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VI1>K. 



_J and de*p < UM nek.** ; UM no** i* Aort and straight, 

 M4 dM*d horn ^far*.adbyad.prea*>n; their lip. are thick, 

 ~ at thenegroe*; their colour i dark brown; 

 to differ entirely from that ipoken in Tign< 



All UM Danikil tribes are said to live a nomadic life. They keep 

 a Urge number of nsmeU, cattle, mule*, asses, and sheep, and a few 

 korad of a anvil breed, aad they change their place of abode according 

 to UM isann*. to which they are principally compelled by the want 

 of water at the dose of UM dry season. Like all other nomadic tribe* 

 th*v are inclined to plundering, and are of bad repute among their 

 a*%kl.nii Anm, which i* considered the capital of the nation. i 

 JtaaMed in UM territory of the Mudaito tribe in the neighbourh.xxl 

 of UM IUwah, and appear* to be a oonaiderable place ; it ha* not 

 been viaited by European*. In it* vicinity there may be sonio 

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Ada) eVw* not supply any article for foreign commerce, except the 

 alt which is coDected on the Bahr Assal, which is carried along the 

 earavaa-road to Shoe. Two of the most frequented caravan-road* 

 ran from UM Tajurra to Auwa. The southern follows the caravan- 

 road to Ank>ibar, a* far a* th* plain of Gagade, and then branches 

 at to UM weet, and ftmtt* round the southern extremity of the Lake 

 Abhebbad to Aussa. It take* thirty-one day* to reach Anna. The 

 norUwni road HUM from Tajurra W.N.W. pasae* through Rahaita, 

 leave* Lake Abhebbad to the south, and reaches Anasa after having 

 passed over UM river Hawish near it* influx into the lake. The cara- 

 van* are eighteen dan on this road. Another caravan-road leads 

 from AIMS* westward to the countries inhabited by the Wollo and 

 Yejjoo Ualka, who raide in the highlands between Shoa and Tigrf. 

 Tk* Hawish river i* ejuesud near Auaaa, and afterwards the caravan 

 travel* weat to the market of Dowe, which lie* on the edge of the 

 hifhUod, and near UM boundary between the Daufkil and Gallon. 



There i* a tradition that Ada! once formed a powerful empire, which 

 i* hardly to be credited when the present condition of the nation is 

 It wa* almost entirely unknown in Europe previous to 

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toed in the 10th century got some 



ng it, but they knew little of any part except the 

 tract through which the caravan-road from Maosdwa to Tigi-a" lie*. 

 Thi* road waa alco described by Brace and Salt In 1839 the English 

 took fnmaman of Aden in Arabia, and thin event coon led to a closer 

 eooaraioa with the surrounding countries. In the game year the 

 Bicencjari** Iseaberg and Krapf, having been obliged to leave Tigre', 

 where they had resided for aeveral yean, went from Tajurra to 

 Aafctfbar, and they were aoon followed by other English and French 

 traveller*. In 1841 Major HUTU waa eent by the Hntiah government 

 to Bboa, and eneeeeded in concluding a treaty of amity. 



(Uruce, TVaweb to dueerrr On Stun* of the Nilr ; Lord Valentia, 

 r.ey W TrmU to India, Ceylon, tke RtdSea, AbyuMa, <md Egypt ; 

 Salt, layoff It Atfminim, and TrareU into Ike Interior of iMat Country ; 

 BtllBal. * Akyvimi** ; Isenberg and Krapf, Journal, detailing 

 UMirnrooeediBc* in the kingdom of Shoa; Kirk, ' Report on the Route 

 from Tajurra to Anklhar,' in tow/on Qtagr. Journal, vol. ili. ; Dr. 

 Bake, Route* ia Abnamia/ in London Otayr. Journal, vol. xii.) 



i:i:llKlK, a aerie* of sand-bonks, which with the two 

 Mnall islands of Hamaieriiiii and Manaar, extend from a point in t!ic 

 auejUMiu peainaviU of India (140 mile* N. E. of Cape Comorin) to 

 UM oppowte ielaod of Ceylon. The width of the channel U about 00 

 BgijiMnil mi)**, and there are only two navigable passage* in it. 

