- E. [6] Though This Country Will Be Amply Described In Other Voyages In Our Collection, It May Be Proper To Remark, That Both Sides Of The River Gambia Are Inhabited By A Mixed Population Of Three Nations, The Feloops, Foleys, And Mandingoes, Each Of Whom Have Their Own Separate Villages Interspersed.

This population is divided into many states, lordships, or little kingdoms; as Joalli, Barrah, Kolar, Badibu, Barsalli, &c. on or near the northern bank; Kumbo, Fonia, Kaen, Jagra, Yamini, &c. on the southern.

- E.

SECTION IX.

_Some Account of the Manners and Customs on the Gambia, and of the Elephant and Hippopotamus._

It now remains for me to relate what I observed and was informed of concerning this country, during my short stay. The religion of the Negroes of Gambia consists of various kinds of idolatry; they place great reliance on sorcery and other diabolical things, yet all believe in God. There are many Mahometans among them, who trade to many countries, yet are not settled in houses, because the natives are ignorant[1]. They live very much in the same manner with the natives of Senegal, and have the same kinds of provisions; but they cultivate more sorts of rice. They eat dogs flesh, which I never heard of being used anywhere else. They are clothed in cotton garments, and have great abundance of cotton in their country, which may be the reason of the Gambians not going naked, as those of Senegal do, where cotton is very scarce.

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