The king of the Foulahs, on being asked permission to pass through his territory, seemed alarmed at hearing of so large a body of foreigners about to enter his country.

He contrived, under various pretexts, to detain them on the frontier four months, during which their stock of food and clothing gradually diminished, while they were suffering all the evils that arise from a sickly climate and a scanty supply of necessaries.

At length, their situation became such as to place them under the absolute necessity of returning.

All their animals being dead, it was necessary to hire the natives to carry their baggage, an expedient which gave occasion to frequent pillage.

They reached Kakundy with the loss only of Mr.Kum-Doer, the naturalist; but Captain Campbell, overcome by sickness and exertion, died two days after, on the 13th of June 1817.