64 TRAVELS IN NORTHERN AFRICA. ciiap. ii, 
visited Mukni, at the castle ; and finding him surrounded by eat- 
ables, were invited to partake of them : but we discovered, that all 
his people, whilst it was his pleasure to remain, were fed by the 
natives, cost free. We laid in a sufficient stock of barley to supply 
our four horses, until we should arrive at Morzouk. 
April 2nd. — We took water for three days, on the camels, and 
passed along the Wadey, at 7, 15, A. M. Our friends here quitted 
us, in order to return to Tripoli, and we were now left to ourselves, 
amongst a strange people ; our hearts were heavy, and we conversed 
but httle during the remainder of the day. The country, on rising 
from the Wadey, was a stony desert until noon, when we passed 
over plains capable of cultivation, but having no water. 
At 4, 50, entered another Wadey, in which we saw a large herd 
of Gazelles ; and, passing through it until 5, 20, we encamped. Made 
S. E. by S. thirty miles. The horses were turned out to graze on a 
large field of barley, belonging to the Orfilly. This place was called 
Gairi, ^.^^ or Sofagie. A mountain, south three miles, named GUa 
<idS, and a distant range in the same direction, called Souarit 
Much good herbage. On the camels being unloaded, we found 
that an old Bornou black had died on the one which he rode. A 
melancholy howling was set up by the women, and the corpse was 
carried to a distance, and immediately buried. An Arab, who was 
prowling about this evening, stole a gun belonging to one of the 
Sultan's followers ; but was detected, and bastinadoed in a most 
barbarous manner, by two men on each side, with green date sticks. 
After this part of his punishment was ended, a man mounted a 
horse, and started at full gallop, leading, or rather dragging this 
poor wretch after him. His wrists were tied together beliind him, 
and the end of the cord which secured them was attached to 
the horse's saddle. Had he fallen when thus dragged along, his 
shoulders must inevitably have been dislocated. 
