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journies : this must be the Daura of Mr. Horneman, though in the 
drawing of the Marrabut it is placed north of Kano. From Da- 
woorra to Kanoo is four journies. D'Anville placed it 90 miles to 
the N. E. of Kassina, and in the drawing just alluded to, it is 
placed inland northward of the Niger. The only authority for 
supporting Edrisi's position of it, is what Mr. Matra was told at 
Marocco. The Moor who informed Mr. Beaufoy that boats went 
with the stream to Ghinea, (the Gano or Kano of Major Rennell) 
placed Jinnie between it and Houssa, so gross an inaccuracy as to 
justify our doubting him on the other point. The Ginea of Leo 
more probably meant Jenne, and he seems to write of that naviga- 
tion as a distinct one from that to Melli eastward.* From Kanoo j 
through the large towns Madagee and Adagia, to Oongooroo is 
nine journies, but seven on a joma or camel, " Est iter octo dierum 
versus orientem"' (Edrisi.) From Oongooroo to Barranoo is 
15 journies on foot according to the Moors, nine on horseback 
according to the Negroes, by route No. 12. Bornoo Or Barranoo 
was spoken of as the first empire in Africa,-f the King's name, 
according to the Moors, was Baba Alloo, but the Negroes called 
him Massinnama.J Kassina, and the intermediate countries on 
tion de TAfrique, traduit du Flamand, because the hoo\ is very scarce, and I do not 
remember to have seen the Niger, the Gir, or the Congo so laid down in any other. 
* The removal of Cano from the banks of the Niger agreeable with every report I 
received, is supported by Dapper. " A cent soixante et dix lieues d'Agadez et a deux 
cent du Niger on trouve ce royaume (Guber), au miheu du quel est la ville de Cano 
fermee de murailles de bois et de pierre, et qui a des maisons baties de meme." 
■f- " T he Mahometans of Senaar number Bornoo amongst the four most powerful 
omonarchies of the world ; the other three are Turkey, Persia, and Abyssinia : the sove- 
reign of Bornoo is more powerful than the Emperor of Morocco." Lucas, 
I Ce royame, qu'on croit avoir et^ la demeure des Garamantes, est une vaste Province: 
au levant de Gangara, qui s'etend vers I'Orient i'espace de cent soixante dix lieues et est 
cloigfti^e du Niger de cinqiiante. 
