TRAVELS IN THE SAHARA. 
Before reaching Guadnum, they arrived at the 
habitations of the tribe Telkoennes, who reside 
among mountains of sand, as if they endeavoured 
to hide themselves from the light of the sun. It 
is almost impossible to penetrate their retreats, 
unless a person be acquainted with the passes of 
the sand-hills. The plains in their neighbour- 
hood swarm with enormous serpents. At last 
they reached Guadnum, the asylum of the most 
daring rebels of all the Arabian tribes, the mart 
of the inhabitants of the desert, who come there 
to barter their camels, peltry, gum, &c. for wool- 
len stuffs, half white and half crimson ; for wheat, 
barley, dates, horses, tobacco, gunpowder, combs, 
and mirrors. This trade is entirely carried on by 
the Jews. The inhabitants live in a state of mu- 
tual distrust ; their houses are guarded by large 
dogs, and also their persons, when they walk 
through the city. Leaving Guadnum, they ar- 
rived at Mogadore, and were delivered up to the 
governor, who sent them with an escort to the 
emperor at Marocco, by whom Brisson was soon 
after set at liberty. The character of the inhabi- 
tants of Marocco differs little from that of the 
Arabs of the desert : They are not of so stout a 
make, but of a fairer complexion ; more accus- 
tomed to the sight of Europeans, but equally ad- 
dicted to insulting them. The earthen ruinous 
walls of the palace resembled the enclosure of a 
