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Visit from Aheer Touaricks. The Governor's petty dealing. The Shereef of Moorzuk. Visit from Jabour. Beginning Soudanic Cottons. Visits from Kandarka and Zoleâ. Route from Ghat to Alexandria, and its distance. The Shereef of Medina. Character and influence of Khanouhen, heir-apparent of the Touarghee Throne of the Azgher Touaricks, and his arrival in Ghat. 22nd.

Make the acquaintance of the Tripoline Merchant Haj Ibrahim. The Ghat Rabble. Ouweek arrives in Ghat. A Visit from Touarick Women. Arabs begging from me by force. Arrival of Kandarka from Aheer. Bel Kasem's account of the Slave Trade. Visit to Haj Ahmed, the Governor; his Character and Establishment described. Bel Kasem's Sick Slave. All classes of People attempt to convert me to Mohammedanism.

His father he learns to hate the more he loves his mother. The Consul does not think the Touaricks of Aheer to be so numerous as represented. The same, indeed, may be said of all the kingdoms of Africa. The Bashaw offered to write to the Sultan for me through this man. He is called Hiddee, and paid me a visit this morning. En-Nour, the friend of Kandarka, is only a Sheikh.

After my friend, Kandarka called on me. I did not know the fellow, he having twisted a white turban round his head. Strange, this Aheer camel-driver visited me before I called upon him and sent for him, and when he came I did not recognize him again, on account of his assuming such Protean shapes. To-day I was much pleased with his intelligence and the frankness of his conversation.

"Where are you going?" "I don't know." Kandarka. "Come to Aheer with me, I fear no one. You fear no one when you come with me." "I don't fear any one but God." Kandarka. "G it's the truth!" I cannot but lament my feeble powers, to depict the character of my various visitors, and to represent their ideas in English.

Yesterday arrived the powerful Aheer camel-driver and conducteur Kandarka Bou Ahmed, the Kylouwee, whose arrival produced a sensation. Some call him a Sheikh. He usually conducts the Ghadamsee merchants between this and Aheer, and as far as Kanou. It is an established custom or law, in The Desert, that the people of each district or country shall enjoy the privilege of conducting the caravans.

Mode of Fashionable Dressing of the Hair, and Female Adornment. Saharan Beauties. Costume of Touaricks. Gardens of the Governor. Attempt a Journey to Wareerat Range. Hateetah and Haj Ibrahim become reconciled. Departure of Kandarka for Aheer. Day of my departure from Ghat. Moral and Social Condition of the Saharan People compared to European Society. Force of our Slave Caravan.

The inhabitants are Saharan Moors, and some five or six hundred in number. Had a very friendly visit from Salah, eldest son of Haj Mansour, of Ghadames. He says justly, Kandarka and other camel-drivers exaggerate the dangers of the routes for their own private ends, to get more money out of me. Of the Touaricks and Ouweek, he says, "They have no knowledge, they are bullocks."

The Touat people wish the Azgher and Haghar tribes to unite for the extermination of the robbers, who injure the commerce of all this part of Sahara. In the evening saw Haj Ibrahim. Kandarka came in: "Saif zain, wahad," he bawled out as usual. He entered into a minute description of the kind of sword he wished, one that would bend and was as elastic as a cane. Account of Timbuctoo.

Visit from Aheer and Soudanese Merchants, and present state of Soudan. Form of the Cross on Touarick Arms. Boy taught to curse The Christian. Medina Shereef's opinion on my giving Presents. A Negress begs in the name of Ouweek. Visit to the Governor and Hateetah. Streams of Water and Corn-Fields in the Fabled Region of Saharan Desolation. Kandarka will recommend me to his Sultan.