I Stopped Until They Were All Come Up; When They Informed Me That The King Of The Foulahs Had Sent Them On Purpose To Bring Me, My Horse, And Every Thing That Belonged To Me, To Fooladoo; And That Therefore I Must Turn Back And Go Along With Them.

Without hesitating a moment, I turned round and followed them, and we travelled together near a quarter of a

Mile without exchanging a word, when, coming to a dark place of the wood, one of them said in the Mandingo language, "this place will do;" and immediately snatched my hat from my head. Though I was by no means free of apprehension, yet I resolved to shew as few signs of fear as possible, and therefore told them, that unless my hat was returned to me, I should proceed no further. But before I had time to receive an answer, another drew his knife, and seizing upon a metal button which remained upon my waistcoat, cut it off, and put it into his pocket. Their intentions were now obvious; and I thought that the easier they were permitted to rob me of every thing, the less I had to fear. I therefore allowed them to search my pockets without resistance, and examine every part of my apparel, which they did with the most scrupulous exactness. But observing that I had one waistcoat under another, they insisted that I should cast them both off; and at last, to make sure work, stripped me quite naked.

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