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CHAPTER II.

Halt at the Panjetta—Return of Messengers sent to the

Capital—His Majesty's Answer—Great Scarcity of Pro-

visions—Another Messenger sent, with Presents to the

King—Captain Campbell's interview with Omerhoo Ka-

no—Reports about the Intentions of the Expedition —Captain Campbell goes to see the King—Arrival

of the Messenger from Sego—Captain Campbell's Re-

turn—No satisfactory Answer—Illness of the Officers —Lieutenant Stokoe and Mr. Kummer sent to the Coast

—Captain Campbell decides on retracing his steps—De-

parture from the Panjetta—Arrival at Kakundy—Death

of Captain Campbell—Departure for, and Arrival at

Sierra Leone—Description of Foota Jallon.

When Lieutenant Stokoe was about to move,

on the morning of the 4th of March, Sergeant

Tuft and Abou Baccary, the messengers sent

to the king from the TingaHnta, made their ap-

pearance, and informed Captain Campbell that

having delivered the presents, and made known

to his majesty the purport of their message, he

told them that he could not permit us to pass

through Foota Jallon until he had consulted his

chiefs, to whom he could not address himself

on th^ subject before Captain Campbell thought

fit to make them suitable presents : the messen-

gers also said, it appeared that many unfavour-