36. Town of Sangeia, in Houssa 36 37. Natives of Soudan 54 38. _Vignette_, Plan of the Town of Kano 56 39. A Reduction of Bello’s Map of Central Africa 109 40. Appendix—Fennecus Cerdo 183 41. Arms and Armour of Central Africa, brought 42. home by Major Denham,—Three Plates. 43. 44. General Map of the Routes of the Travellers. INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. BY MAJOR DENHAM. * * * * * FROM TRIPOLI TO MOURZUK. Previous to any knowledge I had received of the intentions of His Majesty’s government to follow up the mission of Mr. Ritchie and Captain Lyon, I had volunteered my services to Lord Bathurst to proceed to Timbuctoo, by nearly the same route which Major Laing is now pursuing. I learnt, in reply, that an expedition had been planned, and that Doctor Oudney and Lieutenant Clapperton, both of the navy, were appointed; and with these gentlemen, by the kindness of Lord Bathurst, I was, at my request, associated. My companions left London before me; but, as soon as ready, I lost no time in proceeding in the packet to Malta, where I found that they had left the island for Tripoli nearly a month before. By the kindness of Admiral Sir Graham Moore, Sir Manley Power, Sir Richard Plasket, and Captain Woolley, commissioner of the dock-yard, all my wants were amply supplied; and judging that the assistance of a shipwright or carpenter might prove of essential use, and being allowed by my instructions to engage any one, at a reasonable salary, who might choose to volunteer to accompany the mission, William Hillman, shipwright, a man of excellent character, immediately offered his services, on an agreement that he should receive 120_l._ a year so long as he should continue to be employed.