Chapter I: Front Matter

JOURNAL
OF AN
EXPEDITION TO EXPLORE THE COURSE AND
TERMINATION OF THE NIGER.

_London. Published by John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1832._]

JOURNAL
OF
AN EXPEDITION TO EXPLORE THE COURSE
AND TERMINATION
OF
THE NIGER;
WITH A
NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE DOWN THAT RIVER
TO ITS TERMINATION.

BY
RICHARD AND JOHN LANDER.

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_IN THREE VOLUMES._

ILLUSTRATED WITH ENGRAVINGS AND MAPS.

VOL. II.

LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE-STREET.
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MDCCCXXXII.

LONDON:
Printed by WILLIAM CLOWES,
Stamford Street.

CONTENTS
OF
VOLUME THE SECOND.

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CHAPTER VIII.

Page.

The Widow Zuma — Present to the King — Visit to the Niger — 1
The King of Boossà, and Midikie — Object of the mission
explained — The tobe of Park recovered — Park’s Papers —
Boossà described — Resources of the Country — One of Park’s
books discovered — Equity of the King — The hostess —
Departure from Boossà — Kagogie — Canoes — Embark on the
Niger — Description of the River — Village of Sooloo — Rocky
Barrier — Arrival at Yàoorie.

CHAPTER IX.

Remarks on the River — Intelligence of the fate of Mr. Park 33
— His Gun obtained — Visit to the Sultan — Unsuccessful
Application for Mr. Park’s Papers — The Kingdom and City of
Yàoorie and its Natives — The Sultan’s Son — Insurgents —
The Sultan’s Daughters — Mischief of the Widow Zuma —
Application of the Travellers to the King of Boossà — Wars
in Nouffie — Provinces of Hàussa — Detention of the
Travellers — The Sultan of Yàoorie — His character —
Farewell visit.

CHAPTER X.

Leave Yàoorie — Method of watching the Corn — The Cumbrie 81
People — their treatment — Sleeping-huts and Spear of the
Cumbrie — Arrive at Waree — Garnicassa — Ignorance of the
Natives concerning the course of the River — Their
Amusements — Return to Boossà — Visit to Wowow recommended —
The River consulted by the King of Boossà — Kings of this
City — Scarcity of Provisions — Journey to Wowow — First
interview with the King.

CHAPTER XI.

Horse-racing at Wowow on the Mahomedan Sabbath — Indignation 114
of the King of Wowow against the King of Kiàma — Religious
Procession of Females — Policy of the King of Wowow —
Richard Lander taken ill — Leaves his brother at Wowow, and
returns to Boossà — Narrative of John Lander — The Blessing
of the Priestess — Religious Sects — Their Creeds, and Ideas
of a Future State — Funeral and Marriage Ceremonies — Park’s
Books — The States of Borgoo — The last of Park’s effects —
Farewell to the King of Wowow — Departure — Village —
Apprehensions of the Natives — The Travellers meet at
Boossà.

CHAPTER XII.

Scandal of the Natives — Treaty for a Canoe — Defeats of the 150
Falàtahs at Catsheena and Zaria — Measures of the King of
Boossà for the future safety of the Travellers — Artifices
for obtaining Presents from them — Preparations for
Celebrating the Mahomedan Festival — The King’s Drummer —
The Horse Race, and the King’s Speech — A troublesome
Servant — Festivities at Boossà — The Eclipse — Version of
it by the Arab Priests — Effects on the people — Messengers
from Borgoo — Caffas — Mode of preparing them — Arrival of a
Fatakie — The Ashantees’ method of killing Elephants —
Married Slaves — Their Treatment — Permission for Departure
requested — El Kanemee the Arab — The King assents to the
Travellers leaving Boossà — The Messenger from Rabba with
the King’s Son — Joy of the King of Boossà at his arrival —
Opinion of his general conduct towards the Travellers.

CHAPTER XIII.

The King and Midiki take leave of the Travellers — They 210
embark on the River and depart from Boossà — Island Melálie
Inguâzhilligee — Island Patáshie — The Chief of Teàh —
Messengers from the King of Wowow — Perplexity of the
Travellers respecting their Route — Terror of the Natives at
their Appearance — An Invalid — Diseases of the Natives —
Their Medicines — Richard Lander goes to Wowow —
Superstition of the Natives — Charms — Return of Richard
Lander to Patáshie — His interview with the King of Wowow —
House of Correction at Patáshie — Native Pagan Priest —
Departure from Patáshie — Ráah — Arrive at Lever — An
officious Friend in the Priest Ducoo — Disappointment of the
Travellers.

CHAPTER XIV.

State of the Town of Lever — The Falátahs — The Travellers’ 246
Canoes claimed — Interference of Ducoo — Detention of the
Travellers — Their departure from Lever — The Town of
Bajiebo — Chiefs — Canoes of Bajiebo — Departure from
Bajiebo — Scenery of the River — Town of Leechee — Visit to
the Chief — The Passage continued down the River — Madjie
Island — Mount Kesa — Land on Belee Island — Messenger from
Rabba — Arrival of Suliken Rouah, or the King of the Dark
Water — Grand Procession of Canoes down the River — Arrival
at Zagozhi Island — Its swampy nature.

CHAPTER XV.

Stay at Zagozhi — Presents sent to the Chiefs of Rabba — An 284
old but troublesome acquaintance — Presents from the Kings
of Nouffie and Rabba to the Travellers — Importunities of
the King’s messengers — An Arab merchant — Policy of the
Falátah Chief, Mallam Dendo, in securing the possession of
his conquests — Former Expedition of the Falátahs against
Funda — Rabba market — The King of Rabba discontented with
his present — Consternation of the Travellers — Park’s tobe
sent to him — Joy of the King on receiving it — Permission
to proceed — Treacherous conduct of the King of Nouffie —
The King of Rabba’s answer — Conversation among the Hàussa
merchants — Mallam Dendo the former King of Rabba — His
character — Rabba market — Island of Zagozhi — The islanders
expert canoemen — Manufactures of Zagozhi — Promise of a
canoe.

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JOURNAL.

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