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INTERVIEW FORAY ON THE FADEEA. 
near the town ; but they departed on the same day 
that Dr. Barth arrived — even before he entered. 
Early in the morning, Dr. Barth paid his 
respects to the Sultan. He was a stout man, about 
fifty -five years of age — benevolent-looking, as far as 
could be judged in spite of his face-wrappers. He 
sat in a large room, supported by two massive 
columns, and received his visitors kindly. The pre- 
sents pleased him, and were acknowledged by the 
counter-present of a fat ram, and by meals sent 
every day. 
The ceremony of investiture took place on the 
16th of October, and seems to have been an impos- 
ing spectacle. Certain intricate forms are used to 
express the combination of various Tuarick tribes 
in choosing this foreign sultan. Succeeding it was 
the great festival, on which a procession took place, 
in which the new chief, wearing the burnouse which 
I had sent him, took part, with a great number of 
Tuaricks in their best array. Immediately after- 
wards a razzia (of which both we and Dr. Barth 
heard various conflicting reports) was agreed upon 
against the tribes of the north, especially those who 
had molested our expedition — the Fadeea. It was 
highly successful, and may perhaps be useful in pro- 
curing respect for future travellers. Two thousand 
men went out upon this foray, in which Abd-el- 
Kader was accompanied by Astakeelee, the Sultan 
of the Kailouees. Some, indeed, say that the latter 
