CONTEMPLATED RAZZIA. 
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to the tips of the fingers) in length and one inch and 
a half broad. Denham, who spells it gubka, says it is 
about one English yard. The eight draas would be, 
however, nearly three yards. This measure is ap- 
plied to w'hite, coarse, native-woven cotton, and a 
piece of cotton eight dr^as long and one inch and half 
broad is a gubga. This is the money of Bornou ; 
it must be a most inconvenient currency, but habit 
accustoms us to everything. 
It is reported in town, that En-Noor intends 
shortly to make a razzia on the towns where we 
were plundered : he says, perhaps justly, " The 
tribes have ' tasted' fine burnouses, more especially 
their sheikhs; and emboldened by their success, and 
the attractiveness of the rich vestments, they will 
now plunder all the caravans." This is another 
reason why strong representations should be made 
to the Pasha of Mourzuk to grant us redress. En- 
Noor can seize camels and sequester them ; he can 
also seize men : but he must afterwards send them 
to Aghadez for trial. This razzia, however, will not 
come off yet. 
A storm of wind, with a little rain as usual, 
visited us in the afternoon. It then cleared up, and 
was fine all the evening. 
The Es-Sfaxee, heading our servants, was deter- 
mined to fire away a little gunpowder this evening 
though much against my inclination. After they 
had been firing near the tents, En-Noor sent for 
them to fire at the doors of his house. The old 
