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RESIDENCE AT SOCCATOO AND MAGARIA. 
their slaves. The country is full of low rocky hills, and is well 
watered by lakes and streams. 
Thursday, 26th. — Morning cool and clear. At 8 A. M. I left 
Soccatoo for Magaria. I was ill with a severe cold, caught by my 
own carelessness, in throwing off my cloth trousers and worsted 
stockings on my arrival at Soccatoo. The sun being very hot, I 
was quite feverish. I halted at a village till 3 P. M., when I started 
again, and arrived at Magaria at 6 P. M., where a house had been 
prepared for me. I had messages from the sultan and Gadado, 
to inquire after my health. My spleen was considerably increased 
in one day ; but I went to bed without tasting food : had a fire 
made at my bed-side, which procured me a good sweat, and I 
soon found myself better ; though not lessening the swelling in my 
side, it eased the pain, as also the pain in my head and bones. 
Friday, 27th. — Cool and clear. I found myself much relieved; 
and the Gadado, paying me an early visit, said, if I was able, the 
sultan would receive his majesty’s letters and presents. I imme- 
diately dressed in my uniform, and the presents being ready packed 
in separate parcels, the time-piece, watch, &c. taken out of the tin 
cases, and all just as they had left the maker’s hands, I went, ac- 
companied by the Gadado, my servants and the servants of the 
Gadado carrying the presents, consisting of red silk umbrella, silver 
mounted ; a message cane, silver mounted; twelve yards red damask; 
twelve yards sky blue ; twelve yards red silk ; twelve yards blue 
silk ; twenty-four yards cambric ; two pounds cloves ; a fowling- 
piece, brass mountings, single barrel ; a plain fowling-piece, double 
barrel ; a pair of pistols for his eldest son ; two short swords ; two 
boxes of rockets ; a quantity of powder, balls, flints, and small shot ; 
one ream of English foolscap paper ; two bundles of black lead 
pencils ; coloured prints of the royal family, battles, and a plain 
journal book ; a small ditto ; a dozen pair white cotton stock- 
ings ; a dozen pair white cotton gloves ; a time-piece by Rigby ; 
