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Narrative Of A Mission To Central Africa Performed In The Years

Origin of the Missions--Its Objects and Plan--Preparations--Arrival at Tripoli--Prussian Colleagues--Necessary Delay--The Boat for Lake Tchad--Wind-bound--Anxieties at Tripoli--Correspondence with Mourzuk and Ghât--Circular Letter of Izhet Pasha--Composition of the Caravan--An...

Chapters

26. Chapter 26

Sickness of Gagliuffi--Baggage left at Mizdah--Runthar Aga--The Hospital--Various Visits--Arrival of the New Governor--Animated Scene--Correspondence--Visit Mustapha Agha--Bragg...

34. Chapter 34

Leave Seloufeeat--"City of Marabouts"--Fair Promises--People of Aheer--Aspect of the Country--Extraordinary Reports--A Flying Saint--Prophecies--A Present--Expense of our forced...

35. Chapter 35

Promises of the Sultan--Yellow-painted Women--Presents--Anecdotes--Prepare to visit En-Noor--Our Reception--Dialogue--Seeming Liberality of the Sultan--Greediness of his People-...

38. Chapter 38

Rainstorm--Overtures from En-Noor--Another Interview--Aheer Fashions--A great Lady--Hoisting the British Flag--A devoted Slave--Sultan of Asoudee--Attack on a Caravan--Purposed...

23. Chapter 23

Commence crossing the Hamadah--Last Pillar of the Romans--Travelling in the Desert--Rapid March--Merry Blacks--Dawn--Temperature--Ali returns--Day-travelling--Night-feelings--An...

27. Chapter 27

Wars in the Interior--Anticipated Disputes--Mr. Boro of Aghadez--Our Treatment at Mourzuk--Mustapha Bey--Start for Ghât--Row with the Escort--Fine Weather--Leave Tesaoua--Sharab...

24. Chapter 24

More sandy Desert--Fatiguing March--Water and Herbage--Water-drinking--Sight the Plateau over the Mourzuk--Hot Wind--Arrival in El-Wady--Tuaricks--Laghareefah--Fezzanees--The Ch...

32. Chapter 32

News of Sidi Jafel--Disputes with Wataitee--His violent Conduct and strange Language--The Desert--Scarcity of Money--Proceed through a rocky Country--Soudan Weather--Approach th...

31. Chapter 31

Reach Falezlez--Dates left in the Desert--Road-marks--Disputes with the Kailouees--News from Tidek--Scarcity of Food in Aheer--Similitudes and Signs of the Tuaricks--Fine Climat...

36. Chapter 36

Zinder Caravan--Negress playing "Boree"--Curious Scene--Objects of Barter--Fresh Annoyances--Remarks on our Reception in Aheer--En-Noor--Asoudee--Better News--Fresh Extortions--...

33. Chapter 33

Enter the inhabited Districts of Aheer--Hostile Tuaricks--An impudent Demand--The Merchant Waldee--Prepare for Defence--Threatening Appearances--Making Friends with Presents--Ma...

28. Chapter 28

Plain of Taeeta--Fezzan Boundary--Fossils--Tuarick Behaviour--Valley of Tabea--Observations--Fasting--Tuarick Habits--Scorpions and Locusts--Visitors--Heat--Roads--Hot Wind--Pas...

21. Chapter 21

Start from the Masheeah--Painful Parting--Chaouch's Tent--A Family Quarrel--Wady Majeeneen--A Rainy Day--Moknee's Wives--Two mad Fellows--Great Ascent of Gharian--Tedious Day's...

30. Chapter 30

Start from Ghât--Reflections--Beautiful Valley of Berket--Last Date-palms--The Kailouees--Dr. Barth lost again--Meet our Guides--The Akourou Water--Ghadeer--Soudan Influence on...

37. Chapter 37

We shift our Encampment--En-Noor's Circular--The Kadi's Decision--No Progress in the Sahara--Aghadez Gumruk--Scorpions--Election of Sultans in Aheer--Present of Salutation--Payi...

22. Chapter 22

Leave Mizdah--Gloomy Country--Matrimonial Squabbles in the Caravan--"Playing at Powder"--Desert Geology--A Roman Mausoleum--Sport--A Bully tamed--Fatiguing March--Wady Taghijah-...

29. Chapter 29

Approach Ghât--Description of the Town--The Oasis--Reminiscences of a former Visit--Azgher Tuaricks--The Governor--Political Authority--The Sheikhs--Protection of Strangers--The...

25. Chapter 25

The Oasis of Fezzan--Population--Ten Districts--Their Denomination and Condition--Sockna--Honn--Worm of the Natron Lakes--Zoueelah--Mixed Race--Improvements in Mourzuk--Heavy Ot...

