THE FOURTH VOLUME. 
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Present State of the Empire. — My Quarters in Wurno. — General Cha- 
racter of Wurno. — Particular Description. — Ground Plan of Wurno. — 
Unsafe State of the Province. — Dread of the Goberawa. — Gloomy 
Prospects for my Journey. — Occupation. — Aspect of the Country. — 
Captain Clapperton's Route. — Fine Valley of Bamurna. — Excursion 
to Sokoto. — Appearance of the Town. — The Syllebawa and their Chief 
Hamedu. — Clapperton's Death The Valley of Sokoto. — Ground 
Plan of Sokoto. — Return of the Sultan. — Musical Presents. — My 
Friend 'Abd el Kader of A'gades. — Literary works of ' Abd Allahi and 
Bello. — Death of the Ruler of Masina. 
CHAP. LVIII. 
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State of Insecurity along the most frequented Highroad. — 
Gando ------- 189 
Departure from Wurno. — Leave Sokoto. — Heavy rain. — Fields of 
Yams. — Bodmga. — Dendi. — Shagali. — Senina. - — Character of Gan- 
do ; Ground Plan. — The Sultan Khalilu. — Difficult Transactions. — • 
A'hmed Baba's History of Songhay. — Climate of Gando Extent 
of Empire. 
CHAP. LIX. 
The Province of Kebbi and its River. — The Valley of 
Fdgha.— Reach the Niger - 204 
Leave Gando. — Extensive Rice-Grounds. — Kambasa. — Swampy Valley 
with Rice-Grounds. — Gaumache. — Unsafe State of the Country. — 
Gulumbe, rich Vegetation. — Solitary Pilgrim. — Kardi. — Hausawa 
Birni-n-Kebbi Situation at the Brink of the wide swampy Valley 
'Othman Zaki. — Kola, and its Governor. — Jugguru. — Zoglrma and 
its Governor. — Dangerous Road. — New Companions. — Tilli. — A 
Day in the Wilderness. — Site of Birni-n-Debe. — Dallul Mauri. — 
Shallow Vales. — The Valley of Fogha. — The Salt of Fogha.— Cha- 
racter of Fogha People. — Importance of Fogha in Ethnological Respect. 
— Plenty of Kola Nuts, but no Corn. — Unexpected Generosity. — 
Dense Forest. — A Solitary Limtuni. — Boso. — Garbo. — Lanadeji. — 
Peculiar Cornstacks. — Songhay Farming Hamlets. — Avoid Tamkala. 
- — Short Marches. — Tondifu. — Reach the Niger. — Aspect of the 
River. — Large Canoes. — Town and Market of Say. — State of 
Market. — Traffic. — Governor of Say. — No Songhay Interpreter. 
