Salim Daucari Made My Apology, And Promised To
Accompany Me To Kooniakary The Same Evening.
We accordingly
departed from Soolo at sunset, and in about an hour entered
Kooniakary.
But as the king had gone to sleep we deferred the
interview till next morning, and slept at the hut of Sambo Sego.
CHAPTER VII - INTERVIEW WITH KING DEMBA SEGO JALLA
About eight o'clock in the morning of January 15th, 1796, we went to
an audience of the king (Demba Sego Jalla), but the crowd of people
to see me was so great that I could scarcely get admittance. A
passage being at length obtained, I made my bow to the monarch, whom
we found sitting upon a mat, in a large hut. He appeared to be a
man of about sixty years of age. His success in war, and the
mildness of his behaviour in time of peace, had much endeared him to
all his subjects. He surveyed me with great attention; and when
Salim Daucari explained to him the object of my journey, and my
reasons for passing through his country, the good old king appeared
not only perfectly satisfied, but promised me every assistance in
his power. He informed me that he had seen Major Houghton, and
presented him with a white horse; but that, after crossing the
kingdom of Kaarta, he had lost his life among the Moors, in what
manner he could not inform me. When this audience was ended we
returned to our lodging, and I made up a small present for the king
out of the few effects that were left me; for I had not yet received
anything from Salim Daucari.
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