ABSTRACT
Departure for Timbuctoo on the 13th of March.—Description of the banks of the river.—Slaves released from their chains. — Populous villages. — Vessels of from sixty to eighty tons burthen. — Branch of the river forming a large island.—Mode of building canoes.—Villages of Banan.—Character of the Mandingoes.—Description of Lake Debo.—Islands called St. Charles, Henry, and Maria-Theresa.
