Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-06-16
@tsreuameous Departmemt.
AFRICAN DISCOVERIES


The travels in Africa performed in 1923 and 94 bv
MAJOR DeHLiam Captain C!apperon, II. N and the late
Lr' OuGney, an account of which has been published
tAs year in England extended across the Great Desert
10 Se tenth degree OF north latitude and from KouI,
IN Bernou 10 SaCkatoo, the capital of the Soudon I'm
pre-. "
IL contains narratives Of excursions from NIourzouk
I" Ghaat, town OF the Tuayick,; of a tourney across
tie desert to BorDOu of various expeditions
hhd eastward BY Major Denham; and of an excursion
trough Soudan to the capital of the Feaiaha bv Cant
hyperion; besides an appendix with interesting let .
tcrs, memoir and map by a Sultan of the countries
conquered by lis father Sc.
The last number Of the Quarterly Review contains
an article on tins nook, which speaks Of as in every
respect The most Interesting and Important that has vct
come under oservationn on African researches no.
excepting 1.-The brilliant discovery of 3unco pix ',
''l' OF great Vaiue Sin the view which given us of the
STATE OF s"c+cty and moral condition Of large masses r
people, congregaed in the central parts of Africa and
shut out, rs 1t were from the rest OF the world on ono
sue oy Tghhui desert and on the other by ranges OF
lofty maintains, habitcd BY uncvI!Zed beiu1s
little or nothing is yet known.n
The travellers proceeded from Tripc tn ox Moro IN
country which furnishes the thousands of human heinos
ANNUALLY taken to the slave ships on the coast In Nc
Cordance Yh the representations of the British Cons
Ney found The route to Bornou, distance oftven
Iyhre degrees, las open and safe as the road between
I.oRSs1n and Edinburgh" DIR. Quincy was sent as y
@snsul for Bornou, but died on the yYav They had ,o
Cross the Great Desert, travelling eight hundred miles
over waste never trOdden by any Europcau exccn,
AoTncmabn and this part OF their route occuried NON
% days, al fine rate of II miles dav ;ucl,,lr,r g.,
g.cnt hgF,s.
The Great Desert or Sahara is divided befvecr ,,sc
haons The Tuaribs in the est and the TIbboos in the
east The former are not AIoamne dams and sneak and
write different language.
Beyond the great lake Tsad thew found tbn couptr,
VOL Wooded The principal town in Boruou contain,
$4,000 inhabitants; and tie weekly market is said h,
Tie natives to be sometimes attended by nearly 100 OUC
persons Here the Englishmeu were pjtied for beino
white! Fr9n Kouka Major Deulan went on n sJave
expedition with the Arabs who had escorted them from
rpo!I' and party OF nearly 5000 horsernen headed
by BarcG Cana sent though unwnQlv nv n q Shic r l.
ei BOrnoh The poor Felaalhs, however, appear to
have mvecrate preudces against becoming slaves OF
Iher through their ignorance of ancient Greek or ,e
knowledge OF modern acs.-Ccrtain it is they gave
Iie invaders Such reception, that Major Den,arn pc
capped only at the greatest risk, and after ENDURING tic
seYerest suteflngs whilst Barca Cana was despatced
on the spot with poisoned arrow, and his EXPEDITION
entirely defeated.
The Sheik OF BornOu afterwards made ., I,,s,;lo ~
cIraIOn against tie people Of Munga with G3 600 men
he empire OF FeIaiah, lately conquered by the
SheIkh OF HorHou, has many deserted towns. Kano.
Dia great emporium, IS surrounded bv mud wall 20
teet nigh has Is gates, and about 80 or 10 600 inha
biiants, without including the traders who flock thi
ther from every par. of Africa In the immense mar
Ret in th, place, travellers bought an English ,
ton umbrella for the price Of three Spanish dollars
Here slavery Is considered great hardship by can
ives N war at least compared with death an they
marry ho helr masters families, become members or
them, and are eUploye Cd in high and confidential sta
TON. le,e dancing snakes eater into the list of FASH
Iona;de dmasencnis also boxing, wrestling and
g"UgiEs 10 which tie people might contest the palm
OF cwzjatlon with England aud America. The mann
IaciufcTs Impart bne glossy blue TO their cotton
cloths, while tiIetr women dye thoir feet hair arms nd
cye,bFows with indigo. and their lips and teeth blood
rcd. The men alone arc permitted to smoke tobacco
4 the women also INDUCED in the luxury of cat.
loG soud the laws as expoundcd declaring u5tfng to
ffc contrary.
After observing all these interesting circumstances
Captain Ca7rerlou proceeded westward through a
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