The difficulties, which they had already encountered, and the savage deportment of the moors, had completely frightened Mr. Park’s attendants, and they declared they would not proceed one step further to the eastward.  In this situation, Mr. Park applied to Daman, to obtain from Ali, king of Ludamar, a safe conduct into Bambarra, and he hired one of Daman’s slaves to guide him thither, as soon as the passport should be obtained.  A messenger was despatched to Ali, then encamped near Benown, and Mr. Park sent that prince, as a present, five garments of cotton cloth purchased from Daman.  On the 26th of February, one of Ali’s slaves arrived, as he said, to conduct Mr. Park as far as Goomba, and demanded one garment of blue cotton cloth for his attendance.  About this time the negro boy Demba declared, that he would never desert his master, although he wished that he would turn back, to which he was strongly recommended by Johnson, who had declared his reluctance to proceed.

On the following day, Mr. Park delivered a copy of his papers to Johnson, to convey them to Gambia with all possible expedition, and he left in Daman’s possession various articles, which he considered not necessary to take with him.  He then left Jarra, accompanied by his faithful boy, the slave sent by king Ali, and one of Daman’s slaves.  Without meeting with any occurrence of note, Mr. Park arrived on the 1st of March at a large town called Deena, inhabited by a greater proportion of moors than of negroes.  Mr. Park lodged in a hut belonging to one of the latter.  The moors, however, assembled round it, and treated him with every sort of indignity, with a view to irritate him, and afford them a pretence for pillaging his baggage.  Finding, however, their attempts ineffectual, they at last declared that the property of a Christian was lawful plunder to the followers of Mahomet, and accordingly opened his bundles, and robbed him of every thing they chose.

Mr. Park spent the 2nd of March, in endeavouring to prevail on his people to proceed with him, but so great was their dread of the moors, that they absolutely refused.  Accordingly, the next morning, about two o’clock, Mr. Park proceeded alone on his adventurous journey.  He had not, however, got above half a mile from Deena, when he heard some one calling after him, and on looking back, saw his faithful boy running after him.  He was informed by the boy, that Ali’s man had set out for Benown, but Daman’s negro was still at Deena, but that if his master would stop a little, he could persuade the latter to join him.  Mr. Park waited accordingly, and in about three hours the boy returned with the negro.  In the afternoon, they reached a town called Samamingkoos, inhabited chiefly by Foulahs.

On the 4th they arrived at a large town called Sampaka, where, on hearing that a white man was come into the town, the people, who had been keeping holiday and dancing, left of this pastime, and walking in regular order two by two, with the music before them, came to Mr. Park.  They played upon a flute, which they blowed obliquely over the end, and governed the holes on the sides with their fingers.  Their airs were plaintive and simple.