TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 21

above another, and covered with large clumps

of trees, bounded this luxuriant spot. Having

passed it, we entered a deep gully, in the bottom

of which the brook Lagoody runs to the ne. The path on both sides is extremely broken and

rocky, forming a nearly perpendicular precipice

of about one hundred and sixty feet ; down

which two of the animals, a horse and ass, rolled

into the brook, and, strange to say, received

little or no injury. We soon reached the plain

of Parow^ell, where we encamped for the night.

During this march, one of the Foolah carriers

absconded with a portmanteau, containing seve-

ral articles of value, and, although the prince

sent one of his men in search of him, he effected

his escape unmolested.

On the morning of the 28rd, we moved for-

ward at eight o'clock. In half an hour we

passed another deep ravine, and crossed a plain

about a mile long, from whence the path conti-

nued along the side of a hill, rising to a ridge,

of steep ascent ; the east side being very steep,

narrow, and rocky. It was so broken before the

last division reached, that we were obliged to make much use of the pickaxe, in order to

clear a passage for the horses, one of which

fell over the precipice, and was much hurt. We

continued descending, until we arrived at the Koba stream, running north, over a rocky bot-