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One of the St. Jago asses fell down convulsed when the load was put upon him; and a Mandingo ass, No.
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The main body of the coffle still kept going on, and at half past twelve reached Bee Creek; from whence we sent back an ass and two Negroes to bring up the two fatigued soldiers.
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June 2d.--Bought some corn and two ass loads of rice; presented Mansa Kussan with some amber, coral, and scarlet, with which he appeared to be perfectly satisfied, and sent a bullock in return; he even prayed for my safety, and told me that he would do his utmost to get us forwards.
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Bought an ass for twenty bars of amber.
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Purchased three ass loads, and on the 6th purchased two ass loads more, making in all 750lb.
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Purchased corn for the asses, and a large bullock for the people; likewise one ass.
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Very happy to get so well over the palaver; for he insisted long on having the customs, or four bottles of gunpowder for each ass, which would have distressed us very much; and we could have made but a feeble resistance, being so very sickly.
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Lost one ass, and 80lbs.
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Four canoes sufficient to carry only an ass load and an half at a time, were provided for this purpose.
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The night being clear, observed the emersion of Jupiter's second satellite; it emerged H. M. S. By watch - - - - 11 25 55 Time by Nautical Almanack 11 24 40 Equation - - - 0 1 53 -------- Mean time at Greenwich 11 26 33 11 26 33 -------- Watch too slow 0 0 38 June 28th.--Purchased an ass for four minkallis of gold, and a horse for 45 bars.
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I determined to wait three days, to see how Isaaco's wounds looked, and in the mean time sent two of his people away to Serracorra with an ass and three strings of No.
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All horses loaded; mine fell down under his load, and I was forced to sit by him till an ass was sent from the halting place.
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We likewise had a very good ass stolen during the night.
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July 19th.--Having purchased an ass in lieu of the one stolen, we left Nummaboo, which is a walled village, and proceeded onwards.
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Shortly after this, came to an ass lying on the road unable to proceed with its load.
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My horse being loaded, and myself, as usual, walking on foot and driving an ass, I could give them no assistance.
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Found myself very sick and faint, having to drive my horse loaded with rice, and an ass with the pit saws.
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Some people arrived from the East, who informed us that a stream on the road, which is usually dry, was so much swelled by the rain that no ass could cross it.
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August 1st.--Early this morning purchased an ass for a pistol, a baft, and a Mandingo cloth.
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CHAPTER V. August 6th.--Having hired two more ass drivers at one bar and their victuals per day, we left Koolihori early in the morning, and travelled with considerable dispatch till three o'clock; at which time we reached Ganifarra, a small beggarly village.
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There is a very good canoe here, which can carry over four ass loads at once.
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I now gave up all thoughts of being able to carry him forwards till the cool of the evening; and having turned the horses and ass to feed, I sat down to watch the pulsations of my dying friend.
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They were not so red as the lion I formerly saw in Barnbarra, [Footnote: Park's Travels, p. 208] but of a dusky colour, like the colour of an ass.
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Only one of the soldiers able to drive an ass.
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In case it should escape my memory, I take this opportunity of observing, that the standard law of Africa runs thus: If an ass should break a single stem of corn, the proprietor of the corn has a right to seize the ass; and if the owner of the ass will not satisfy him for the damage he thinks he has sustained, he can _retain_ the ass.
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He cannot _sell_ or _work_ him, but he can _kill_ him; and as the Bambarrans esteem ass-flesh as a great luxury, this part of the law is often put in force.
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_Ivory_, the very largest teeth, each ---- 10,000 The medium size ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 7,000 The smaller ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 3 or 4000 _Indigo leaves_ beat and dried in lumps larger than ones fist, each ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 40 A prime slave, (male) ---- ---- ---- ---- 40,000 A ditto, (female) ---- ---- ---- from 80 to 100,000 A girl ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 40,000 A horse from two to ten prime male slaves A cow (fat) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 15,000 An ass ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 17,000 A sheep ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 3 to 5,000 A fowl ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 250 to 300 As much _excellent fat beef_ as will be sufficient for seven men one day ---- ---- ---- ---- 620 As much _good beer_ as the same number can drink in one day ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 300 October 16th.--Modibinne and Jower arrived, and told me that they had brought a canoe from Mansong.
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He gave me, by the Governor's desire, one horse, one ass, and twenty bars of beads.
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He came and presented me with an ass loaded with kouskous to help me in my travels.
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I bought there an ass.
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I received one ass from Mouline: I gave to Amadibinne one musket and five yards of white cotton; to Yamme half a bottle of powder; to my sister ten dollars and one muslin pagne; to the Chief one bottle of powder and twenty flints.