 UM Miaur aad the Pamnbeen. The paavage* have *o little depth of 

 water Ut. if a vtwl of moderate aue ha* occaaion to *ail from the 

 aorlh to the mth of UM bank, it muat make the whole circuit of the 



'r.rus.) 



AI'I'A. tin- ancient Addmn, a river of Lombardy, which ha* ite 

 lie Khirtian Alp., above the town of Hormio ; it flow* 

 h UM ValteUae into the lake of Corno, out of the *outh-astern 

 of which h IBMM* again below the town of Leooo ; it th. 

 i UM pUia of Iximbardy. paMng Lodi and Pir-zighettonc, and 

 into the Po abotrt , mile* above the city of Cremona. I 



r between the territory 

 i* a broad and rapid 

 , in advance of Milan on the 

 of Coroo, it* water* are remarkably clear. In 



this part of rUomrs*, la awrisM tin** Ha|NUtod the territories of 



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U UM name of a portion of eaetern Africa, which it i* not 



Adaiel i. 

 i nm from 

 > Red Sea, to UM bay 

 i of Adel, or the land of the Somauli*, 



i* exteaxied a* tu a. Cape (iuardafui. The chief plaoe of the Ho- 

 amilu I* Berbera, to whieli the Arab* croa* over from Aden and from 

 Mocha, between October aixl April, to purcbaa* giinw, myrrh, frankin- 

 alavea, cameU. horava, mulea, and aee, for which they i 

 ft lodian warm The inhatntante of unknown diiarictji in th.. 



the fall of V*atea,UM Adda fanned the boundary b 

 -I that rapabtte aad UM Duchy of Milan. It 

 rtraua, afcrdiaff a good military poaition, in advi 

 wL Bdow UM lake of Gomo, it* water* are n 



AHEL. UM name of a portion of eastern Africa, whicl 

 poaaibU to deecribe with much precision. The name of 

 imlUaii given to that part of UM African coast which 

 UM ttrafea of Bab-eMnaodeb, the entrance of the Red Sea, 

 adUnraofZeila; and UM name of Add, or the Ian.) ..fth.- 



interi-jr send caravajw to Berber* .! K ..].| dn-t . nn.l thi- 



i* mow Uw only channel of communication between the int. . 

 central and Muthcrn Africa and UM southwestern coast of Arabia. 



The Somaulia, cometimei called Berberea, have, according to some 

 account*, long hair and an olive complexion ; but, according to 

 Valentia, woolly hair and a very black kin. though they are not 

 negroea. They po**ea* ahip* of their own, and are a. rising 



merchant* ; aome of them have astUed at Mocha in Arabia. 

 11* 18' N. lat., 43' 8' K lentia; Salt; Malte-H. 



ADELAIDE, South Auntralia, an epiMX>pal city, the aeat of Govern- 

 ment and the capital of the colony, i* aituatod chiefly on the left bank 

 . .(' t h. i 30' E. long. That part 



. iv which utand* on the left bank of the river u called ~ 

 A . Ul i<le, i* the neat of ' . ; mil of the commerce of the town ; 



North AiU-lai.lf. on the right bank, U much nnaller, but more 

 pleaaantly ntuated. The two divinon* are connected 1.. 

 wooden bridge* ; and a public demesne, averaging half n mile in 

 width, mil-round* the whole city. TuU, known a* the Park'-landa, i* 

 to be converted into a nerie* of public gardens. Adelaide was founded 

 in 1836, and it baa made remarkable progrotw in the 17 year* which 

 have elapaed rinoe that time. North Adelaide fttiuid* on a gentle, 

 slope ; in 1852 it contained one public square, 27 atreeta, and occupied 

 an area of 350 acre* ; while .South Adelaide occupied an area of 750 

 acres, contained 6 large public squares, and 30 principal streets, 

 which intersect each other at right angles. The street* ai 

 ill paved or unpaved, and are only lighted by l;un]>.< in : 

 puMic-houses, every keeper of which, by the term* of his license, being 

 bound to keep one burning from sunset to sunrise. The - 

 Adelaide is flat, and in 1852 was without drainage. The public 

 improvements and sanitary arrangement* are under the management 

 of a Board of Commissioners, who, between January, 1850, nnd 

 September, 1851, cx|.< -iide.! upwards of 29.000/, in funning an. 1 : 

 ing streets, erecting public buildings, and nth.-: 



