Chap. LXXIIL RELATIONS OF VARIOUS CHIEFS. 105 
treat several of them ; but, in acknowledgment, I re- 
ceived some useful information.* 
At length we left this uncomfortable and Tuesday, 
unhealthy camping-ground, and had some -^P^i^sth. 
difficulty in turning round the swamp which is here 
formed, and further on in traversing a dense forest 
which almost precluded any progress. Having then 
passed along a rising sandy ground, we had again to 
cross a most difficult swampy tract, overgrown with 
dense forest, which at times obliged us to ascend the 
high sandy downs that bordered the great river on 
our right, and afforded a splendid view over the sur- 
rounding scenery. 
Gradually we emerged from the dense forest upon 
* A complete list of all the tribes and sections of the Fmoshagh 
or Tawarek will be given in Appendix II. Here I will commu- 
nicate the family relations of these chiefs of the Igwadaren, which 
are of importance for understanding clearly the political state of 
things in this part of the Niger, and which may be of some use to 
any future expedition. First, A'khbi, the principal chief of this 
tribe, is a son of Salem, son of Hemme, son of Akheum. His rival 
is Sadaktu, the nephew of Simsim, who is a son of El A'mmer (the 
name of Sadaktu's father I do not know), son of "Walaswarislar, son 
of Akheum. Associated with A^khbi is El Woghdugu, a chief of a 
section of the Tarabanasa, a very chivalrous man, and a great friend 
of the Sheikh El Bakay, and son of E'g el Henne, son of Mansur; 
El Woghdugu's brothers are Mini, Mohammed, Aniti, and Lubed. 
Another chief of the Tarabanasa, and a deadly enemy of El Wogh- 
dugu, although allied with A'khbi, is E' Teni son of Agante, son of 
Kbawi, son of Mansur, son of Ag e' Saade, son of Awedha. E' 
Teni's sons are : Umbunge, Imbekke or Baba, Asatil, and Innosara ; 
sons of a brother of E' Teni are : Babaye and Bubakkeri. Another 
great man related to E' Teni is U'gast, son of Shet, son of Khawi. 
