2l6 Seven Years in the Soitdan.

Suleiman Ziber Bey, wlien he attacked the stations, carried away all he could, destro3nng the rest, so that the poor natives were obliged to nourish themselves with pumpkin leaves and roots. It may be imagined how embarrassed I was, even Avitli my force of three thousand combatants, for the number was reduced to this from seven thousand five hundred which I ought to have had, and an equal number of followers, ])orters, etc. At the end of the month Ave shall find a kind of grain resembling our millet {S<'l({via Ifalicn], known by the Arabs under the name of Dohimfscip, Avhich, though it may not lie quite ripe, Av ill serve for nutriment.

However, though my long stay in this place was rather tedious, it has been of great use to me, as 1 have been able to obtain some valuable knoAvledsre of these localities and those of the Niam-Niam.

At Rumbek T found negroes from all the Avestern countries, and Arabs Avho had made journeys into the interior for tAventy-seven years. Among them Avere many Avho had accompanied Miani eA'ery\Adiere, and six of them had been present at his burial. I sent some of them into the Gurguros' countr}' Avitli orders to bring me the remains of our lamented countryman, and I sent the same orders to the chief of the place, so that Avithin a month I hope to be in possession of them.

The most interesting geographical notes I have been able to gather are those relating to the Monbuttus, the country of Gurguro, Kanna and Bakangoi. The}' narrate that at five or six days' -distance to the south of Bakangoi there is such a ' " The Monbuttus are accustomed to bore their ears ami iitick bits of ivory and wood into the holes; in such case they call themselves Gurgur (perforated)." — Miani'g Journeji io Monhutfu. - A negro "day " maybe calculated at twenty-five E])glish miles, when accompanying troops, but when marching for their own special purposes the negroes make as much as thirtj'-hve English miles a .lay.