wonderful medicine. During the night we heard a few jackals, whose tracks absolutely covered the sand hills round the castle. April 7th.—The camels, which had been out on the plain to feed on the bushes, were brought in ; and having waited till 1. 80. P. M. to rest the people, we loaded, and went on our way. Abd Allah el Bendag, an old Arab, was despatched to Morzouk on a Maherry, to announce the approach of the Sultan. Our camels were loaded with four days’ water; a strong south wind covered us with sand, and the day was uncommonly sultry. Our road lay over a barren desert called Kli'a, jyJj The surface, where clear of sand, was of gypsum. A t 5 P. M. we passed a remarkable mound of limestone and sand; which, until a very near approach, resembled a white turret, and is called Bazeen, This name.is also applied to the country immediately surrounding it. Our view was bounded on every side by distant yellow hills, appearing to be perfectly destitute o f every kind of vegetation. At 11. 40. P. M. rested for the night in a sandy wadey, called Boonaja, (or the ewe’s father), having made twenty-two miles south-south-east. This evening, as we rode along, the horsemen amused themselves in skirmishing before Mukni; and the Negroes danced and sang as well as their fatigue would allow them. The Sultan himself took my gun, and rode among his people at full speed, firing at their horses’ feet. All this parade was in consequence of our now being in the kingdom of . Fezzan. April 8th.—A t 6 A. M. we left the wadey, and at 7 went through a pass, called Hormut Emhalla, ¿¡U^le-y.j±- (or the pass of the army.) A t 9. 20. we passed a range of table mountains, running north-east and south-west, called Elood, j^\ The desert here became stony and very uneven ; a range of mountains to the southward, two or three miles, running east and west, and forming a crescent to the east of our path: they are called Guatela, Aly The westward was an uneven yellow range, distant five or six miles.. At 10. 5. A. M. we passed the west point of Guatela, our road lying close under the foot of the mountains. A t 11 A. M. we turned to the southward and eastward. A t 1. 15: P. M. passed a conical hill standing apart from the neighbouring mountains, and resembling a tent, called El Khayma, A t 5 P. M. entered a pass called Hormut Tuzzet, At 6 cleared the pass, and opened on a plain; table mountains bearing south-east, called Matta Imhammed, Msfca.’« A t 6. SO. encamped: one of our camels died this day, and three others were, from fatigue, unable to come up ; indeed all the camels in the Kafll6 were much distressed, not having for several days tasted any kind o£ food, and our marches were in general long. April 9th. At 6. 15. A. M. started over a flat, which had no break to the view, except very distant mountains. Two hours and a half from the time of our setting off there is a solitary tree, which is considered as one day’s journey from water. Slaves, in coming from this water, are not allowed to drink until they reach the tree in question, which is one of the longest stages in the journey from Fezzan. The distant mountains had the appellation of Khod el Khadem, (or “ take the negress.”) The plain was called El Grarat Arab Hoon, A t 7 P. M. we entered a pass called Hormut taad atar, And after passing through a winding wadey, closely hemmed in by the mountains, at 9 we stopped near a well of very brackish, stinking water, situated in a small plain, which here opens out in a circular form. Still no fodder for our camels. A man j o i n e d us with some stewed meat for the Sultan, and a load of water, from Sockna ; and We procured a bowl of the latter, which afforded us no small.treat. The well here, in hot seasons, is dry, and even at this period was very
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