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INDEX. 
Dress and manners of the inhabitants, 
127, 128. Vast quantities of petrified 
bones found there, 128. 
Ba'iram, feast of, how observed, 108, 109. 
Barracan, an article of African dress, de- 
scribed, 17, 39. 
Barter, singular mode of, 302. 
Ba.shaw of Tripoli, public progresses of, de- 
ll scribed, 15, 16. Funeral of his grand- 
daughter, described, 19, 20. Interview 
of the author with, on his return from 
the interior, 349- 
Bastinado, punishment of, how inflicted, 17. 
Batlis of Tripoli, described, 16, 17. 
Batus or Battus, (Mountain), 22. Account 
of the Sheikh of, 27, 28. And of the 
Jews who are resident there, 28. 
Bazeen, an Arabian dish, how prepared, 49, 50. 
Bedouins, or wandering Arabs of Northern 
Africa, account of, 41 — 54. 
Belford (John) accompanies the mission to 
Africa, 2. His Arabic appellation, 7. 
In imminent danger of being stung by a 
venomous snake, 82. Is employed to 
construct a carriage for the Sultan of 
Morzouk, 179. Success of his work, 
180, 181. Account of his illness, 194, 
195, 241, 247, 350. Returns to Eng- 
land, 351. The author's honourable tes- 
timony to his character, ibid, 
Bello, a Fellata chief, account of, 138. 
Btn Ar'ief, mountain and pass of, 301. 
Beneish, an article of Tripoline dress, de- 
scribed, 6. 
Benewaleed, 
Benewazeed, 
Benghazi, (town) itinerary to, 243. And from 
thence to Derna, ibid, 244. 
Beni abbas, a village in the Gharian moun- 
tains, arrival at, 25. Description of its 
subterraneous habitations, ibid, 26. Hos- 
. town of described, 161 — 163. 
pitable reception of the author and his 
party, by the Sheikh of, 26, 27. 
Benioleed, village of, 34. Wretched condition 
of its inhabitants, ibid, 35, 36. Their 
number, 36. 
Bergoo, or Borgoo country, productions of, 25 1 , 
255. Character and manners of the inhabit- 
ants, 251,252,254. Arab mode of making 
them captives, 255. Itinerary from Tegerry 
to, 264. And from Borgoo to Waday, 267. 
Bidriah, an article of Tripoline dress, de- 
scribed, 6. 
Bilma, itinerary to, from Tegerry, 265. 
Bir el Wishki, well of, 298. 
Birnie, a town in the Bornou country, ac- 
count of, 123. Bearings of various places 
there, 126, 127. 
Bones, (petrified), discovered in the interior of 
Africa, 128. 
Bonjem, (well of), 65. Account of Roman 
antiquities in its vicinity, ibid, 66. Re- 
visited by the author, on his return to 
Tripoli, 327. 
Borgoo. See Bergoo. 
Bornou (country), boundaries of, 123. Vo- 
cabulary of its language, 122. Chief 
towns, 123. Rivers and lakes, 124, 125. 
Dependent provinces of, 126 — 128. Bear- 
ings of different places in, 126, 127. Go- 
vernment, 128, 129. Dress and customs 
of the people of Bornou, 130. Itinerary 
from Kashna to, 141. Exports to, from 
Fezzan, 152 — 154. Imports thence, 154 
— 157. Articles of commerce between 
Bornou and the Tibboo, 159. Descrip- 
tion of the women of Bornou, 161. 
Bornouse, or African and Arab cloak, de- 
scribed, 6. 
Bouzatter, a kind of footing analogous to that 
of crossing the line, notice of, 81. 
Bread, Arab mode of baking, 51. 
