Chap. XXXIX. FA'tSE.— FREEBOOTERS. 
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the incursions of the Tawarek. Having penetrated 
as far as a village, or rather a walled town, named 
Fatse, the walls of which are in a decayed state, and 
the population reduced to a dozen families, we were 
obliged to give up our intended survey of the river. 
As for myself, I was scarcely able to make any long 
excursion ; for, on attempting to mount my horse 
again, I fainted, and fell senseless to the ground, to 
the great consternation of my companions, who felt 
convinced my end was approaching. We therefore 
returned to our encampment. In the evening I had 
a severe attack of fever.* 
It had been determined the day before Saturdav 
that we should cross the river to-day, and Sept - 20th * 
the governor's permission had been obtained ; but as 
the vizier's messenger had not yet arrived, we decided 
upon waiting another day. Feeling a little better, I 
made a rough sketch of the town, with the diim-palms 
around it, and prepared myself, as well as I was able, 
for the fatiguing march before me. We had a good 
specimen to-day of the set of robbers and freebooters 
we had associated with in order to carry out the 
objects of the mission. The small Tebu caravan, 
which I mentioned above as having arrived from 
Kanem, and which had brought the news that the 
* Mr. Overweg, at a later period, visited the town of Boso, but 
without accurately surveying the line of the river, and without 
stating exactly the character of the point where it joins the lagoon, 
except that the river, beyond Fatse, takes a much more northerly 
direction. 
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