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munication between Egypt and Marocco, between 
Barbary and Nigritia. From October to February 
Mourzouk is a species of rendezvous for merchants 
from every part of Africa. This trade, however, 
is rather carried on by the tribes immediately bor- 
dering on Fezzan, the Tibbo, Tuarick, the people 
of Augila, and Cashna, than by the inhabitants of 
Fezzan itself. The king, though tributary to Tri- 
poli, is entirely absolute within his own territory ; 
and the taxes are often levied in a very arbitrary 
and oppressive manner. The people of Fezzan are 
abstemious in regard to food, but are much addict- 
ed to drunkenness, and their manners in other re- 
spects extremely licentious. They universally pro- 
fess the Mahometan religion. 
Mr Horneman obtained considerable informa- 
tion concerning the tribes, who fill the habitable 
portions of the vast desert which intervenes be- 
tween Fezzan, Bornou, and Cashna. These con- 
sist of two classes of nations, called the Tibbo and 
the Tuarick. The Tibbo extend along the south- 
ern frontier of Fezzan, thence eastward toward 
Egypt, and along the north of Bornou. They are 
small in stature, are almost, but not quite black, 
and have long hair, less curled than that of the ne- 
groes. They have quick eyes, thick lips, a small 
turned up nose, and limbs well-formed. They 
profess the Mahometan religion, but are by no 
means rigorous in its observance. Thev are ac- 
