one of them, called Sofa. The country afterwards became woody, and was said to be much infested by Duntungua’s rebel followers. We afterwards arrived at Duncamee ; but from the lateness of the hour I did not enter the town, remaining all night in the open air, without pitching my tent. May 20.—At sunrise I found'I had caught a severe cold, from last night’s exposure to a strong north-east wind. The road was winding and woody, and I halted during the heat of the day outside the walled town of Faniroa. My old friend the governor being absent on an expedition, I rested under the shade of a tamarind-tree, on account of its coolness and the fine air around me. We afterwards passed the night at Gadania. May 21.—To-day we had much thunder and lightning, and took up our quarters for the night outside the town of Taffo. May 22.—I sent a horseman off at daylight, for the purpose of acquainting Hadje Hat Salah and the governor of Kano of my return, as I anxiously expected news from Bornou and Tripoli. Meanwhile I rested under the shade of a tree, until a messenger met me with two letters,—one from Major Denham, sealed with black wax, apprising me of the melancholy fate of young Toole, who daunt- lessly crossed the desert, with only a guide, to join Major Denham at Kouka. Near sunset I entered Kano, and immediately proceeded to the house of Hadje Hat Salah my agent, who appeared as glad to see me as if I had been his own son. Although it was the Rha- madan, he had a sheep killed to give me a feast; and pressed me to sit down to table the moment I came in. . I t was indeed a severe punishment for him to be a mere spectator on this occasion, but he turned it off jocularly, catling out, | Abdullah, e a t ; for you are a hungry Kafir.” I found that, during my absence, only one kafila had arrived from Bornou,—the same which had brought me the letters, along with three bottles of port wine, and some gunpowder, from Major Denham. Hat Salah, among other nfews, mentioned that old Jacob, my servant, had been in great distress for my safety during my absence ; and that a female slave of El Wordee’s, who was much attached to him, had lost her reason on hearing we were gone to'Youri, and in this unhappy state, having thrown herself into a well, she had broken one of her arms. May 23.—Cool and cloudy. I was visited by all the principal Arabs who were in Kano; amongst the rest old Hadje Boo Zaied, who has ever been our stanch friend, and was a very worthy man. He begged, with great earnestness, that I would not acquaint the sheikh of Bornou or the bashaw of Tripoli of Bello’s behaviour to Hadje Ali at Sackatoo. For Boo Zaied’s sake, I promised to screen him, unless questions were expressly put to me concerning his conduct, when I must speak the tru th ; for he had behaved to me both like a fool and a knave. May 25.. To-day I paid up my servants’ wages, at the rate of four dollars a month, but reduced them in future one half; notwithstanding which, they were all glad to remain in my service. May 26.—I waited on the-governor, who received me with marked kindness, and inquired particularly after the health of the sultan and of the gadado, and how I had fared in crossing the Gon- damee, the river between Futche and Sackatoo. May SO.—Clear and sultry. I was earnestly solicited by the people to refer to my books, and to ascertain if the new moon would be seen to-day ; which much longed-for event, I assured them, would take place after sunset, if the evening was clear. This anxiety was occasioned by the fast of the Rhamadan, then terminating, and the Aid, or great feast, immediately commencing. The evening turning out cloudy, all were in low spirits ; but at midnight a horseman arrived express to acquaint the governor that the new moon had been visible. May 3i. After the arrival of the horseman, nothing was heard
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