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sultan of Fezzan, together with Mukni and the sheikh 
el Bariid, to his assistance, who, laying waste the 
whole north-western part of Bagirmi, and destroying 
its most considerable places, Babaliyd and Gawi, car- 
ried away a great number of slaves, among whom was 
Agid Miisa, one of my principal informants in all that 
relates to Bagirmi. 
This happened about the time of Captain Lyon's 
expedition. At a later period Mukni returned once 
more with 'Abd el Jelil, the celebrated chief of the 
Welad Sliman, who had accompanied the former 
expedition in a rather subordinate character; but, 
having quarrelled with this distinguished chieftain, 
who discountenanced Muknfs intention of over- 
running the country of Bornu, he himself returned 
home, sending in his stead Haj I'brahim, who plun- 
dered and ransacked the town of Moito, and carried 
its inhabitants into slavery, while 'Abd el Jelil did 
the same with Kanem. Then followed, in the year 
1824, the second battle of Ngala, of which Major Den- 
ham has given an account in his Narrative. However, 
notwithstanding his partial success, the sheikh of 
Bornu was not able to reduce entirely the inhabitants 
of Bagirmi, who, although not so numerous, and much 
inferior to their neighbours in horsemanship, are cer- 
tainly superior to them in courage. 
There was still another quarter from whence Ba- 
girmi was threatened during the restless reign of 'Oth- 
man, namely that of the Fulbe or Fellata, who, follow- 
ing their instinctive principle of perpetually extending 
