TRAVELS IN AFRICA. IS

fore obliged them to quit that country, which

formerly belonged to themselves. This delayed

us a considerable time, and it was not until

eleven o'clock that we left the ground on which we passed the night. The path by which we

travelled was so extremely rugged and broken,

that we had much labour and difficulty in keep-

ing the animals from lying down under their

loads. This arose from their not being shod,

and from never having travelled on so hard a

soil before ; that in the vicinity of Senegal and

Goree being a light moveable sand. On reaching

a place where the path separates, one branch

leading direct to Teembo, and the other to

Laby, a halt was made until Captain Campbell came up, when, after some conversation between

him and Abdul Hamed, he ordered us to follow

that leading to Laby, in opposition to the advice

of the prince. The reason assigned by Captain

Campbell for his choice, was the expectation of

the assistance of the chief of Laby, who had

considerable power and influence in that quar-

ter. At one, p. M. we passed a small stream *

running north, and which, from the steep,

rocky, and narrow nature of the path leading to

and from its banks, occupied much time. At

six, the rear reached the halting-place, which

* Diudilicouric.