"4th, The traffic in slaves through the Habr Owel territories, including the port of Berbera, shall cease for ever; and any slave or slaves who, contrary to this engagement, shall be introduced into the said territories, shall be delivered up to the British; and the commander of any vessel of Her Majesty's or the Honourable East India Company's navy shall have the power of demanding the surrender of such slave or slaves, and of supporting the demand by force of arms, if necessary. "5th, The Political Resident at Aden shall have the power to send an agent to reside at Berbera during the season of the fair, should he deem such a course necessary, to see that the provisions of this agreement are observed; and such agent will be treated with the respect and consideration due to the British Government. "6th, That on a solemn promise being given by the elders of the Habr Owel, faithfully to abide by the articles of this agreement, and to cause the rest of the tribe to do so likewise, and to deliver up to the Political Resident at Aden any party who may violate it, the blockade of the Habr Owel coast shall be raised, and perpetual peace and friendship shall exist between the British and the Habr Owel. "Done at Berbera this seventh day of November, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six of the Christian era (corresponding with the eighth day of Rabea-el-Owel, one thousand two hundred and seventy-two of the Hejira). (Signed) MAHOMED ARRA'LEH, \ (Signed) AHMED ALI BOOKERI, | Ayal Yoonus. (Signed) NOOR FA'RRAH, / (Signed) AHMED GHA'LID, \ (Signed) MAHOMMED WA'IS, | Ayal Ahmed (Signed) MUGGAN MAHOMMED, / (Signed) ROOBLIE HASSAN, \ (Signed) ATEYAH HILDER, | Makáhíl. (Signed) FARRAH BENI'N, / (Signed) AWADTH SHERMARKIE, Ayal Hamood. "Signed in my presence at Berbera, on the 7th November 1856. (Signed) R. L. PLAYFAIR, Assistant Political Resident, Aden. (Signed) W. M. COGHLAN, Political Resident. "Aden, 9th November 1856. "Ratified by the Right Honourable the Governor-General of India in Council, at Fort William, this 23d day of January 1857. (Signed) CANNING. And Five Members of Council of India." [31] I was first blinded by ophthalmia when a child, which had ever since rendered reading a very painful task; and again I suffered from snow-blindness whilst crossing over the Himalayas into Tibet. [32] The cheque, I found, after my arrival in England, was not credited in my account, so I had, after all, to pay my own passage. [33] I must add here, to show that the generous hospitality of the Indian navy was now as strong in force as ever it was, that the wardroom officers, not being aware of the intended generosity of the Government to supply us with messing gratis, had laid in an extra store of provisions for the purpose of making us their guests.