a fierce and piratical tribe who inhabit a cluster of large rugged islands in the eastern part of the great African lake called the Tsad. They neither sow, plant, nor rear cattle, but maintain themselves by plunder. They own nearly a thousand barks, with which they have made themselves complete masters of this water, and extend their ravages round the whole circuit of its shores. Some of these men, whom Major Denham saw at Bornou, appeared to him the wildest and rudest human beings he had ever beheld. This tribe was lately visited by Dr Overweg, as mentioned in the article Africa. He was well received by them; but describes them as being constantly at war with their neighbours of Bornou and Wadai, and as using boats more than 40 feet in length, without sails, but propelled by long poles.