ON AFRICA. 491 Wassenah given in Riley's Narrative ; but it is not extraordinary, that this place should be unknown at Ashantee, if there were no commerce or communication between these countries respectively ; it is certain, that the Africans neither know, seek, or care, for places or countries with which they have no trade or communication.

It appears well deserving of observation (for the purpose of rendering Arabic names intelligible to future African travellers), that Mr. Bowdich has demonstrated that, what is called in our maps, 1. Bambarra, S. Gimbala, 3. Sego, 4. Berghoo, 5, Begarmee, being written in the Arabic language, with the guttural letter grain, would be quite unintelligible, if pronounced to an African as they are written by our letters, the nearest approximation to the Arabic words would be as follows, taking Gr for the nearest similitude that our alphabet affords to the guttural letter e gram.

Correct Pronunciation. African Orthofgraphy. Called in the Maps.

1. Banbug'r 2. Grimbala S. Shagr'u 4. Bergr'n 5. Bagrarmee riU Bambara.

Gimbala.

Sego Berghoo.

Begarmee.