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Wlien at the Marabouteen, as Tintaghoda is 
called, a very fine gold-embroidered waistcoat was 
brought by the escort of En-Noor to me, to ask what 
it was worth. I guessed about two hundred reals; 
Yusuf thought the same. It appeared that this 
waistcoat was the property of Abd-el-Galeel, and was 
taken as plunder during the last expedition of the 
Kailouees against the Walad Suleiman. There are 
several slaves also at Seloufeeat, who once were the 
property of these Arabs. According to the report 
of the Kailouees they have destroyed all the Walad 
Suleiman, — killed them every one. They went 
against the Arabs ten thousand strong ; some of 
the enemy, however, are said to have died of hun- 
ger. It is, besides, reported that the people of 
Bornou assisted in their destruction. Abd-el- 
Galeel himself is rumoured to have been killed. 
Evidently many of the unfortunate Arabs have 
been surprised, and many of them slaughtered ; but 
I cannot believe in their total annihilation. We 
shall be better informed at Zinder and Kuka. 
Oct. \st. — We started late, on account of our 
things being all wet. The morning was as favourable 
for drying as the day before had been for wetting, 
there being a high wind with sunshine. We journeyed 
on five hours and a-half, and encamped near some 
pools of water. A cascade during rainy weather 
shoots down from the highest tops of the rocky 
mountains. 
Before us was a pleasant valley, wherein were 
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