I Now Perceived That These Men Had Not Been Sent By Any Authority To
Apprehend Me, But Had Pursued Me Solely In The View To Rob And Plunder
Me.
Turning my horse's head therefore once more towards the east, and
observing the Moor follow the track of his confederates, I congratulated
myself on having escaped with my life, though in great distress, from
such a horde of barbarians.
I was no sooner out of sight of the Moor, than I struck into the woods,
to prevent being pursued, and kept pushing on, with all possible speed,
until I found myself near some high rocks, which I remembered to have
seen in my former route from Queira to Deena; and, directing my course a
little to the northward, I fortunately fell in with the path.
CHAPTER XIV.
_The Author feels great joy at his deliverance, and proceeds through the
wilderness; but finds his situation very deplorable. - Suffers greatly
from thirst, and faints on the sand - Recovers, and makes another effort
to push forward. - Is providentially relieved by a fall of rain. - Arrives
at a Foulah village, where he is refused relief by the Dooty, but obtains
food from a poor woman. - Continues his journey through the wilderness,
and the next day lights on another Foulah village, where he is hospitably
received by one of the shepherds. - Arrives on the third day at a Negro
town called Wawra, tributary to the King of Bambarra._
It is impossible to describe the joy that arose in my mind, when I looked
around and concluded that I was out of danger.
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