On The Evening Of The 11th Eight Of The Fugitive Kaartans Arrived At
Wassiboo.
They had found it impossible to live under the tyrannical
government of the Moors, and were now going to transfer their
allegiance to the King of Bambarra.
They offered to take me along
with them as far as Satile, and I accepted the offer.
July 12. - At daybreak we set out, and travelled with uncommon
expedition until sunset. We stopped only twice in the course of the
day, once at a watering-place in the woods, and at another time at
the ruins of a town formerly belonging to Daisy, called Illa-compe
(the corn-town). When we arrived in the neighbourhood of Satile,
the people who were employed in the corn-fields, seeing so many
horsemen, took us for a party of Moors, and ran screaming away from
us. The whole town was instantly alarmed, and the slaves were seen
in every direction driving the cattle and horses towards the town.
It was in vain that one of our company galloped up to undeceive
them; it only frightened them the more; and when we arrived at the
town we found the gates shut, and the people all under arms. After
a long parley we were permitted to enter, and, as there was every
appearance of a tornado, the dooty allowed us to sleep in his
baloon, and gave us each a bullock's hide for a bed.
July 13. - Early in the morning we again set forward.
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