shape. Slaves are classed as follows:--

MALES.

1st. Garzab: those who have a beard.
2d. Morhag: those with beard beginning.
3d. Sabaai: those without beard.
4th. Sadasi: grown children.
5th. Hhamasi, or children.

FEMALES.

Ajouza, old women, not classified.
1st. Shamalia: those with the breasts hanging down.
2d. Dabukia: those with the breasts plump.
3d. Farkhah: those with little breasts.
4th. Sadasia: girls, smaller.
5th. Hhamasiah, or children.

The best of the slaves now go to Niffee, to be there shipped for
America; they are mostly males, of the class 2d, 3d, 4th, and are
minutely examined before departure. From all reports, there is an
immense traffic of slaves that way exchanged against American goods,
which are driving out of the markets all the merchandise of the north.

_Prices:_--I. MALES.

1st. From 10,000 to 15,000 wadas.
2d. 30,000 and under.
3d. 35,000 "
4th. 30,000 "
5th. 20,000 "

II. FEMALES.

1st. 10,000 and under. (Ajouza.)
2d. 80,000 "
3d. 100,000 "
4th. 40,000 "
5th. 30,000 "
6th. 20,000 "

The above are the prices of Kanou; there is sometimes a difference of
5,000 or 10,000 wadas. A remark suggested by this list of prices is,
that the value of human merchandise is determined by its present
adaptation for consumption. No allowance is made for capability of
development, intellectual or physical. Slave-drivers and slave-holders
believe as little in a future here as hereafter.

I give another account of the prices of slaves at the principal markets
in this part of Africa, and at Smyrna and Constantinople. A good male
slave is sold, at

Kanou, for 10 or 12 dollars.
Zinder, the price varies little.
Mourzuk, for 40 dollars.
Tripoli, from 60 to 65 dollars.
Smyrna, 90 to 100 dollars.
Constantinople, 90 to 100 dollars.

A good female slave is sold, at

Kanou, for 32 dollars.
Zinder, a little more, or the same.
Mourzuk, 85 dollars.
Tripoli, 100 dollars.
Smyrna, 130 dollars.
Constantinople, 130 dollars.

This is merely to show the difference of prices at these various places
of slave traffic, and so enable the reader to form some notion of the
profits of the commerce.

I am very sorry to hear of the iniquitous manner in which slaves are
captured for the supply of the north at this present time. It appears
that, now all these populations are Muslims, it is difficult to get up
the war-cry of _Kafers!_--"Infide