Litchfield enquirer., 1852-05-20
1TrTFRs FROM NIEEvEH.

tara from abroad AtS Psso~ N :"
Tribune under the above head, write
.f,om Central Africa, respecting the king
dom Of Oar Fur. and some of its sabl
dignitaries. as follows;-
"The great kingdom of Dar-Fur offers
arch Geld for some future explorer. 1t
has never been entered by European,
and the extensive regions Is eneioses' are
supposed TO furnish the key to the sys'
tenn Of rivers and mountain chains OF
Central Africa. Through the fear and
jealousy Of its rulers, no stranger has
hitherto been allowed to pass its borders.
OF late, however, the relations bets cen
the Egyptiau rulers in Soudan and the
Sultan If Dar~fnr have been quite ami
cable, and if nothing happens to disturb
This harmony there is some hope that the
ban viii be removed. Latif Pasha in
formed nae that he had written to the
Sultan in behalf of Capt. Peel, who wish
ed to pass through Dar-Fur and reach
Borrou. He bad as yet received no an
swer, but an unofficial intimation that tho
Sultan would relpy, giving Capt. Peel
permission to enter the country & travel,
but no. TO pass beyond it. II this should
prove to be true, the Capt. has lost. by
bis kasy return, chance to distinguish
kihnself and contribute ts the worlds
knowledge. There IS almost continual
war between he Suftans Of Born u and
Dar,Fur, and the Pasha is Of the opin.
ion that it woald be impossible to traverse
Africa from east TO west. in the line OF
AIose states.
A circumstance occurred lately. WHICH
may help to open Oar Fur to Europeans
The S,ich (LadyJ Gowskip, the aunt Of
Sultan Adah, the present monarch Of
Shat kilgdow. is q seaIoqs Moslem, and
lately determined 70 make a pilgrimss e
10 the grave Of The Prophet. she arri>
Ssd hers id August, attended by large
telinus Of officers, attendants and slaves,
and after remaining few days descend
ID the Nile to F! Mekhsy ref, crossed
,he Desert 70 Sowakin, on the Red Sea-.
md sailed thence for Djidda. the port Of
Mecca. During bar stay Lattf Pasha
gas exceedingly courteous to her, intro.
daclpg her TO his wives, bestowing upon
her handsome presents. and furnishing
her with boats and camels for her jour
heY. Dr.. Reitz availed himself Of the
occasion TO make the people Of Oar Flu
better acquainted with Europeans. All
the Frank residents assembled at hi
house. in Christian costume, and prce ed
ed to the residence Of the Lady Sowskin
They found her sitting in state. vi b tw'
black slaves on their hands and knee
gnotionless before her. On each sid
stood her officers and Interpreters. 81.
was yelled, as well as her female attend
SiGts, and an exhibited the gveates, sur
prise and curiosity at the appearance G
The Frapks. Tie gifts they laid befo
her-siks. 6ne soaps, cosmetics, Boz
bons. 6c.-she examined with child.
delight. and when the Consul informt
her that the only object Of the Eu,'
peans in wishing to enter DAr-F4r W,
10 exchange such objects as these for gul
and elephants teeth, she promised t
persuade Sultan Adah to open his king
Dom to them.
The next day her principal officer
visited the Consul's house and spent ,
lJng time examining its various wonder.
The pictures, books and furniture fllet
fhem with astopishment, and they wen
frsm one object to another, like children
altering EXPLANATIONS of surprise and de-
light.-What most startled them, was 4
box Of Lucifer matches, which passed
beyond their comprehension. They re-
gardcd the match with superstitious awe
hnd seemed TO consider the FIRE was pro
auced by some kind Of magic. Ihei'
Telasion Of what they saw, so excited the
curiosity ol Lady sowakin that she cam,
fbe following day with her women. Sh.
was no less astonished than her attend
ants had been, but was most attracted BY
the Cons9rs large mirror. She and hel
women spent half an hour before it,
making gestures, and unable to compre.
bend how they were mimicked by the ros
feeted figures. AS she she was uaact
Aualnted with its properties, she threw
BACK her veil 70 see whether the image
would show her face. The Ccnsul was
standing behind her. and thus caught
s'ghf Of her features; she was black,
WIZ 2 strongly marked but not ppple asa Mt
foantelance. and about ferty ,fiyySears of
fss: he had breakfast pre- pared for The
itd'es, but on reaehihg The room the a,ten.
PANTS oil retired, and ne was informed tha,
ghe women OF rank in Dur-Eur never eat in
fne presencs ofthe men, After ,hev AgEa
pnlshed the repast, he observed that t M.
nad RSt only Partakon heartily of the va.
!s Ous Earopean diehes, bu: had .aksn with
men VIVA! they could not eat, 20 that the
table exhibited nothing but empty dSshs.
when they left. the Lady rsi,ers, ed her
Prcmise,aad added that If The Consul won d
v'sN Oar ar. the Satan would sertaialv
Issesat h'ti with many camel loads Of eIe-
"ao.S teeth. 10 consideration Of his cour
Nv - sss: She js expected here shortly
kingdom. :"e y - ~ o"ts' 'u