PLUNDERERS CHINTULLUS. 
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but not to us ; so these Sultans and Sheikhs of 
Aheer will probably get all these things back, 
and divide the spoil. But, nevertheless, it is better 
that the people in authority should have them, than 
that they should remain in the possession of the 
robbers, the lawless plundering tribes of the fron- 
tier. Probably these people will be more cautious 
how they plunder another caravan of Christians. 
It will always be a satisfaction to us that the rob- 
bers w r ere made to disgorge their booty. I have 
also heard that a small camel was brought in ex- 
change for my large lost one; and En-Noor sent 
it back, ordering them to restore the large camel of 
the boat. My camel has been to fetch salt from 
Bilma. 
The children call Tesaoua, and the countries there- 
about, Haussa, and say it is near, and that they go on 
donkeys. From this it is certain this portion of 
Soudan still has the ancient name of Haussa. Afnou 
is merely the Bornou name for Haussa, there being 
no place or district of that name. All these coun- 
tries have most of them two names, or two pronun- 
ciations of the same name ; one by the natives, and 
one by the Moorish merchants and other strangers. 
Thus the village of En-Noor is called by strangers 
Tintalous, and by the people themselves Chintullus. 
Travellers had better adhere to the name the place 
has amongst the strangers and foreign merchants, 
otherwise their narrative might be questioned by the 
people abroad, who do not know the native name. 
