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Updated: May 2, 2025
"The town of Yougroo, I was told, generally contained but about 500 or 600 inhabitants, although, during the election, &c. there must have been, at least, 5000 or 6000 persons present. "The mourners for the deceased king, of whom there are 16 in number, are the most extraordinary figures that can possibly be conceived.
The following is Lieutenant Maclean's personal narrative of his mission. "Yougroo, Boollam, March 3rd, 1827. "I left Freetown tins morning in the Government barge, with Mr. After taking possession, I was visited by the different chiefs and head men, who came to pay their respects, or, as they phrase it, to do service to me, as representing the Governor of Sierra Leone.
The natural consequence of this is, that all the most idle and worthless of the neighbouring nations, or tribes, flock to a place where they can practise all manner of crimes with impunity. Many persons, particularly minstrels, or bards, had walked upwards of 400 miles from the interior, to be present at the election about to take place at Yougroo.
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