Life And Travels Of Mungo Park By Mungo Park With A Full Narrative Of Subsequent Adventure In Central Africa
















 -  When the river had subsided, and the
atmosphere grew dry, I recovered apace, and began to think of my
departure - Page 36
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When The River Had Subsided, And The Atmosphere Grew Dry, I Recovered Apace, And Began To Think Of My Departure; For This Is Reckoned The Most Proper Season For Travelling; The Natives Had Completed Their Harvest, And Provisions Were Every Where Cheap And Plentiful.

Dr. Laidley was at this time employed in a trading voyage at Jonkakonda.

I wrote to him to desire that he would use his interest with the slatees, or slave-merchants, to procure me the company and protection of the first _coffle_ (or caravan) that might leave Gambia for the interior country; and in the meantime I requested him to purchase for me a horse and two asses. A few days afterwards the Doctor returned to Pisania, and informed me that a coffle would certainly go for the interior in the course of the dry season; but that as many of the merchants belonging to it had not yet completed their assortment of goods, he could not say at what time they would set out.

As the characters and dispositions of the slatees, and people that composed the caravan, were entirely unknown to me, and as they seemed rather averse to my purpose, and unwilling to enter into any positive engagements on my account; and the time of their departure being withal very uncertain, I resolved, on further deliberation, to avail myself of the dry season, and proceed without them.

Dr. Laidley approved my determination, and promised me every assistance in his power, to enable me to prosecute my journey with comfort and safety.

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