Moosee, Thus Triumphant, Returned To
Gotto, Where He Was Declared King, And The Capital Of The Country Is
Called By His Name.
On the west of Gotto is the kingdom of Baedoo, which was conquered by the
present King of Bambarra about seven years ago, and has continued
tributary to him ever since.
West of Baedoo is Maniana, the inhabitants of which, according to the
best information I was able to collect, are cruel and ferocious, carrying
their resentment towards their enemies so far, as never to give quarter,
and even to indulge themselves with unnatural and disgusting banquets of
human flesh.
I am well aware that the accounts which the Negroes give of their enemies
ought to be received with great caution; but I heard the same account in
so many different kingdoms, and from such variety of people, whose
veracity I had no occasion to suspect, that I am disposed to allow it
some degree of credit. The inhabitants of Bambarra, in the course of a
long and bloody war, must have had frequent opportunities of satisfying
themselves as to the fact; and if the report had been entirely without
foundation, I cannot conceive why the term _Madummulo_ (man-eaters)
should be applied exclusively to the inhabitants of Maniana.
CHAPTER XVII.
_The Author returns westward. - Arrives at Modiboo, and recovers his
horse. - Finds great difficulty in travelling in consequence of the rains,
and the overflowing of the river. - Is informed that the King of Bambarra
had sent persons to apprehend him.
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