On29thFebruarywewerereadyforthestart。Theloadswereallpreparedandarrangedinseparatedivisionsoftwentyeach，underthechargeofselectedofficersandmen。
Thebignogarahadsounded，thenativescollected，andeachmanstoodbyhisload；thustwenty-fivegangsoftwentyeachshouldhavestoodinline。
InowdiscoveredthatthevauntedhonestyoftheLoborewasofthesameorderasthatofothernegroes。Fivehundredcowshadbeengiventoasmanynatives，forallofwhichthesheikAbbiohaddeclaredhimselfresponsible。Thebignogarasoundedinvain。Afterwaitingforsomehours，andsendingnumerousmessengerstoasmanyvillages，only433
carrierscouldbemustered；thussixty-sevenhadelopedwithasmanycows！
Noonecanimaginethetroubleofsuchajourneywithsolongaretinueofcarriers，mostofwhomaredishonest，andonlyseekanopportunitytoabscondupontheroad。