20. Chapter 20

Origin of the Missions--Its Objects and Plan--Preparations--Arrival at Tripoli--Prussian Colleagues--Necessary Delay--The Boat for Lake Tchad--Wind-bound--Anxieties at Tripoli--...

14. Chapter 14

Enter the inhabited Districts of Aheer--Hostile Tuaricks--An impudent Demand--The Merchant Waldee--Prepare for Defence--Threatening Appearances--Making Friends with Presents--Ma...

7. Chapter 7

Sickness of Gagliuffi--Baggage left at Mizdah--Runthar Aga--The Hospital--Various Visits--Arrival of the New Governor--Animated Scene--Correspondence--Visit Mustapha Agha--Bragg...

16. Chapter 16

Promises of the Sultan--Yellow-painted Women--Presents--Anecdotes--Prepare to visit En-Noor--Our Reception--Dialogue--Seeming Liberality of the Sultan--Greediness of his People-...

18. Chapter 18

We shift our Encampment--En-Noor's Circular--The Kadi's Decision--No Progress in the Sahara--Aghadez Gumruk--Scorpions--Election of Sultans in Aheer--Present of Salutation--Payi...

3. Chapter 3

Leave Mizdah--Gloomy Country--Matrimonial Squabbles in the Caravan--"Playing at Powder"--Desert Geology--A Roman Mausoleum--Sport--A Bully tamed--Fatiguing March--Wady Taghijah-...

13. Chapter 13

News of Sidi Jafel--Disputes with Wataitee--His violent Conduct and strange Language--The Desert--Scarcity of Money--Proceed through a rocky Country--Soudan Weather--Approach th...

12. Chapter 12

Reach Falezlez--Dates left in the Desert--Road-marks--Disputes with the Kailouees--News from Tidek--Scarcity of Food in Aheer--Similitudes and Signs of the Tuaricks--Fine Climat...

15. Chapter 15

Leave Seloufeeat--"City of Marabouts"--Fair Promises--People of Aheer--Aspect of the Country--Extraordinary Reports--A Flying Saint--Prophecies--A Present--Expense of our forced...

8. Chapter 8

Wars in the Interior--Anticipated Disputes--Mr. Boro of Aghadez--Our Treatment at Mourzuk--Mustapha Bey--Start for Ghât--Row with the Escort--Fine Weather--Leave Tesaoua--Sharab...

1. Chapter 1

Origin of the Missions--Its Objects and Plan--Preparations--Arrival at Tripoli--Prussian Colleagues--Necessary Delay--The Boat for Lake Tchad--Wind-bound--Anxieties at Tripoli--...

5. Chapter 5

More sandy Desert--Fatiguing March--Water and Herbage--Water-drinking--Sight the Plateau over the Mourzuk--Hot Wind--Arrival in El-Wady--Tuaricks--Laghareefah--Fezzanees--The Ch...

10. Chapter 10

Approach Ghât--Description of the Town--The Oasis--Reminiscences of a former Visit--Azgher Tuaricks--The Governor--Political Authority--The Sheikhs--Protection of Strangers--The...

11. Chapter 11

Start from Ghât--Reflections--Beautiful Valley of Berket--Last Date-palms--The Kailouees--Dr. Barth lost again--Meet our Guides--The Akourou Water--Ghadeer--Soudan Influence on...

2. Chapter 2

Start from the Masheeah--Painful Parting--Chaouch's Tent--A Family Quarrel--Wady Majeeneen--A Rainy Day--Moknee's Wives--Two mad Fellows--Great Ascent of Gharian--Tedious Day's...

17. Chapter 17

Zinder Caravan--Negress playing "Boree"--Curious Scene--Objects of Barter--Fresh Annoyances--Remarks on our Reception in Aheer--En-Noor--Asoudee--Better News--Fresh Extortions--...

4. Chapter 4

Commence crossing the Hamadah--Last Pillar of the Romans--Travelling in the Desert--Rapid March--Merry Blacks--Dawn--Temperature--Ali returns--Day-travelling--Night-feelings--An...

19. Chapter 19

Rainstorm--Overtures from En-Noor--Another Interview--Aheer Fashions--A great Lady--Hoisting the British Flag--A devoted Slave--Sultan of Asoudee--Attack on a Caravan--Purposed...

6. Chapter 6

The Oasis of Fezzan--Population--Ten Districts--Their Denomination and Condition--Sockna--Honn--Worm of the Natron Lakes--Zoueelah--Mixed Race--Improvements in Mourzuk--Heavy Ot...

9. Chapter 9

Plain of Taeeta--Fezzan Boundary--Fossils--Tuarick Behaviour--Valley of Tabea--Observations--Fasting--Tuarick Habits--Scorpions and Locusts--Visitors--Heat--Roads--Hot Wind--Pas...