A messenger was despatched to Ali, then encamped near Benown, and Mr.Park sent that prince, as a present, five garments of cotton cloth purchased from Daman.

On the 26th of February, one of Ali's slaves arrived, as he said, to conduct Mr.
Park as far as Goomba, and demanded one garment of blue cotton cloth for his attendance.

About this time the negro boy Demba declared, that he would never desert his master, although he wished that he would turn back, to which he was strongly recommended by Johnson, who had declared his reluctance to proceed.
On the following day, Mr.Park delivered a copy of his papers to Johnson, to convey them to Gambia with all possible expedition, and he left in Daman's possession various articles, which he considered not necessary to take with him.

He then left Jarra, accompanied by his faithful boy, the slave sent by king Ali, and one of Daman's slaves.

Without meeting with any occurrence of note, Mr.Park arrived on the 1st of March at a large town called Deena, inhabited by a greater proportion of moors than of negroes.