When Park arrived, he found the passage thus obstructed, but attempted nevertheless to push his way through.

The people began to attack him, throwing lances, pikes, arrows, and stones.

He defended himself for a long time, when two of his slaves at the stern of the canoe were killed.

The crew threw every thing they had into the river, and kept firing; but being overpowered by numbers and fatigue, unable to keep up the canoe against the current, and seeing no probability of escaping, Mr.Park took hold of one of the white men, and jumped into the water.

Martyn did the same, and they were all drowned in the stream in attempting to escape.