His Victuals Were
Served Up In Pewter Dishes, And Even His Houses Were Built After The
Fashion Of The English Houses On The Gambia.
May 13.
- In the morning, as we were preparing to depart, a coffle of
slaves belonging to some Serawoolli traders crossed the river, and
agreed to proceed with us to Baniserile, the capital of Dentila - a
very long day's journey from this place. We accordingly set out
together, and travelled with great expedition through the woods
until noon, when one of the Serawoolli slaves dropped the load from
his head, for which he was smartly whipped. The load was replaced,
but he had not proceeded above a mile before he let it fall a second
time, for which he received the same punishment. After this he
travelled in great pain until about two o'clock, when we stopped to
breathe a little by a pool of water, the day being remarkably hot.
The poor slave was now so completely exhausted that his master was
obliged to release him from the rope, for he lay motionless on the
ground. A Serawoolli, therefore, undertook to remain with him and
endeavour to bring him to the town during the cool of the night; in
the meanwhile we continued our route, and after a very hard day's
travel, arrived at Baniserile late in the evening.
One of our slatees was a native of this place, from which he had
been absent three years. This man invited me to go with him to his
house, at the gate of which his friends met him with many
expressions of joy, shaking hands with him, embracing him, and
singing and dancing before him.
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