Sibidooloo is the frontier town of Manding, and is situated in a fertile valley, surrounded with high rocky hills.

The chief man is here called the mansa, which usually signifies king; but it appear that the government of Manding is a sort of republic, as every town has a particular mansa, and the chief power of the state is lodged in an assembly of the whole body.
Mr.Park related to the mansa the circumstance of the robbery, and his story was confirmed by the two shepherds.

The mansa continued smoking his pipe while he heard the relation, when, tossing up the sleeve of his coat with an indignant air, "Sit down," said he to Mr.
Park, "you shall have every thing restored to you.

I have sworn it." Then turning to an attendant, "Give the white man," said he, "a draught of water, and with the first light of the morning go over the hills, and inform the dooty of Bammakoo that a poor white man, the king of Bambarra's stranger, has been robbed by the king of Fouladoo's people." He heartily thanked the mansa for his kindness, and accepted his invitation, but having waited two days without receiving any intelligence, and there being a great scarcity of provisions, he was unwilling to trespass further on the generosity of his host, and begged permission to depart.

The mansa told him, he might go as far as a town called Wonda, and remain there until he heard some account of his property.