The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-14
NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY April, a. ls7e-rRIPLE SHEET

tribe or the sonf the RebaIa to which GAMBLERS
are those placed in position BY the mon OF Rebaa the
smallest by the people Of Ghadamez This s treaty
concluded during tho Stone Age" II Is true that u
mcni but II has been observed the less Tor that
and hosts OF diplomats, With all their resources and
peace concluded BY The souaa at that time gives
idea Of the past and present Independence OF Character
shown by The nomsdc population oil the Algerian
Sahara
FRENCH TERRITORY.
The stones, which at nrst gave me but little idea OF
marking any limit whatever, now lead me 70 think Of
tho limit OF French territory in the Sahara Where
docs Frances domination endY The Germans VINO,
Mas know the frontier too we'll give france tho wnoc
OF that part OF the desert comprised between the
seventeenth and twentvephth degrees OF east long-
tude tmerdian OF the Iron Isand and the parallel Of
Ghadames thirty degrees that is 10 say, the whole OF
the country ovsrrun by the Chaamba and Souaf, who
20 every winter hunt IN the country OF the Iouat,
North Touareg aud Ghadames the Iun,sisn sahara y
limited 10 the province Of Djerid, which EXTENDS
slightly beyond the valley OF the same name 10 Mount
Ncosa The whole of the region Of the Erg Is, there
fore. comprised in French territory The Ghadanesc
even. who have never Como beyond the line between
the Soudan and Tripo start from Rhat never daring
three days journey their city and the French
line We are, therefore, now IN territory owned by
France
JANUARY 5-We about with the 6rst rays OF
dawn, literally frozen Il was the coolest night wo
thereon We commenced dressing appropriately for an
entry into Ghadames While was endcavorng 10 con-
vince explorer that he had led mo "a the North
Pole instead OF the Sahara the appeared and df
fused a GENIAL warmth, a welcome successor to the
freezing rigors Of the night Az two O'Clock this after
noon, and after short rest for lunch, wc behed be-
fore the waving palms OF the old Cydamc.
Tho chiof OF the GAMBLERS had gone on In
eortsas Advancing TO meet rs This MAS The Kanai
kam or Governor, followed by the principal officers
OF his court and the leading men OF the city In order
10 honor the he dism0unted some distance or
and advanced to meet foot bowing occasionally
Hc saluted by rst passing his right hand rapidly 10
which he shook us warmly by the hands: He seemed
especially pleased to see Largeau again, and promised
after his engagements with the demaa, 10 come back
again.
DESCRIPTION or 4 DESERT CITY.
Si-Mohammed- bou- Aloha, Governor Of Ghadames is
tall patriarcha looking man. OF about sixty years Of
age. lis silksn garments and the rich costumes OF
the khars augnr we'll for the wealth Of their city, After
having saunlered along clay ramparts front Of
tho place. and casting few hasty glances al tribe OF
Touareg cncamped outside the walls, we entered the
town through the lower gate, which is defended by
crenatcd battlement The rumor OF our arrival had
spread far and near, and everybody TO the
French travellers Salamaecs raincd down Pass
Ing through straight road, with clay walls on either
side separating from vast palm fields, we entered
OF the covered streets of the city proper
These streets narrow and thore is so tlo space
between tho ground and tho overhnngng houses, that
II difficult Tor cames to walk side by side along
them, and u they have extraordinary humps thero 10
mother difficulty In some Of these passages the air
and light admitted barely enough to make living
and moving possible. These strange constructions,
which recall to my mind the covered streets Of Toug
the intense heat Of tho during the greater part of
year.
Preceded by our host, tho Kamakam, and followed
by ''a Ghadames," we were escorted through long,
low passage, tho color OF whose sides looked like
cave, and passed through low door, finding ourselves
all at darkness. stumbled against Say, who
jostcd Fancheaux, who again trod upon some elso
During all these prclimInarcs felt great lncna-
ton TO laugh all these serious old fel-
lows, in charge Of our explorer while our
excellent Kaimakam tumbed about to md
matches to strike light 10 show the
way, explaining at the Same time that his house
too small to accommodate all four OF US he in.
tended to give house all 10 ourselves. At length
we found ourselves in an immense hall, sufficiently
lighted by well from the ROOT, about yard square.
The only furniture that saw consisted OF mats
which we rcposed after sleeping on sand Tor twenty
three days.
conddo this letter to caravan starting for Trpoli,
from which place gentleman. TO whom I have adj
dressed II under cover will forward 10 you. We
not nx the date OF our return yot We shall have
to wait for number OF from tho Soudan, and
the merchants, who will probably accompany US, will
not be free before these arrive. We may per-
haps, be compelled to remain here for two or even
three weeks. for II IL absolutely necessary that
should not return until have solved tho question
much discussed Of late to the Tree exchange OF the
products OF the Soudan with the traders OF France