BASA. 245 goon they thus heal wounds. That every wound in this clime requires to be more stimulatingly treated than with us, is true, and therefore balsam of Peru is a (iapital medicine hero. In Beni-Amer men pour into their wounds hot pitch or rosin, and leave it there. As a cure for fever, milk and senna are used. The nearest town or village on the Gohr-el-Gash, some half day's journey from here, is Terefat or Ilafarra ; east from it, on p„ hill well supplied with water, is lllit, some day and a half's journey from Kassela ; at a similar distance to the south-east is, on the Gash, another village, called Bitama. In the east, on a jiictiiresque hill, rises Sabderath, one day's journey from here, ajid half a day's further to the east, Gedehn. The range of hills these villages are on runs from north to south-east, and is well supplied witli water. At -the foot of the hills are gohrs, the hollows of whicli collect the rain water from tliem, which afterwards runs out or is lost in the jjlains. The Sheik. Nulir of Sabderath is a great leader of hostile forays and j)lundering ex-])editioiis. If lie can not go on these, lie iinds no rest at home, and therefore wars on giraffes and tigers. The tribe of the hill of GedMiu are respected l»y tlu; Turks for their fidelity and firm adhert'iK-e to their word. These arc Ai-abs, and of the llallenga tribe.

A fresh foray has been made into Basa, iuui some days ago tidings of heavy losses readied the camp. The natives there had reti\'ated into eaves, of Avhieh tiiere are many and large ones among tlie iiills, some of wiiieh, like those of Kassela, have water inside them ; almost all of tliem liave very siiuiU well concealed entrances, thougli many insiikare of great extent. They are said to b<' inhabited by nu n of ancient days, spirits, and ghosts.

Tlie Turks fired in greiuuU's or small shells, full of scliiteta (red peppers poun<led), as kindling fires i'.t the moutiis does no good.

the smoke escaping by some lii<lden outlets.

The district of Basa commences, as before said, two days" journey further up the Ciohr-el-(iash than Kassela, and extends along this Gash for eight days' journey up to Makada. Four days' journey from the frontier, and so nearly in the centre of the land, is Belgam or Balacha, which is a jiart of Basa, and has large popu-