My Camels. — Real Start. — First Day’s March. — Kánembú Hamlets. — Ngégimi. — Small Alarm. — Treatment of Slaves. — The Well Bedwáram and Macguire’s Death. — Desert of Tintúmma. — Ágadem. — Fatigue in the Desert. — Crystallised Tubes. — Well of Díbbela. — Zaw-kurá. — Caravan of Tebu. — Bilma and Kalála. — Wádi Kawár. — Dírki. — Áshenúmma, its picturesque Scenery, and its Chief. — Singular Use of dried Fish. — Ánay. — Íggeba. — Síggedim. — Value of Horses in the Desert. — Heat of the Desert. — Tíggera-n-Dúmma. — El Áhmar. — Rugged Passages. — Arrival at Tejérri. — Madrúsa. — Meet Mr. Warrington. — Entrance into Múrzuk. — Revolution in the Regency. — Leave Múrzuk. — Wádí Zemzem. — Meet Mr. Reade at ʿAín Zára. — Return to Europe. — Conclusion. * * * * * APPENDIX. I. Collection of Itineraries illustrating the Western Half of the Desert, its Districts, and its Inhabitants, and the Course of the Upper Niger 457 APPENDIX II. List of the Arab or Moorish Tribes scattered over the Western Part of the Desert, according to the Districts of natural Divisions of the Desert in which they are settled 525 APPENDIX III. Sections and Families of the great South-westerly Group of the Imóshagh or Tawárek 552 APPENDIX IV. A Vocabulary of the Temáshight or Tárkíye, such as spoken by the Áwelímmiden, with some prefatory Remarks and notes by Professor Newman 565 APPENDIX V. El Bakáy’s Letter of Recommendation, translated by Dr. Nicholson 642 APPENDIX VI. Chief Towns and Residences of the Independent Songhay, between the Niger and my Route by Yágha and Libtáko 652 APPENDIX VII. Fragments of a Meteorological Register 655 APPENDIX VIII. A few Remarks with regard to the construction of the Maps, by Dr. A. Petermann 667 INDEX to the whole of the Five Volumes 671 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE FIFTH VOLUME. * * * * * MAPS. Page XIV. General Map of the Eastern Half of Northern Central Africa _to face_ i