SS ROUTE TO HOILSA.

called Mushgreelia ; here is a ferry, and oppa» site is a village. As the current is slow, and they moored every night, they were eight or ten days sailing down the stream to Housa. They had ten or twelve men on board, and when it was calm, or the wind contrary, they rowed ; they steered with an oar, the boat having no rudder. He saw a great many boats passing up and down the river ; there are more boats *" on this river between Mushgreelia and Housa than between Rosetta and Cairo on the Nile of Egypt, A great many villages are on the banks. There are boats of the same form as those of Tetuan and Tangiers, but much larger, built of planks, and have ribs like those of Barbary ; instead of pitch or tar, they are caulked with a sort of red clay, or bole. The sail is of canvas of flax (not cotton) brought from Barbary, originally from Holland ; it is square. They row like the Moors, going down the stream.

There is a road by land from Timbuctoo to Housa, but on account of the expence it is not used by merchants : Shabeeny believes it is about 5 days' journey. If you go this way, you must cross the river before you reach Housa. They landed at the port of Housa, distant a day and a half from the town ; their merchandise was carried from this port on horses, asses, and horned cattle ; the blacks dislike camels ; they say, " These are the beasts that carry us into slaveryJ' * See Jackson's Marocco, page 314, 2d or 3d edition.