y sinks. The evenings are perfectly calm,
though not always cloudless.

Yesterday five maharees arrived from Tintaghoda, mounted by persons who
came to inquire after the health of En-Noor. They left early this
morning. Somehow or other these maharees always look suspicious to me.
The injuries we have received make us suspicious.

I ate some honey of Aheer to-day. It has a most treacley taste, and, in
truth, is not unlike treacle, not having the delicate flavour of honey.
It has purgative qualities. They boil it on the fire, and so spoil it.

I wrote to-day to Viscount Palmerston, to Mr. Gagliuffi, and my wife,
sending also specimens of the Kailouee language, and the journal of
Yusuf, describing the route from Ghat to Aheer--altogether a good
parcel.

The Arabs and Moors try to measure everything by portions of their body.
The draa, a measure from the elbow to the tips of the fingers, is in
universal requisition. The fathom, signified by the arms extended on
both sides the body, is not so frequently in use. The sun is often said
to be so many fathoms high. If we attended a little more to these
natural measures it might be well, although the human body being so
various in size we could never be correct, and then we might lose sight
of those artificial means of measuring objects which distinguish us from
the semi-barbarian Arabs.

This evening I heard from Es-Sfaxee a more favourable account of the
power of En-Noor. It would appear that En-Noor is the aged Sheikh, the
Sheikh Kebeer, of the Kailouees, whom all respect, and to whom all look
up in cases of difficulty and distress. With En-Noor always authority
remains, whilst all the other Sheikhs are being changed--some every
year. En-Noor, nevertheless, appears to be a great miser, continually
amassing wealth in money, merchandise, or camels. He is also reported to
have four hundred horses in Damerghou, a district of which is subjected
to him.

At the present time he is constantly receiving visits from the
surrounding Kubar, "great people," inquiring after his health, and
bringing presents. Whilst he thus amasses treasure, he feeds a number of
dependants a little above the starvation point; and this standing army
suffices for his executive. Several of the princes of Aheer are expected
to visit the new Sultan of Aghadez, and compliment him on his accession.
The exact name of the new Sultan is now said to be Kadaree Ben
El-Bagharee.

_23d._--I rose early, to send off