Among the public buildings are the Supreme Court-house, a large 

 stone building, the Resident Magistrate's Court, 1'olic. 

 offices, the Bishop's palace, a lunatic asylum, an h. .-pit:il. military 

 barracks, police barracks, and a large jail erected at 

 36,0002. The post-office i* a large and handsome new building. An 

 Assay-office was established at Adelaide in 1852 for receiving and 

 assaying gold, chiefly from the Mount Alexander digging*. The total 

 amount of gold deposited in it from February 12 to September 10 

 was 292,243 ounces, of the value, at the assay price of /. 11*. per 

 ounce, of upwards of 1,000,0001. Trinity Church is the temporary 

 cathedral of the diocese of Adelaide. The Itomiin Catholics are 

 erecting a cathedral to be dedicated to St. Kranci ' * ry 



fine chapel in the gothic style has been erected by th 

 Methodists, at a cost of about 6000L Besides these, the places of 

 worship in Adelaide are, four for the Church of England ; one each 

 for the Church of Scotland, the Free Church, and the United Presby- 

 terian Church ; five for Baptists ; three each for the Wealeyan 

 MethodisU, Primitive Methodists, and Independents ; two for Roman 

 Catholics ; two for German Evangelical Lutherans ; and one each for 

 German Evangelical Independents, Christians, Bible Christians, 

 Quakers, Swedenborgians, and Jews. No burial-ground is permitted 

 to be attached to any church or chapel in the city, but a large ceme- 

 tery is provided to the west of it Among the educational institutes 

 of the city are, the Church of England College of St. I Vt.-r, n spacious 

 and very handsome edifice, and a training institute for native aborigine*. 

 There are three banks, for one of which, the Bank of Australasia, a 

 handsome stone building was erected in 1851, at on expense of !>ii> l/. 

 the amount of money in the Adelaide Savings Bank in 1850 was 

 11,77'J' U \\,l. The South Australian Agricultural and llorticuHur.il 

 Society holds an annual show of fruits, garden and field pro. In. 

 colonial manufactures. A Chamber of Commerce waa established in 

 July, 15.10. Tin- South Australian Library and Mechanic*' Institute 

 i* O|K-II daily from noon till ten oYlock, i'. M. There are several 

 i-niMini- Hocieti..<< and various benevolent associations. The 

 market is outside the city, and the cattle sold there ore only permitted 

 to be slaughtered in the city slaughter-house, a spacious and conve- 

 nient building on the left bank of the Torrens, half a mile below the 



Port Adelaide, at the mouth of the river Torrens, and on the shore 

 of the Oulf of St. Vincent, about 8 miles from Adelaide city, is 

 a capacious harbour, well situated in respect to the pn-vailin^ 

 but the great expenae and d<-Uv in the transport of merchandise 

 between the city and the port are oonaiderable drawback* 

 |K-rity of the place. The usual mode of conveying goods is by Lull. -k.-i 

 .'i I I.. !... In 1850 an Act was passed by the local r the 



construction of a railway from the city to Port Adelaide; Crock, but 

 the works had not been commenced t- :,m nr_- i employed 



to assist vessel* in entering the harbour. By on Act passed in 1845, the 

 port was made free to the ship* of all nations. Th,. imports .-,- 

 Adelaide amounted in the year* ending 10th of October, 1850 and 

 1861, to 828,'2-JT/ .,.'.>:!:!/. to. : the export* for the same 



period* were 538,175/. lOj. li,/., and 584.541/. I' laidc 



contains extensive and substantial warehouse-, built of :i..n. . wharfn 

 hips can lie to load and unl m house, a 



|. on which vessels of 1000 tons burden can be raised, a 

 L. 11 chun-h, a theatre, nnd numerous Bhojw. 



Thepopulntimi of Adelaide. 1'ort Adelaide, nnd AlK-H Town, which 

 together form one municipality, was 14,577 at the end of tl. 



