Obituarij. — Culoncl Lamhton. 'if 



am, and relying entirely on my own resources, that nothing 

 should be left undone before I quitted my attempt. I have now 

 great pleasure in acquainting you, my dear friend, of my safe 

 arrival at Fez, after having been detained at Tangier till a 

 letter had been forwarded from Mr. Douglas, His Britannic • 

 Majesty's Consul at Tangier, to the Minister at Fez, to obtain 

 permission from the Empei'or for me to approach his capital. 

 As soon as a favourable answer was received, we started for 

 this place, and in ten days arrived here in safety with my better 

 half, who, having succeeded in persuading me to take her as 

 far as Tangier, has also enforced her influence to proceed to 

 Fez ; but this, though much against her will, must be her ne 

 IdIus ultra. Yesterday, I had the honour to be presented to His 

 Majesty the Emperor, and was highly gratified with his recep- 

 tion of me. — He was acquainted that I had letters of introduc- 

 tion from Mr. Wilmot Horton to the Consul in Tangier, 

 from whom I received the greatest hosj)itality, and who did all 

 in his power to promote my wishes. The fortunate circum- 

 stance of my having known the Prime Minister of His Majesty 

 whilst at Cairo, on his return from Mecca to this country, is 

 also much in my favour ; and though a great deal has been 

 said against my project by the commercial party, particularly 

 by the Jews of this country, who monopolize all the ti'affic of 

 the interior, I obtained His Majesty's permission to join the 

 caravan, which will set out for Timbuctoo within one month. 

 If nothing should hajipen, and if jiromises are kept, I shall 

 from this place cross the mountains of Atlas to Tafiet, where 

 we shall join other parties from various quarters, and from 

 thence, with the help of God, we shall enter the great Sahara 

 to Timbuctoo. Should I succeed in my attempt, I shall add 

 another ' votive tablet^ to the Temple of Fortune ; and if, on 

 the contrary, my project should fail, one more name will be 

 added to the many others which have fallen into the river of 

 Oblivion. Mrs. Belzoni will I'emain at Fez till she hears of 

 my departure from Taflet, which place is 18 or 20 days' journey 

 from hence * ; and as soon as that fact is ascertained, she will 

 return to England." 



OBITUARY. — LiEUT.-CoL. \Vili,iam Lambton. 

 We have again to jierform a ]iainful dutj^, in recording the 

 loss of an oflicer of distinguished worth and high talent. Lieut. 

 Colonel William Lambton, sujicrintendent of the Grand Tri- 

 gonometrical Survey in India, died on the 20th idt. while pro- 

 ceeding in the execution of his duty from Ilydrabad towards 

 Nagpoor, at Hingin Ghaut, 50 miles south of the latter place. 

 Tlic Annals of the Royal and Asiatic Society bear ample 

 • Taflet is 310 miles soiitli of Fez. 



testimony 



