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Duncoroa, governor of Katagum, Ben Gumso of Hadiga, & c. were in 
front of the sheik, so that he will not be able to return to Bornou 
if they manoeuvre right. The Fellatas are all in great glee on the 
occasion, and they do not spare him the name of Dan Caria, or son 
of a b — h. 
Thursday, 15th. — Took leave of Moodie, and left Magaria after 
6 A. M., sending two camels with Richard and Moodie to the village 
where I had halted on my way to Magaria. I proceeded along 
the foot of the hills, skirting the river, the bed of which is now dry 
in a number of places. I shot one duck and two guinea-fowls, the 
latter of which were very numerous; but the boys had that morn- 
ing been hunting them, and they were very wild. I also saw one 
elephant, a number of hogs, seven of what the Arabs call the red 
bullock, and the people of Bornou the corigum. I take them to 
be the nylghau, but only a variety in colour. In Bornou they are 
of a dark brown; here they are of a cream colour. I shot several; 
they are of the antelope tribe, very fierce when wounded, and will 
give battle when attacked. At sunset I returned, and had a plen- 
tiful supply of pudding from the old malem ; and the guinea-fowls 
and duck feasted all hands. 
Friday, 16th. — At daylight started, and rode on to the Sanson, 
where I arrived at 10 A. M. The sultan sent, as soon as I arrived, 
to ask how I was, and to tell me he wished to see me next day. 
The messenger between him and me, since the Gadado is gone, is 
old Yargoorma, who acts in that capacity when the Gadado is here. 
She also sits up all night in the room he sleeps in, and keeps his fire 
alight. She is a shrewd old woman, of strong natural sense; and has 
apartments in the Gadado’s house, and also in the sultan’s, and 
possesses upwards of forty male and female slaves, though herself a 
slave. This possessing slaves and property is not uncommon for 
slaves here, which, if they have no children, go at their death to 
their master. 
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