Africa. Niger and kongo

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The park managed to establish absolutely definitely, at least, one thing: Niger flows on the east. But disputes on where Niger runs, have inflamed with new force. The most knowing geographer in England that time, Rennel, has come out with the assumption, that its waters run low in any big bog in the centre of Africa. The Park thought, that Niger and Congo-same the river. Others considered, that Niger turns on the south and runs into gulf of Guinea.

In January, 1805 the Park has gone to new travel across Africa with the task ' how much on a current of this river will follow probably ' and or ' to return new by to Atlantic ocean, or to go to Cairo on karavannoj to road through Tripoli '. There are bases to think, that the composer of the task to Park lord Kemden adhered of Niger to the same sights, that Rennel. In the end of March expedition has arrived on spot-check the Grief (at cape Verde), was late at this trading post till May and then began to move slowly on the east.

Expedition was too bulky, and it to it stirred. The park took with itself about forty Europeans, mainly soldiers, and the big number of pack donkeys. Expedition has acted in a way just in the beginning of a season of rains. Soon illness began to mow people so in the end of July in a diary of Park we read the following record: ' All my people, except for one, either are sick, or have terribly weakened '. On August, 18th expedition has seen Niger, however ' from thirty four soldiers and four carpenters who have left Gambia in the beginning of travel, Niger has reached only six soldiers and one carpenter '. The park has again proceeded a pas short distance downwards on the river then has stopped on purpose to alter a native boat in a vessel, suitable for the further swimming to a river mouth. On November, 19th the small group has sailed on an English military schooner ' Dzholiba '. At thresholds Bussa all crew has sunk or is casual, or at attempt to avoid an attack of natives.