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 happiness was not Mansong's lot, that ideal felicity was never realised.

Mansong, now tired of this shilly-shally fighting, issued with a large body of men from the town, gavogave [sic] battle to the Bambarrans, and defeated them with great loss. The king now sent to Daisy, to treat for peace; and this worthy man, who loved the welfare of his people, immediately sent Mansong, accompanied by a small detachment of officers, to adjust the preliminaries. The Bambarrans, who were as eager as the Kaartans to have peace restored, loudly huzzaed as Mansong with his small troop entered Sigo, the town where the king waited to receive them. Lubeg, the king of Bambarra, with a joyful eye the leader of the Kaartans before him; and instantly devised a hellish scheme to ruin his foe, and terminate the military glory of the great and warlike Mansong.

PeacoPeace [sic] being now agreed upon, joyful festivity reigned throughout Bambarra; and the ambassadors were requested to stay three days at Sigo Mansong, although he wished to convey the so eagerly sought for by his royal master,  acquiesced; and Lubeg furnished them for  days with sumptuous entertainment. On the of the last, they were all invited to the palace, and thothe [sic] liquors of Bambarra werowere [sic] placed upon the board but Mansong excused himself, and requested permission to prosecute his journey to Kaarta. Lubeg finding no other alternative, gave the signal, a large party rushed in. "We are betrayed, exclaimed Mansong, drawing his sword, and Kaartans, following his example, fought most ; but overpowered with numbers, they  obliged to submit to their perfidious foes. Mansong with a gleaming sabre, like a tiger in the