mendation to the public, rather than to any powers of writing, which I pretend not to possess; and it is now a source of great satisfaction to me that, under all my difficulties, and they were not few, I was able to adhere to the resolution I set out with, of recording, at the end of each day, the occurrences, however trifling, that had taken place. To Sir Robert Ker Porter, my friend since the days of boyhood, I am indebted for having perfected several drawings, with his experienced pencil, from my hasty, but yet faithful sketches, of the people and scenery of Central Africa. His eye was nearly as familiar as my own with the picturesque objects they display; and, indeed, all who are acquainted with the published narrative of his Researches amongst the Remains of Ancient Persia and Babylonia, might readily recognise the same hand, in these his spirited delineations of African costume and character. DIXON DENHAM. C O N T E N T S . I n t r o d u c t o r y C h a p t e r .—From Tripoli to Mourzuk Excursion to the Westward o f Mourzuk . . . . MAJOR DENHAM’S NARRATIVE. C h ap . I.—From Mourzuk to Kouka in Bornou C h ap . I I .— Kouka . . * C h ap . III .—Expedition to Mandara . . . C h ap . IV.^* Excursion to Munga and the Gambarou C h a p . V.—Rainy Season at Kouka . . . . . C h a p . VI.—Excursion to Loggun, and Death o f Mr. Toole C h ap . VII.—Journey to the Eastern Shores o f the Lake Tchad Supplemental Chapter on Bomou . . . . . . • CAPTAIN CLAPPERTON’s NARRATIVE. S e c t . I .—From Kouka to Murmur, where Dr. Oudney died S e c t . II.—From Murmur to Kano . . . . . . S e c t . I II .—From Kano to Sackatoo, and Residence there APPENDIX. No. I.—Translation o f a Letter from the Sheikh Mohammed E l Kanemy No. II.— Translation o f a Letter from an African Chieftain . No. III .—A Letter from Yousuf, Pasha o f Tripoli, to the Sheikh o f Bornou No. IV .—A Letter from the Pasha o f Tripoli . No. V.—A Letter from the Sheikh o f Bornou to the Sultan o f Kanou No. V I.—A Letter from the Sheikh o f Bornou to the Sultan o f Hoossa No. V II .—A Letter from the Chieftain Mohammed Gaxnsoo No. V II I .—A Document relating to the Death o f Mungo Park b Page x i xliii 1 67 99 149 181 226 248 314 1 34 67 139 140 141 143 144 145 146 147
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