manna is placed there, because the steep ro ck y banks, and narrow channel o f the river, are p eculiarly adapted to that kind o f bridge. I t may therefore be concluded, that from K o n k o d o o , the k in g ’s road, instead o f turning to the SW to Satadoo, leads straight on to the westward to Ferbanna, and thence into the W o o l li road, either at Baneserile o r K i r - w a n n y ; being a branch, only, o f the great southern road, leading directly across the mountains; whilst the other makes a bend to the south, to avo id them ; which bend, acco rding to M r . P a rk ’s description o f his route, is so much like that in L a b a t’s map above Ferbanna, that I cannot help suspecting the Dambanna o f Lab a t to b e meant fo r the D in d ik o o o f M r . P a rk . I return to the construction o f the route. Ferbanna, in Lab a t, is placed 33 leagues on a bearing o f S 1 1& E from C a cu llo , another pass on the same r iv e r Falemé, in latitude 1 30 5 4 ', b y M a jo r H ou gh to n ’s observation : and which is ab ou t 20 miles south o f N a y e , where M r . P a rk crossed it in his wa y out. T h e 33 leagues acco rding to the propo rtiona l scale furnished b y M r . P a rk ’ s route (2 ,16 each) g iv e 7 1^ G . miles fo r the distance o f F erbanna from C a cu llo : o r latitude 120 4 6 '. F rom this point, L a b a t describes the course o f the r iv e r 2 4 miles higher up , in a S E b y E direction. A b o u t this p la c e , we may suppose that M r . P a rk crossed the Falemé on his return ; since it agrees with the circumstances o f the m o u n tains, the bend o f the road ab ov e described, and the distance o f Bambouk and B o n d o u ; to which may be added, the general accordance o f the bearing from Manding. Medina, a v illa ge , stood on the west bank o f the Falemé, at the pass ; and Satadoo, the capital o f the p rov ince, at tw o miles to the eastward o f it. I t is certain that neither Satadoo, n o r K o n k o d o o , appear in Laba t’s map. In that, Macanna is the name o f the country bordering on the south o f Bam b o u k ; but M r . P a rk calls it Kon ko d oo ; which means the country o f mountains ; and appears v e ry characteristic. (T h e se mountains extend through Bam b o u k and Ka sson, and are productive in gold.) A g a in , C om b rego u d ou in Lab a t, occupies the places o f Satadoo and D en tila in Mr. P a rk ’s descrip


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