e: '_Tergamento Ufa_,'--'Your office as
dragoman is finished;' and repeated several times, with a
broken voice, '_Forza mafishe, forza mafishe le-koul_,'--'I
have no strength, I have no strength, I tell you,' at the
same time laying Mahommed's hand on his shoulder. Feeling
death approaching, he got up in a sitting posture, being
supported by Mahommed, and soon expired, after three times
deep breathing. He was entirely worn out, and died quietly,
about two after midnight, Tuesday, 4th March
(Jumed-el-awel), without the least struggle. His servant
then called into the tent the other people and the Kashalla,
or officer of the Sheikh, who had come along with them from
Zinder, in order to be witness, and while wrapping the body
of the deceased in three shirts which they had cut up,
ordered the people of the village to dig a grave for him.
They then shut up whatever of the luggage of Mr. Richardson
was not locked up, and prepared everything for their journey
to Kuka. Early in the morning they lifted the body, wrapped
up as it was, upon Mr. Richardson's carpet, and carried him
to his grave, which had been dug in the shade of a large
gaw, close to the village, to the depth of four feet. Having
then covered his head and breast with a very large tabah, so
as to protect it from every side, they covered the body with
earth, and had the grave well secured. I have spoken several
times with Haj Beshir that it might be well taken care of,
and I am sure the grave of the traveller, who sacrificed his
life for his great object, will be respected. I send you
with this first kafila all Mr. Richardson's papers and his
journal, which is kept till the 21st February, consisting of
six reams, and his vocabularies, not finished, four reams,
with Yusuf's journal, as well as all his other papers or
letters. I have taken out only the letters of recommendation
of the Mission and the papers concerning the treaty to be
made, as well as a letter from Lousou, one of the Tuaricks,
and another from Ibrahim, the Governor of Zinder, to the
Queen, which I shall enclose in my report to Government. I
send you, besides, an authentic list of all the objects
found in Mr. Richardson's possession, as it has been made up
on the things being deposited with Haj Beshir.

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