Landers Travels | Page 3

Robert Huish
Sultan.
Tuarick Woman.
CHAP. XXI. Departure from Mourzouk. Gabrone. Medroosa. Tegerhy.
Natives of Tegerhy. Skeletons of Slaves. Major Denham and the
Skeletons. Slaughter of the Camels. Anay Sultan Tibboo. Kisbee.
Tiggema. Dirkee. Plundering Arabs. Bilma. Female Natives of Bilma.
Boo Khaloom, and Captain Lyon's Book. Surgical Skill of the Arabs.
Aghadem. Tibboo Couriers. Beere Kashitery. Negro Shampooing.
Gunda Tibboos. Mina Tahr. Arab Plunderers. Kofei. Traita Tibboos.
Huts of the Tarifas. Lake Tchad. Lari. Death of a Coluber. Nyagami.
Tribe of Monkeys. Woodie. Dress of the Natives of Woodie. Buridha.
Strength of Buridha. Min Ali Tahr, and the Royal Family of England.
CHAP. XXII. Approach to Kouka. Description of the Bornou Troops.
Barca Gana. Sheik of Kouka. Presentation to the Sheik. Costume of the
Women of Kanem and Bornou. Major Denham and a young Lion. The
Court of Bornou. Kouka. Angornou. The Bornouese. Sports of the
Bornouese. Expedition against the Kerdies. Mora, the Capital of
Mandara. The Sultan of Mandara. Malem Chadily. Expedition against
the Fellatas. Defeat of the Arabs. Death of Boo Khaloom. Perilous
Situation of Major Denham. Song on Boo Khaloom. Old Birnie.
Gambarou. Expedition against the Mungas.
CHAP. XXIII. Sultan of Loggun. The Loggunese. Mr. Tyrwhit. The
Shouaa Arabs. Tahr, the Chief of the La Salas. The Beddoomahs.
Katagum. Sansan. Death of Dr. Oudney. Market of Kano. Pugilism in
Kano. Marriages and Funerals of the People of Kano. The Governor of
Hadyja. Quana. Females of Quarra. Treatment of the Small Pox. A
Fellata Fugitive.
CHAP. XXIV. The Wells of Kamoon. Arrival at Sockatoo. Sultan
Bello. Abolition of the Slave Trade. Clapperton's Visit to Sultan Bello.
Death of Mr. Park. Obstacles to the Journey to Youri. Books of Park.

Final Abandonment of the Journey. Ateeko, the Brother of Bello.
Purchase of Major Denham's Baggage. The Civet Cat. The Executioner
of Sockatoo. Departure from Sockatoo. Account of Sockatoo. Trade of
Sockatoo. Arrival in England.
CHAP. XXV. Lander's First Expedition with Clapperton. Sultan Bello's
Letter. Widah. The Sugar Berry. Beasts of Prey. Animals of Dahomy.
Religion of Dahomy. Its Government. Officers of the Court of Dahomy.
Marriages at Dahomy. Carnival at Abomey. Sacrifice of Victims at
Abomey. Anecdote of the King of Dahomy. Badagry. Introduction to
the Chief of Eyeo. Saboo. Humba, Death of Captain Pearce. Dances at
Jannah. Lander at an African Almacks. Duffoo. Erawa. Washoo.
Koosoo. Akkibosa, Medical Treatment in Eyeo. Loko. Tshow.
Entrance into Katunga. Theatrical Entertainments at Eyeo. Method of
Salutation.
CHAP. XXVI. Situation of the City of Eyeo. Its Markets. Feasts of the
Youribanies. Produce of Youriba. Etiquette at the Court of Katunga.
African Antelopes. Sultan Yarro. Female Cavalry. Kiama. Sultan.
Yarro's Daughter. Wawa. Its Productions and Natives. The Widow
Zuma. Her Costume and Domestic Marriage to Clapperton. Character
of the Inhabitants of Wawa. Departure from Wawa. Boussa. Inquiries
respecting Park. Place of Park's Death. Expected Recovery of Park's
Journal. Letter from the King of Youri. Conduct of the Widow Zuma.
Her Dress and Escort. Mahommed El His Camp. Rejoicings at Koolfu.
Its Trade. The Widow Laddie, Employment of time at Koolfu.
Character of its People. Akinjie. Futika. Baebaejie.
CHAP. XXVII. Military Tactics of the Fellatas. Female Warrior of
Zamfra. Proceedings of Bello. Letter of Sultan Bello. Death of
Clapperton.
CHAP. XXVIII. Almena. Cannibals of Almena. Natives of Catica. The
River Coodoma. Cuttup. The Sultan of Cuttup. Lander and the Wives
of the Sultan. The River Rary. Dunrora. Lander taken back to Cuttup.
Zaria. Crosses the Koodonia. Arrival at Badagry. Attempt on the Life
of Lander by Poison. Ransomed by Captain Laing. Arrival in England.
CHAP. XXIX. African Discoveries. Expedition of Richard and John
Lander. Instructions of Government. Departure from Portsmouth.
Badagry. Visit to King Adooley. His Conduct. Traits of Lander's
Character. Visit of the King's Eldest Son. Intrigues of the Mulattoes.

Division of Badagry. Visit to the King of Portuguese Town. Customs
of the Natives.
CHAP. XXX. Evasive Conduct of Adooley. Visit to Adooley. Visit
from the Chief of Spanish Town. Rapacity of Adooley. Visit of General
Poser's Headman. Religious Rites of the Mahommedans. Sports of the
Natives. The Houssa Mallams. Surgical Skill of Richard Lander.
Articles demanded by Adooley. Female of Jenna. Character of Adooley.
His Filial Affection. Battle between the Lagos and Badagrians. Trial by
the Cap.
CHAP. XXXI. Departure from Badagry. Progress up the River. Arrival
at Wow Regulations of the Fetish at Wow. The Village of Sagba.
Passage of a Swamp. Basha. Soato. Arrival at Bidjie. Bad Faith of
Adooley. Introduction to the Chief of Bidjie. Departure from Bidjie
Arrival of a Messenger from Jenna. Laatoo. Larro. The Chief of Larro.
Customs at Larro. Departure from Larro. Introduction at the Court of
Jenna. The Governor of Jenna. Pascoe and his Wife. Musicians of
Jenna. The Badagry Guides. African Wars. Women of Jenna. Fate of
the Governor's Wives. Conduct of the Widow. Abominable Customs
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