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The caravan proceeds to Konkadoo, and crosses the Faleme River. Its arrival at Baniserile, Kirwani, and Tambacunda. Incidents on the road. A matrimonial case. The caravan proceeds through many towns and villages, and arrives at length on the banks of the Gambia. Passes through Medina, the capital of Wolli, and finally stops at Jindey. The Author, accompanied by Karfa, proceeds to Pisania.
On the morning of the 26th, as we departed from Tambacunda, Karfa observed to me that there were no shea-trees farther to the westward than this town. I had collected and brought with me from Manding the leaves and flowers of this tree, but they were so greatly bruised on the road that I thought it best to gather another specimen at this place.
We have had as prosperous an expedition thus far, as I could have expected; a short abridgement of our journey will serve to shew where we are. "We are going this evening to Tambacunda.
On the 9th of December, Park reached Tambacunda, leaving which the next morning, he arrived in the evening at Kooniakary, a town of nearly the same size and extent as Kolor. On the 11th he came to Koojar, the frontier town of Woolli near Bondou.
Alt. 163 17 0 81 38 30 0 16 0 81 54 30 Z.D. 8 5 30 D. 21 37 30 Latitude 13 32 0 May 29th. In the forenoon had an opportunity of sending two letters home to England, via Gambia. In the evening left Badoo, and went to Tambacunda, about four miles east of Badoo. The river Gambia is only four miles distant, South of Badoo. Mr. Anderson and Mr.
We now resumed our journey, and about eleven o'clock reached a walled town called Tambacunda, where we were well received. Here we remained four days, on account of a palaver which was held on the following occasion.
As there was no water to be procured on the road, we travelled with great expedition until we reached Tambacunda; and departing from thence early the next morning, the 10th, we reached in the evening Kooniakary, a town of nearly the same magnitude as Kolor.
On the morning of the 26th, as we departed from Tambacunda, Karfa observed to me that there were no shea-trees farther to the westward than this town. I had collected and brought with me from Manding the leaves and flowers of this tree, but they were so greatly bruised on the road that I thought it best to gather another specimen at this place.
Another palaver which lasted four days was on the following occasion: A slave-merchant had married a woman of Tambacunda, by whom he had two children. He subsequently absented himself for eight years without giving any account of himself to his deserted wife, who, seeing no prospect of his return, at the end of three years married another man, to whom she likewise bore two children.
These letters were addressed to Sir Joseph Banks and Mrs. Park; and are as follows. To Sir Joseph Banks. Badoo, near Tambacunda, May 28th, 1805. "A Slatee is going from this place in a few hours for the Gambia, and I have hired him to stop his asses till I write a few lines.
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