Travels in Western Africa Author:William Gray Subtitle: In the Years 1818, 19, 20, and 21, From the River Gambia Through Woolli, Bondoo, Galam, Kasson, Kaarta, and Foolidoo, to the River Niger General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1825 Original Publisher: John Murray Subjects: Sudan History / Africa / General History / Africa / East Travel / Africa / G... more »eneral Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER II. Halt at the Panjctta -- Return of Messengers sent to the Capital -- His Majesty. s Answer -- Great Scarcity of Provisions -- 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 Return -- No satisfactory Answer -- Illness of the Officers -- Lieutenant Stokoe and Mr. Kummer sent to the Coast -- Captain Campbell decides on retracing his steps -- Departure from the Panjetta -- Arrival at Kakundy -- Deatli of Captain Campbell -- Departure for, and Arrival at Sierra Leone -- Description of Foota Jallou. 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 Tingalinta, made their appearance, 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 the subject before Captain Campbell thought fit to make them suitable presents: the messengers also said, it appeared that many unfavourable reports, respecting the objects of t...« less