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PICTURESQUE CARAVAN. 
of the Sahara, touching on the very borders of 
Central Africa. Now, however, we saw, by the 
bustle of preparation in the town, that, whether the 
salt-caravan arrived or not, we were to press forward. 
All night the town was in a bustle. We rose before 
sunrise, to complete what packing we had to do, 
and saw Jupiter and the moon in positions nearly 
resembling the Ottoman device. It was windy all 
yesterday and this morning, with a considerable 
degree of cold. 
To my astonishment when we had taken leave 
of Tintalous, we pitched tent after half an hour's 
journey. This was done, however, for a twofold 
reason : 1st, to see that all was right, and that we 
had left nothing behind ; and 2d, to buy ghaseb, — 
a supply having arrived from Asoudee just in time 
for us to carry with us. Never was there a more 
picturesque caravan. Ladies on bullocks, children 
and women on donkeys, warriors on inaharees, mer- 
chants on camels, the Sultan's horse harnessed going 
alone, and following steadily ; goats and their kids, 
sheep, foals of camels, &c. running or straggling 
along ! When we had pitched tent in the valley, 
still in sight of Tintalous, En-Noor paid us a 
visit, and vouchsafed to explain the reasons of our 
delay. His highness also related several interesting 
things of Aghadez. The Sultan of that place, he 
says, is a descendant of one of three brothers, 
Shereefs, who ruled in Africa over the negro and 
other races. The eldest brother was Sultan of the 
