observations on the structure of, 361. Basaltic mountains, 361, 362. Tertiary limestone, 361, 363. New red sandstone, 361, 364—369. Morzouk, the capital of Fezzan, the author’s journey to, described, 55—87. Arrival there, 88. Accoimt of the place, 97. Castle, 98. Burial-places, 99. Diseases prevalent there, and their treatment, 106, 107. Itinerary thence to Kashna, 131. To the country of Tuat, 144. Water, how raised for irrigating the gardens in its vicinity, 169. Description o f the principal Mosque, ibid. Dress of the men, 170. And of the women, ibid. 171. Notice of favourite dances there, 172, 173. Prices of provisions there, 177. Their quality, ibid. 178. State of education there, 186, 187. Number of Mosques, 199. Manner of selling slaves there, 268. Their condition, 288. Meteorological Register, kept at, 355— 359. Miibii, (Mohammed el), Bey of Fezzan, character of, 3. Account of the manner in which he obtained his power, ibid. 4. Expresses himself favourable to the mission to Africa, ibid. The author introduced to him, 5. Extirpates the Waled Suliman tribe of Arabs, 55. His people live at free cost, among the natives, 64. His entry into the town of Sockna described, 70—72. In what manner he collected his tribute, 74. Ceremonies paid him on his departure from Sockna, 80. His reception on approaching the town of Morzouk, 88. His sentiments on English customs, 89. His lenity to one of his concubines, 91. Expedition of, against the Arab tribe of Tibboo Borgoo, 106. Ungenerous conduct of, to Messrs. Ritchie and Lyon, 117,119. Invades the defenceless people of Kanem, 129. His barbarous treatment of the captives, ibid. Is apprehensive of being superseded by the Bashaw of Tripoli, 163. Whom he endeavours to propitiate, 164. Prepares for flight, 165. Is continued in his office, 263. His treacherous intentions towards Messrs. Ritchie and Lyon, 165,166. Cultivates acquaintance with some Arab Sheikhs, 168. Extraordinary dress of his children, 176. Costume of his court, 176, 177. Has a carriage constructed for him, 179 —181. Ceremonial of marrying one of his cast-off women, 185. Sources of his revenues and their amount, 188, 189. Anecdote of his treachery to a trader, 198. His reception of his son, on his return from a slave-hunting expedition, 261. Suggestions for preventing his predatory incursions into the Negro kingdoms, 281. His expedient for securing his duty on captured slaves, 268. Music of the Tibboos and of Fezzan, 234. Negroes, ill treatment of by the Mohammedans, 79. Painful march o f some liberated Negroes, across the deserts, 92. Account of the traffic in, 120— 122. And of the songs of the captive Negroes, 336, 337. Amiable character of the women, 140. In what manner the Negroes are taken captives, 255. Markets for the sale of, 263. Their condition in Fezzan, 287. Especially at Morzouk, 288. Sufferings of some Negroe-captives in their journey across the'deserts to Tripoli, 296, 323, 325, 329, 332, 343. Scanty allowance of food to them, 297. Their cheerfulness, under all their sufferings, 841, 342. Neshoua, (well o f ), 297. New Year's Day, Mohammedan rejoicings on, 185. Nil, or Niger, a river of Bornou, notice of, 127. Its course, 145, 148. Nufdai, (mountain), 81, 309. Omeladam Tasfert, well of, 221. ' Omesogueer, (village), notice of, 221. Fabulous account of a Maraboot there, ibid. Ongornoo, a town in the interior of Africa, notice of, 127. Orfilly, tribe of Arabs, wretched condition of, 34—36. Their character, 314. Anecdote of one, ibid. Ostriches, observations on the natural history of, 77. Ovens of dje Arabs, form of, 51. Parental authority, absolute, at Fezzan, 287. Park, (Mr.), observations on the fate of, 146. Population of Tembuctoo, accounted for, 145. Prostitutes, regulations concerning, at Tripoli, 13. Punishments, (Moorish), 16,17. Of Fezzan, 282. Rats of Fezzan, notice of, 317, 318, 320. Religion of the Arabs, 42. Of Soudan, 189. Of the Tuarick, 112. Reptiles of Morzouk and its vicinity, 184, 185. Revenues of the Sultan of Fezzan, 188, 189. Rhamadan, fast of, strictly observed, 102. Extravagant rejoicings on its termination, 107. Ritchie, (Mr.) accepts the author’s offer to accompany him to Africa, 2. Arrives at Tripoli, where he is joined by Mr. Lyon, ibid. Makes an excursion to the Gharian Mountains and Benioleed, 21—88. Preparations for a journey into the interior, 56, 57. Journey from Tripoli to Morzouk, 58—87. Arrival at Morzouk, 88. His first appearance in a mosque, 95. Description of his residence in Morzouk, 96. His distressing illness, 100, 103. . Recovers, 117. And prescribes for the, Africans, 116, 117. Imposed upon by Mukni, 119. Whose treacherous inten- /tions towards himself and Mr. Lyon, he discovers, 165, 166, 167. Relapse of Mr. Ritchie, 189. His death, 190, 191. And funeral, 192. Rocks of Fezzan, observations on the geological structure of, 361. Basaltic rocks, 361. 362. Tertiary, limestone, 361, 863, 364. New red sandstone, 361, 364—369. Sadig, (Shreef), kind behaviour of, to the author, 313, 318. Sahar or Sahara, a species of desert, defined, 344, 346. Phenomena of, described, 346, 347. Wells occasionally found there, 348, Saints, Mohammedan, account of, 8—12. Sakkatoo, a town of Soudan, notice of, 134. Itinerary from Kashna to, 140, 141. Vocabulary of the language of, 135— 138. Sala el Sultan, or praying place of the Sultan, 307. Salt, remarkable incrustations of, in Fezzan 205, 206. Plain of, 211. Salutation, Arabian mode of, 53. Samnoo, (village), notice of, 85. Sand winds, 70. Effects of, 83, 84. Sbir ben Afeen, a desert so called, notice of, 83. 3 c 2
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