About one o'clock on the morning of the 26th we reached Sibikillin,
a walled village; but the inhabitants having the character of
inhospitality towards strangers, and of being much addicted to
theft, we did not think proper to enter the gate.
We rested a short
time under a tree, and then continued our route until it was dark,
when we halted for the night by a small stream running towards the
Gambia. Next day the road led over a wild and rocky country,
everywhere rising into hills and abounding with monkeys and wild
beasts. In the rivulets among the hills we found great plenty of
fish. This was a very hard day's journey; and it was not until
sunset that we reached the village of Koomboo, near to which are the
ruins of a large town formerly destroyed by war. The inhabitants of
Koomboo, like those of Sibikillin, have so bad a reputation that
strangers seldom lodge in the village; we accordingly rested for the
night in the fields, where we erected temporary huts for our
protection, there being great appearance of rain.
May 28. - We departed from Koomboo, and slept at a Foulah town, about
seven miles to the westward; from which, on the day following,
having crossed a considerable branch of the Gambia, called Neola
Koba, we reached a well-inhabited part of the country. Here are
several towns within sight of each other, collectively called Tenda,
but each is distinguished also by its particular name.
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