be of
what tribe of Tuaricks he may, he cuts off his head with as much
unconcern as a poulterer of Leadenhall market does that of a goose.

I hear now that, since the dispersion of the Walad Suleiman, the route
of Bornou, from Kuka to the Tibboos, is quite secure.

Some lemons have been brought to me, equal in flavour, though small, to
those of the north coast. In Soudan they are marvellously cheap; ten are
sold at Kanou for the fiftieth part of a penny, viz. one wada; for the
same single wada forty can be had at Kashna. There are forests of
lemon-trees in Soudan.

The news has arrived from the salt-caravan, that Barth says that he will
not return even if they threaten to cut his throat. En-Noor is at
Tesaoua, and says they should return; but the salt-caravan is distant
from him, and the communication between the two places is difficult.--I
had scarcely written these words when the four people sent to bring back
Drs. Barth and Overweg returned without them, and brought letters from
my colleagues, each one stating that he should continue his journey as
previously determined. Ferajee, one of the messengers, pretends that
En-Noor is going with Overweg to Maradee; which is very unlikely. Dr.
Barth seems very angry, but his comrade takes matters more easily.

The Shereef Kebir is said to be the only person who has money in Zinder.
This man monopolises all the power and all the money. I do not know how
long this will last, but I should think it will soon make both the
Sultan and the people of Zinder disaffected. As it is, all the merchants
of Zinder are foreigners, and so have the disposal of all the goods most
coveted by the blacks, who have only the ghaseb and the cattle.

_22d._--The morning is hazy and mild, the thermometer standing at 57 deg..

A fire broke out close to us early this morning, and two or three huts
were immediately consumed. However, the people quenched the flames in a
very short time. I wonder half the town is not burnt down every now and
then. Visitors pour in upon me as soon as I am up and dressed; and some
patients likewise.

The brother of the present Sarkee of Zinder, who ruled a year in Zinder,
is called Tanimu. He has a great military reputation, and is a brave
man. During his administration he razzied no less than thirty countries.
Daura, or Dura, was the principal theatre of his exploits. This Daura is
a country consisting of about a thousand towns and villages; four
hundred belonging to