_Design to penetrate into the interior of Africa — Difficulties — Caravan from Soûdan or Dar-Fûr — Preparations — Departure from Assiût — Journey to El-wah — Mountains — Desert — Charjé in El-wah — Bulak — Beirîs — Mughes — Desert of Sheb — Desert of Selimé — Leghéa — Natrôn spring — Difficulties — Enter the kingdom of Fûr — Sweini — Detention — Representations to the Melek — Residence — New difficulties — Villany of Agent — Sultan’s letter — Enmity of the people against Franks — El-Fasher — Illness — Conversations with the Melek Misellim — Relapse — Robbery — Cobbé — Manners — Return to El-Fasher — The Melek Ibrahim — Amusements — Incidents — Audience of the Sultan Abd-el-rachmân-el-Rashîd — His personal character — Ceremonies of the Court._ 180 CHAP. XVI. DAR-FÛR. _Residence with the Melek Mûsa — Dissimulation of the Arabs — Incidents — Return to Cobbé — Endeavours to proceed farther into Africa — Constrained to exercise medicine — Festival — Punishment of Conspirators — Art of the Sultan — Atrocious conduct of my Kahirine servant — At length an opportunity of departure is offered, after a constrained residence in Dar-Fûr of nearly three years._ 216 CHAP. XVII. DAR-FÛR. _Topography of Dar-Fûr, with some account of its various inhabitants._ 234 CHAP. XVIII. DAR-FÛR. _On the mode of travelling in Africa — Seasons in Dar-Fûr_ — ANIMALS — _Quadrupeds — Birds — Reptiles and insects — Metals and minerals — Plants._ 246 CHAP. XIX. DAR-FÛR. _Government — History — Agriculture — Population — Building — Manners, Customs, &c._ 276 CHAP. XX. DAR-FÛR. _Miscellaneous remarks on Dar-Fûr, and the adjacent countries._ 305 CHAP. XXI. MEDICAL OBSERVATIONS. _Psoropthalmia — Plague — Small-pox — Guinea worm — Scrophula — Syphilis — Bile — Tenia — Hernia — Hydrocele — Hemorrhoides and fistula — Apoplexy — Umbilical ruptures — Accouchemens — Hydrophobia — Phlebotomy — Remedies — Remarks — Circumcision — Excision._ 314 CHAP. XXII. FINAL DEPARTURE FROM KAHIRA, AND JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM.