54.4 INDEX.

Tabia walls, what, 2. Mode of building them.

Tqfileltj 1. A rendezvous for caravans; kassars of; hire of camels from Fas to ; a country of princes, 2. Market at, 2. Palace, imperial, magnificent at, 80. Dates abundant at, 80. Magnificent plantations and extensive forests of, 81. Faith and honour of the natives proverbial ; robberies unknown there, 81. Talleyrand, his favourite African scheme, 229. Talh'tree defined, 510. Tangier garrison, salute to the British ambassador on his entry there, 127. Tas, what it is, 231. Tatta, a dep6t for camels, 24-8. Tendaraman, venomous spider described, 429.

Tensift, river of, 108.

Tildie, repast, Arab, at ; Portuguese tower at, 63. Cookery of the Arabs at, 64. Timbuctoo, situation of, and charge of travelling to, 7. City of ; river close to it, 8. Population of ; extent of; caravanseras of; slaves at, 10. Houses; government, 11. Revenue of, 12. Moors pay no duty at, but negroes do, 14. Subject to Housa, 14. Army of; subsidies ; administration of justice at ; punishments, 15. Good police of, 16. Insolvent debtors at ; slaves entitled to freedom at; property, succession to and distribution of ; rational treatment of slaves at ; wills not written, 18. Laws of inheritance ; marriage ; rape ; adultery, 19. Trade and articles sold at, 20. Manufactures, 23. Measures, 23. Husbandry, 24. Sowing season ; provisions, 25. Animals ; birds, 26. Fish ; prices of various articles, 27. Costume, 28. Diversions, 31. Time, measurement of; Religion, 32. Diseases, S3. Manners and customs, 34. Neighbouring nations, 35.

, opportunity of opening a trade with, why declined, 145. how likely to be made tributary to Great Britain, 249. Circuitous commerce of, explained, 256. Direct and eligible route to, through Sahara from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, 257.

-, value of merchandize at, 260. Immense profit actually made in, 261. Immense quantities of gold to be procured from Sudan, 261. Goods entering the city at the gate of the desert pay no duty, 263. Timbuctoo coffee, 279. Invoice from, 345. 347. Letter from, 346. 348.