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of Fette or Pefcte, which we had left at a short dis- 
tance to the west. He came to join this expedition, 
the object of which was to weaken the Miisgu tribes, 
who, behind their natural defences of rivers and 
swamps, had hitherto been able to maintain their in- 
dependence. 
Of course, on this occasion the policy of these 
Fulbe chiefs went hand in hand with that of the 
Bornu people, although it is not a little remarkable, 
and serves to show the slight political unity existing 
between the integral parts of these empires, that 
while the governor of A'damawa was at present on a 
hostile footing with the ruler of B6rnu, one of his 
vassals was allowed to enter into an alliance with the 
latter. 
After these interruptions we pursued our march, 
and reached, about half an hour before noon, the 
northernmost of the Miisgu villages, which is called 
Gabari, surrounded by rich fields of native grain ; but 
everything presented a sad appearance of pillage and 
desolation. None of the inhabitants were to be seen ; 
for, although subjects of A'dishen, who enjoyed the 
friendship and protection of the rulers of B6rnu, they 
had thought it more prudent to take care of their own 
safety by flight than to trust themselves to the dis- 
cretion of the undisciplined army of their friends and 
protectors. The preceding evening the order had 
been issued through the encampment that all the 
property in the villages of A'dishen should be re- 
