The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-07-20

lage. It even contains mosque, and seve
raj towers three or four stories high, with /
windows in the European style, but without
glass or frame work. tits necessary to pass
through two of these towers, in order to gain
the suite of inner apartments occupied by
the sovernor.-pp. SO, 81.
Exclusive of the numerous caravans and
strangers who flock in crowds from all parts
of Africa, from the Mediterranean to the
Mountains of the Moon, and from SEMINAR to
Ashantee, Kano is supposed to contain from
80, 900 to 40, 900 resident inhabitants. The
market appears to be we'll regulated.
Particular quarters are appropriated to
distinct articles; the smaller wares being set
out in booths in the middle, and cattle and
bulky commodities being exposed to sale in
the outskirts of the market; wood, dried
grass, bean straw for provender, beans, Gui-
nea corn Indian corn, wheat, &c. are IN one
quarter; goats, sheep, asses, bullocks, hors-
| es and camels in another; earthenware and
indigo in third; vegetables and fruit OF all
descriptions, such as vans, sweetpotatoes,
water and musk melons, pappaw, fruit, lines.
cashcw nuts, plums, mangees, shaGuocks,
dates, &c. in fourth, and SO on. Wheaton
| -four in basked into bread or three different
kinds one like mullins, another like our
twists, and the third a light puffy cake,
with honey and melted butter poured over
it. Rice is also made into little cakes. Beef
and mutton are dali, killed. Camel flesh is
occasionally to be had, but is often meagre j;
the animal being commonly killed as an
Irish erazier might say, to save his lite lit is
esteemed great delicacy, however, by the
Arabs. when the carcas is fat. The native
butchers are fully as knowing as our own,
for they make few slashes to show the tat,
blow up meat, and sometimes even stick q
little sleeps wool ON leg Of goats iiesh, to
make il pass with the ignorant tor mutton
When fat bull is brought to market to be
killed. it's hcrns are died red with henna ;
: drummcrs attend, a mob soon collects the
news of the animals size spreads, and all
: run to buv Near the shambles tnete Is a
number of cook shops IN the open ar; each
consisting merely oi IA wood-fire, stuck rouno
, with wooden skeWers, on which small pHs
of fat and lean meat, alternately mixed, and
scarcely larger than a penny piece each' are
roasting. Every thing, looked Wy clean and
+ comfortable; and Il woman does the honours
of the table, with mat dish cover placed or
her knees, from which she serves her guests
d who are souatted around her. Ground gus
sub water is retaled at hand, to those wht
$ can afford this beverage at their repast. th'
0 price at most, does not exceed twenty COW
: ries, or about two tarthings and 4-l0 OF ;
y farthing English money, estimating the dol
d lar at five shillings. Those who have hons
i es eat at home; women never resort to COOK
G sbops. and even at home eat apart from thu
} men. 80 :,
{ The interior Of the market is filled will
! stalls of bamboo, laid out III regular streets
J. where the more costly wares are soid, ant
: articles of dress, and other little matters O
IS use or ornament, made and repaired Band
T. of musicians parade up and down 10 attrac
u purchasers to particular booths. iere ar
d displayed coarse writing paper, OF Frenc
% manufacture. brought from Barbary; scis
II sors and knives, of native Workmanship
/ crude antimony and tin, both the produce
y the country; unwrought silk of red colou
IS which they make into belts and sings,
/ weave in stripes into the finest cotton robes
armlets and bracelets OF brass; beads
l. glass, coral and amber; finger rings OF pc"
re ter. and a few silver trinkets, but none
W gold; tobes, turkadces, and turoah sha"is
or coarse woollen cloths of all colours; coars
10 calico; Moorish dresses; the cast OFT gaud
til rarbs Of the Mamclukes of Barbary; piece
Al of Egyptian linen, checked or striped Wit
MS rold: sword blades from Malta, &c. &c. In
m market is crowded from sun rise TO sun S.
"a every day, not excepting their sab0atl
which is Kept on rFlsidJ. ~ t'NiS''
ne understand the benefits of monopoly as we
on as any people in the world; they take 500
H. care never to overstock the market, and
e. any thing falls in price, it is inmedlatel
TO Withdrawn for few days, the market is req
m ulated with the greatest fairness. and I'll
10 regulations are strictly and lmpartially g
!, forced If tobe or turkadee, purchast
ra here, is carried to Bornou or any other di
- tant place, without being opened aha
SIX there discovered to be of inferior quaiity'
is Immediately sent back as mater
Nv course-the name Of the dylala or broke
e. being written inside every. parcel. IN Tn
ns case. the dylaa must find out the selie
's' who, by the laws of kano, is forthwith ooli
nt' ed to refund the purchase money S-pp.5
So. -,
'e, 1t NAV be noticed as singular tact, tn
III our traveller purchased in the market OF
ne no an English cotton umbrella Tor thr
'ur Spanish dollars, on which he was allowed
'ht discount of q per cent; this return Icing
universal custom, by way ofblesslng, as tn
us term it, or "luck penny" says Clappcrte
ter according to our less devout phraseology
MS, In separate part of the town, and nnd
nd two long covered sheds, the slave market
we held, one for males, the other for fcmal'
of the unhappy race of negroes, o. ratl'
pc, the contrary, for we are told that slave