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mounted on their camels are riding round and 
round thera, sometimes in single file, and at other 
times in two's and two's. Whilst this is going on, 
another mounted party gallops up one by one to the 
group from a short distance. All this is done to 
the sound of rude noisy drums. I have not heard 
any songs, or seen any other species of music but 
this drum. There are, however, several drums of 
different sizes, and producing various noises. They 
are made of wood and with bullocks' hide. 
The women loo-loo as on the coast, and both 
men and women dance ; not exactly as the negroes 
do, but still somewhat indelicately. Hamma, who 
commanded our escort, has returned from visiting 
his friends. 
The Tanelkums report that Hamma is some- 
thing like Achilles, for he has often been wounded, 
having been in many battles, but none of his wounds 
have ever proved fatal, or even much incommoded 
him. 
It would seem that Tintalous, like all the Tuarick 
countries, is a miserably poor place ; for it is said 
that none, or very few, of the people in the town 
have a fire for cooking their bazeen, except the 
great En-Noor himself. The time, however, ap- 
proaches for the departure of the caravans for Zin- 
der, whence they bring back a great quantity of 
ghaseb and samen. 
A Haghar, or Ghat Tuarick, I know not which^ 
came into my tent this morning and behaved very 
