ABSTRACT
Departure from Timbuctoo on the 4th of May, 1828.—Caravan of six hundred camels.—Entrance of the desert.—Suffocating heat.—The caravan falls in with the Tooariks.—Manner in which the Arabs direct their course in the desert.—Aspect of Sahara, like the bed of a sea without water.—Details respecting the caravans.—The place where Major Laing was assassinated.—El-Arawan, a city in the desert; its springs, population, and trade.—Information respecting Tawât and Walet.—Caravan of four hundred camels.—Disheartening effect of the view of endless sands.
