Money—Accompany the Sultan’s Son to Hoon and Wadan, to receive the Taxes —Account of those Places—Return to Sockna—Leave Sockna—Singular Custom imposed on Travellers in passing the Soudah Mountains—Arrival at Nufdai— Clear the Soudah Mountains—And travel over the gravelly Plain, through the Pass of Kenair, to the Well of Om el Abeed—Visit the Towns of Zeighan and Samnoo, famed for their Maraboots—Encamp at Temenhint—Arrival at Sebha, where the Black Population commences—Pass on to Ghroodwa—Entry to Mor- zouk, the Capital of F e z z a n ............................................................................Page 58 CHAPTER III. ARRIVAL A T MORZOUK. Mode of travelling across the Desert—Interview with the Sultan—Description of Mor- zouk—Population—Castle of the Sultan—Illness and severe Distress of the Author and his Companions—Arrival of a Kaffle of Tuarick—Fast of Rhamadan—Departure of an Expedition to obtain Slaves from the Country of Borgoo—Diseases of the Inhabitants, and the Native Methods of Cure—Feast of Aidel Shraya—Observations on the Tuarick—Their Religion, Dress, Customs, and Language—Ghraat. —Its Government, Laws, and Trade—Market there—Arrival of a Kaffle from Bor- nou with Slaves—Information respecting Bornou and the surrounding Countries, as collected from the Traders—Of Kashna and Soudan, in general—Account of Hornemann and his Death—Tembuctoo—General Remarks on the Geography of the Interior, and probable Course of the Niger—Vocabulary of the Fellatta Language— Conjectures on the Fate of P a r k ................................................ 89 CHAPTER IV. Articles of Commerce between Fezzan and the Interior, as well as to Egypt, Bornou, and Waday—Gonja—Description of Ghadams—Benewaleed and Benewazeed— Reports of a Successor to Mukni—His Illness—Gardens—Costumes of the Natives— Their Amusements—Visits to the Sultan’s Family—Celebration of the Feast of Aid el Kebire—Sickness and Sufferings of the Author and his Companions— Education of the Children of Morzouk—Revenues of the Sultan, of Fezzan— Illness and lamented Death of Mr. Ritchie—His Funeral—Determination of the Author to penetrate to the Southward of Morzouk . . . . . , 152 CHAPTER V. Departure for Tegerry, through Zuela and Gatrone—Arrival at Zaizow—Pass on to Traghan—Visit Gardens and Springs—Arrival at Zaitoon and Touela—Pass Villages of Maghwa and Taleb—Arrival at Hamera—Illness—Leave Hamera— Bearings of its neighbouring Villages—Large Salt Plain—Arrival at Zuela—Description of Inhabitants—Author’s Illness—Ancient Buildings—Hospitality of the Shreefs—Leave the Town—Arrival at Terboo—Its Wretchedness—Curious Story of Marâboot—Arrival at Mejdool—Journey across the Desert, and Arrival at Gatrone—Feast of Milood—Costume, Character, and general Description of the Tibboo—Description of Gatrone—Accounts of Tibesty and Waday, from a Tibboo Trader—Tibboo Language—Leave Gatrone in order to meet th'e Grazzie—El Bakkhi—Tibboo Manner of making Tar—Arrival at Tegerry . . . Page 202 CHAPTER VI. Castle of Tegerry—-Description of the Town—Some Accounts of the Desert of Bilma— Salt Lake of Agram—Ride out on the Desert—Leave Tegerry—Belford’s dan- ■ gerous' State—Return to Gatrone—Arrival of the Grazzie, or Slave-hunters, with many Captives and Camels—Account of their Excursion, and of Borgoo and Wa- junga—Manner of making Captives—Leave Gatrone in Company with the Grazzie —-Mestoota—Reception at Deesa—Feast at Zaizow—Return to Morzouk—Go out to witness the Triumph of the Slave-lïunterS—Sultan’s Reception of his Son— Remarks on Grazzies—Accounts of Slave-markets—Arrival of Aboo Becker, and Continuation of Mukni in Command—Further Accounts of the Countries of the Tibboo—Arrangements in the Sale of Slaves, so as to ensure the Sultan his S h a re ........................................................................... 289 CHAPTER VII. OF FEZZAN. Aspect of the Country—State of Cultivation—Minerals—Animals—Birds—Vegetable Productions—Fruits—Esculents—Time and Manner of cultivating Grain—Water —Towns—Food of Inhabitants—Possibility of improving Agriculture—Tenure of Lands—Weights and Measures—Government—Principal People— Character of the
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