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to Adamowa, Bagermie, Runza, Kaffins, Darfoor, and Ivordofan : he 
says the Bahr-el-Abiad is only about four feet deep in the summer, 
as is also the Shari above Logan, before it is joined by the river 
Asha, which comes from the south-east, through Bagermie, and 
falls into the Shari above Logan. This is the only river not ford- 
able in the summer between the Quorra and the Bahr-el Azrek. 
Monday, 18th. — I was not a little surprised to-day with the 
arrival of a messenger from Kano, who had left, he said, my servants 
and baggage at the border town, or, as they call it, the Sanson, of 
Zamfra, with Hadji Salah, my agent; all of which he said had been 
sent for by the sultan’s order : he also said that Pascoe had been 
taken and brought back by Richard, after his having got as far as 
Roma, in Zegzeg, and that he had twice run away since, and had been 
taken, committing a fresh robbery each time ; the last time was at 
the Sanson The only construction I put on this strange pro- 
ceeding was, that the sultan had done it, thinking that my things 
would be safer with me than at Kano ; and, as my health was not 
very good, the account of Pascoe’s repeated robberies would make 
me worse ; and he, I thought, had judged that it would be time 
enough to tell me when all my things had arrived. 
Tuesday, 19th. — I was visited by Sidi Sheik, who is one of the 
sultan’s Arab secretaries and confidential friends, who, after a little 
conversation on the affairs of other people, asked me if I was not 
glad my things were coming, and my servants. I said it would 
put me to an expense I could ill afford, and I thought it a very 
strange proceeding of the sultan. 
Wednesday, 20th. — I was very ill all day, and in the evening 
I had a visit from Mohamed Ben Haja Gumso and Sidi Sheik, who 
said they had been sent to me by the sultan, to tell me not to 
consider it strange that he had sent for my servants and baggage ; 
and to tell me, that there were three roads by which I could 
