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of the people ho intended to visit, and, like Mr Bcontzen, 
assumed the characteristics of a Mussulman. He died at 
Cairo in 1817, his travels having been chiefly confined to 
tho Abyssinian countries. 
In 1816, an expedition was sont out by tho Government, 
under tho command of Captain Tuclcoy, to tho river Congo, 
under tho idea, in which Park coincided, that it and tho 
Niger wore tho same river. Captain Tuclcoy asconded tho 
Congo for about two hundred and eighty miles. At tho 
samo timo, Major Poddio, and, after his death, Captain 
Campbell, proceeded from tho mouth of the river Senogal 
as far as Kakundy. In 1817, Mr. Bowdich explored tho 
countries adjoining Capo Coast Castle. In 1820, Mr. J ack- 
son communicatod an interesting account of tho territories 
of Timbuctoo and Houssa, from details which ho had col- 
lected from a Mussulman morchant. In 1819 and in 1821, 
the expeditions of Messrs. Ritchio and Lyon, and of Major 
Laing, showed tho strong and general interest on tho sub- 
ject of African geography. In 1822, tho important expedi 
tion under Major Denham and Lieut. Clapperton sot forth. 
After crossing tho Dosort, tho travellers reached the great 
inland sea or lake called tho Tchad, tho coasts of which to 
tho west and south woro oxaminod by Major Donham. 
This lake, from four hundred to six hundred feet abovo the 
level of tho soa, is ono of tho most remarkable fcaturoa in 
tho physical geography of Africa. Lieut. Clapperton, in 
tho mean timo, proceeded through tho kingdom of Boraou 
and tho country of the Follatahs to Sockatoo, situated on a 
stream supposed to run into tho Niger. A groat mass of 
information respecting tho countries eastward of Timbuctoo 
was tho result of his expedition. As to tho courso of the 
Niger, very littlo intolligonco was obtained which could be 
deponded upon : tho natives statod that it flowod into the 
sea at Funda, though what place on tho coast was meant 
still remained a conjecture. Soon after his return to Eng- 
land, Clapperton was sent out by tho Government to con- 
duct u new expeditio i, and waB directed to proceed to the 
