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gers, and prevent them from guessing at the eX" 
tent of his riches, he was reported to vary conti- 
nually the gold used in barter^ which it was his 
province to regulate, and of which he issued at 
one time a great quantity, and at others little or 
none. A caravan goes from Cairo to Fezzan, 
which is termed a journey of 50 days, and from 
Fezzan to Tombuctoo, which is called a journey 
of 90 days. The caravans travel about 20 miles 
a-day, which makes the distance to Fezzan about 
1000 miles ; and from Fezzan to Tombuctoo 
1800 miles. From Cairo to Sennaar is reckoned 
600 miles^ 
These are the principal observations made by 
Mr Ledyard in Egypt : They display the depth 
and penetration of an understanding formed by 
action instead of speculation, warped by no fanci- 
ful theories, or prejudices of birth, and accustom- 
ed to the living intercourse of men. They must 
impress every one with deep regret, that he did 
not live to attempt the arduous enterprise in 
which he had engaged. The person who, with 
such scanty funds, could penetrate the frozen re- 
gions of Tartary, and subsist among their churlish 
inhabitants, who could ingratiate himself with the 
ferocious Moors of Egypt, could hardly have 
failed of obtaining a kind reception fi'om the 
gentle and hospitable negro, had no untoward ac- 
cident intervened. The observations of this ac- 
