Denham eventually left Tripoli on 5 March with an escort of 210 mounted Arab tribesmen , reaching Murzuk only to find his two compatriots in a wretched condition , Clapperton ill of an ague , and Oudney with a severe cold .
Denham eventually left Tripoli on 5 March with an escort of 210 mounted Arab tribesmen . 
 Denham reached Murzuk only to find his two compatriots in a wretched condition , Clapperton ill of an ague , and Oudney with a severe cold .