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in the expedition, should be driven out of the town, 
which order was obeyed ; while only the well-known 
Kandake, the same man whom Mr. Richardson, on 
his former journey into the desert, has so frequently 
mentioned, was admitted into the town through the 
intercession of the people of Ghadames. 
The immediate consequence of these circumstances 
was, that the court of Bornu tried to enter into more 
friendly relations with the Asbenawa, or the Tawarek 
of Asben, with whom at other times they were on 
unfriendly terms, and the prisoners whom they had 
made on the last expedition were released. The coali- 
tion extended as far as Gober ; and the most ardent 
desire of the vizier was to march straight upon Kano. 
To conquer this great central place of commerce was 
the great object of this man's ambition ; but for 
which he did not possess sufficient energy and self- 
command. However, the governor of that place, 
terrified by the victory of Bokhari, who was now 
enabled to carry on his predatory expeditions into 
that rich territory without hindrance, distributed 
sixty bernuses and three thousand dollars among the 
Mallemin, to induce them to offer up their prayers to 
Allah for the public welfare. 
We have seen above, that the B6rnu people had 
given to their relations with A'damawa a hostile cha- 
racter; but from that quarter they had nothing to 
fear, the governor of that province being too much 
occupied by the affairs of his own country. 
I will now say a word about Waday. That was the 
