Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-04-03
No. 100.

on h"eS' :" W picNNiuS ~ SOuS away that TINS 40
the only communication shall, for the present, be
able to make My destination is Sego, whittier
hope to arrive IN hteen days but regret to say
the road is vile one, and my pers not yet at
an end but my trust is n God, who has hitherto
borne me up amidst the sevcrest trials and proea.
ted me amidst numerous dangers to which | have
been exposed. l have M tine to give you any &C.
count of Timbuctoo, but shall briefly state that in
every other respect except in size (Which does rot
exceed four miles in circumferenceo 1t has conn
pletey met my expectations. kalra is only miles
DISTANT and Is neat town, situated Oh the verY
margin of the river. have been busily employed
during my stay, searching the records Of the town,
which are very abundant, and in acquiring informa-
ton Of every kind nor is it with any common de-
gree of satisfaction that say my perseverance has
been amply rewarded. | now convinced thst
my hypothesis concerning the termination Of the
Niger is correct.
May God bless you all ! shall write you fully
from Sego, also my Lord Bathurst and l rather
apprelend that both letters will reach you at the
same time, as none Of the Ghadamis merchants leave
Imbucoo for two months to come Again, may
God bless you all ! My dear Emma must excuse
my writing. have begun hundred letters to her,
but have been unable to get through one. She is
ever nppernOst IN my thoughts and look forward
with delight to the hour four meeting, which, please
God, is HOW at no great distance
This letter was left behind at Timbuctoo, and ap-
pears to have been brought by the nephew of Bahan
together with all important document in Arabic, OF
winch the following is the substance -
About month after their safe aryya, at Tim,
bucon, .aing aud young Noktah the Prince Ut
the Faithful, sultan Ahmed, Ben Mahommed Labos
the iord aud sovereign of all those Countries wrote
u letter to his Lieutenant Governor Gsmaa contain.
ing as follows
'lhaYe heard that q Christian intends coming to yous
but whether he has already arrived or not, do not
Ennt " nus 81 mt T,n,, be
has not reached ycu and if he has, yon must ez.
pei him the country in such manner as to leave him
no boz 3f returning to countries because have
received letter from the tribe of FOodah contain
ing caution against allowing Christians to come in
to the .llussemen countries in Soudan which iet-
ter written in the east and contained an ac-
count Of the mischiefs and ilnpetes by which they
have corrupted Spain and otner countles.''
I When governor Osnan received this letter. he
could NOT but obey it, lie therefore engaged Sl.ek
of the Arabs OF the desert, named Ahmed, son Of
Obeid Allah, son of Rehal of Soman liarboosn, to-
60 out with the Christian, and protect him as far as
toe town of Aravan. Barboushi, accordingly went
with hun from Timbuctoo; but On arriving at his
own residence, he treacherousy murdered him. aud
took possession Of all his property. This is within
our knowledge. We know the affair." and have seen
the letter OF the Prince of the Faithful Sultan All
me L,abo"
Thcdocument is attested in Timbuc.oo by fifteen
signatures. The following examination BY the Bril-
fish consul Of Bungoa, who represents himself the
servant of the late Major Laing gives the catastrs
phe Of this melancholy story.
What is your name ? Bungola. Were you Maj,
LANG. servant Yes. Aud he produced the fol-
loving paper.i
Axoad. ed Julv 1926.
81 promise to pay the bearer, Bunsola, the SUM
Of six dollars per month, from the 18th Decenbers
1925. till my return to Ghaiams on the fail
ure OF that event, TIL the 18Th Dec. 326: previous
y deductng fifty dollars which paid for his free
dom. a. GORDON LANG"
Recanitu|ation of the sums which the holder of a
Bill of Exchange of gl000 sterling. drawn in the
United States on Europe. and returned under pro-
test. entitled to receive in the principal cities Of
the United States ON presentation for payment
Philadelphia, S576i 70 New Orleans, SSH II
$ Baltimore, 1852 IS Savannah, $40 6.
" Virginia, 5000 O6 New York, $3.50 90
E Charleston, $500 90 Boston 5051 80
!, Iastrrec,ion in Louisiana-The account Of tn
! instruction in Louisiana. upon the authority o
: Capt Reilly as published in the Norfolk Beacon o
the I'd inst was generally currect although the
- her engaged in the revolt not great Capt
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