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Da, Mansong's eldest son, sent one canoe as a present, and requested me to sell him a bunderbuss, and three swords, with some blue and yellow broad cloth. Sent him three swords, and ten spans of yellow cloth; received in return six thousand cowries. Sansanding contains, according to Koontie Mamadie's account, eleven thousand inhabitants.
It covers nearly the same extent of ground as Sansanding, but having been plundered by Daisy, king of Kaarta, about four years ago, it has not yet resumed its former prosperity, nearly one-half of the town being nothing but a heap of ruins.
I believe we had as much corn and milk sent us by different people as would have been sufficient for three times our number; and though we remained here two days, we experienced no diminution of their hospitality. On the morning of the 16th we again set forward, accompanied by a coffle of fourteen asses, loaded with salt, bound for Sansanding.
This struggle did a great deal of harm to the trade of Jenneh, for it interrupted intercourse with Yamina, Sansanding, Bamakou, and Boureh, which were the chief marts for its produce. The women of Jenneh would not be true to their sex if they did not show some marks of coquetry.
I told Modibinne that Mansong's friendship was of more value to me than the articles he had mentioned, and that I would be happy if Mansong would accept them from me as a farther proof of my esteem. I made choice of Sansanding for fitting out our canoe, because Mansong had never said he wished to see me, and because I could live quieter and freer from begging than at Sego.
"P. S. Have the goodness to remember me most kindly to my friend Major Rennell." To the Earl Camden, One of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, &c. &c. &c. On board of H. M. Schooner Joliba, at anchor off Sansanding, November 17, 1805. "I have herewith sent you an account of each day's proceedings since we left Kayee.
The Chief gave us a bullock, a sheep, three jars of honey, and four men's loads of rice. Mr. After the Chief had received these things, he enquired if the white men intended to come back. Mr. Park had paid me for my voyage before we left Sansanding: I said to him, "I agreed to carry you into the kingdom of Haoussa; we are now in Haoussa.
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