CHAPTER IX.

Some account of Jarra, and the Moorish inhabitants. The Author applies

for and obtains permission from Ali, the Moorish chief or sovereign of

Ludamar, to pass through his territories. Departs from Jarra, and arrives

at Deena. Ill treated by the Moors. Proceeds to Sampaka. Finds a Negro

who makes gunpowder. Continues his journey to Samee, where he is seized

by some Moors, who are sent for that purpose by Ali. Is conveyed a

prisoner to the Moorish camp at Benowm, on the borders of the Great

Desert.

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