SULTAN BELLo’s MAP OF THE KOWARA. 
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the papers and valuables of his beloved master. He 
very nearly discovered the course of the Chadda, 
having been within a short distance of Jakoba, which 
is on its banks ; but was forced to return by a native 
Prince, who sent some horsemen after him. He sub- 
sequently returned to the coast by the same route 
that he had taken from it. Among Clapperton’s 
papers was a chart drawn by Sultan Bello’s orders, 
tracing the course of the Niger in Sudhn ; on which 
was written : “ This is the sea (river) of Kowara, 
which reaches Egypt, and is called the Nile.” But 
BeUo and his principal men declared that the Kowara 
entered “ the sea” at Fandah, by which it is evident 
that they alluded to the continuity of that river with 
the Chadda or “bekki’n rua,” “dark water,” and that 
they knew nothing of their joint course to the sea, or 
“ rua’n gisheri,” “ salt water.”* 
* Bello, the Sultan of the Fulahs, Filatahs or Fellahs, told Clapper- 
ton that in the eastern part of Sudan there were ninety-nine moun- 
tains, the names of which all began with F ; but of these only three 
were known, viz : Fazuglu, Fanduflu and FafFaklu ; which we may 
imagine also to be the names of the rivers descending from them into 
the lakes Fittre and Chad. To these we may now add the Nufi names 
of the Chadda and the Niger, Fiirogi and Furodo. 
It is funny that these Fellahs are so fond of the letter F^ but unfor- 
tunate for Folly, that they could not furnish fuller facts for the fol- 
lowing frivolous flight of fancy. 
Fish, flesh, and fowl, and fruitful fields. 
For fortune's fav’rite friend or foe 
Fazuglu finds, Fanduflu yields — 
Where Fur'ji, Fur’do Faffklu flow, 
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