[2] The northern mouth of the Senegal is in lat. 16 deg. 40'. The southern in
15 deg. 45', both N. so that the distance between them, or the length of
the island mentioned in the text, is about sixty-two miles. - E.
[3] This fancy of all the great rivers in Africa being branches from one
principal stream, is now known to be entirely erroneous. - Astl.
[4] Although the first kingdom, or kingdoms of the Negroes lies on the
Senegal, Senega, or Sanaghas, and others along the Gambia, yet there
were not properly any kingdoms of these names. On the north, indeed,
of the Sanagha, lay the country of the Sanhaga, Azanaghi, or Azanhaji,
from whence the river seems to have taken its name; but was divided
among various tribes of people, and not under any one sovereign.
Geographers, however, have since continued to propagate this first
error. - Astl.
The Jalofs and Foulahs inhabit the country between the Senegal and
Gambia, on which latter river the Feloops reside. What is meant by
_Tukhusor_ in the text does not appear, unless it may obscurely
indicate Karta. - E.
SECTION V.
_Continuation of the Voyage to the country of a King named Budomel, with
some account of his Territory, and the Manners of his People_.
Having passed the river Senegal, we sailed about 800 miles farther south
along the coast, which was all low land without mountains, till we came
to the territory or kingdom of Budomel[1]. As some Portuguese, who had
dealt with Budomel, represented him as a very just person, who paid for
any goods he might receive, and might therefore be confided in, I stopped
at his country, that I might endeavour to dispose of some Spanish horses
I had on board, which are in great request among the Negroes; besides
which, I had some cloth, Moorish wrought silks, and other commodities for
sale.
