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TRAVELS IN AFRICA, 
Chai\ LI. 
the Shuwa of Bornu, succeeded in collecting another 
army, with which he once more returned, but was 
again beaten in a battle fought at Shawl. He, how- 
ever, succeeded in crossing the river by a stratagem, 
and sought refuge with 'Amamik, that mighty chief 
of the Daghana Shiiwa well known from Major Den- 
ham's adventures ; but being pursued by his adversary, 
he saw no other way of escape open to him than to 
throw himself into the arms of his former enemy, 
the king of Waday, and, in order to obtain his as- 
sistance, he found himself compelled to stipulate, 
and to confirm by an oath sworn on the Kuran, 
that he and his successors should pay a considerable 
tribute to the prince of Waday. This tribute, to 
be paid every third year, consists of a hundred 
ordinary male slaves, thirty handsome female slaves, 
one hundred horsps, and a thousand shirts or kholgan, 
called by the Waday people " derketu," besides ten 
female slaves, four horses, and forty shirts to Zerma 
or Jerma, who is the inspector of this province. 
Having obtained protection in consequence of this 
treaty, which rendered Bagirmi as much a tributary 
province of Waday as it had been, in more ancient times, 
of Bornu, 'Othman returned to his country, and suc- 
ceeded at length in crushing his powerful and hitherto 
successful rival, whom he defeated in two battles, — 
the one fought near Kokoche, on the Bachikam, the 
other near the village of A'su, on the banks of the 
river Shari. The facha, having sought and found re- 
fuge in Logon birni, fought one more battle with 'Oth-, 
inan near a place called Dmdor, where a great many 
