Recalled the people and asses, and endeavoured to settle matters in a friendly manner. Suspecting that he would not have used such language unless he had received assurances from some other towns that they would join him in attacking us, sent him some more scarlet and amber by our guide; being unwilling to go singly into the town, having received information that it was the intention of the king to detain me, with a view to make me pay handsomely for my release. Mansa Kussan seized the money which I paid for the ass in the seller's hands, and what evinced his hostile intentions still more, he seized the ass till such time as the palaver should be settled. I shall here give a list of the different articles of trade paid by me at different times, to Mansa Kussan at Julifunda. Sent at first, Bars. Amber 16 Scarlet 10 Barraloolo 10 Sent afterwards, Amber 4 Barraloolo 5 Amber No. 1. 10 To Kussan's brothers Amber 2 Scarlet 2 Took with me when I went to pay my respects to him, Amber 23 Beads 5 Looking-glass 1 [table ends] Sent after the asses turned back, Amber 23 Coral 10 Beads 10 Swords 15 Sent on the morning of the 3d of June, A pair of pistols 20 Scarlet 10 Barraloolo 15 --- Bars 200 --- [Footnote 1: Here too there is some mistake in Park's MS. the true total being 191.] o ' " Observed Mer. Alt. 162 11 0 81 5 30 0 16 0 81 21 30 Z.D. 8 38 30 D. 22 11 29 Latitude 13 33 0