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try, and the route which he has chosen, seem to 
aiJbrd a prospect of better success than attendecl 
the former expedition. 
A still more flattering prospect has arisen on 
the side of Tripoli, where the Bashaw seems in- 
spired with a wish to shew every possible mark of 
friendship to the British Government. He has 
risen above those narrow prejudices usual in Ma- 
hometan states, and shews an anxiety to throw 
open every source of information which his do- 
minions afford. The present Bey of Fezzan 
happens to be his son ; and he assured the Eng- 
lish consul, that he could afford full protection to 
any traveller going to Bornou ; that he could 
answer for the guarantee and assistance of the 
king of that country, who would forward them to 
the Nile (Niger). He enumerated, as the princi- 
pal towns in that river where Tripoline merchants 
reside, Wangarra, Cuthorra, Cashna, Zangarra 
(Zanfara ?), Gooba (Guber), Bombarra, Houssa, 
and Tombuctoo. The chief place, next to Bor- 
nou, with which he held intercourse, was Souat, 
(called in our maps Tuat or Twat) being the 
principal station for caravans that proceed to 
Tombuctoo by the way of Gadam (Gadamis). 
This caravan, however, does not usually consist 
of more than 150 camels, the main communica- 
tion with Tombuctoo being from Morocco. The 
government at Souat is the same as at Houssa 
