Egjipi (Did Tcrfa^ f 



-hopes of liis srecovery. His altrologer had read In the ftars 

 )tlie fatal fcntciice; the kiaya pacha and fomc of the grandees 

 -were already f®i-M;ing 4ntvigucs to fucceed iiini, anti tht* 

 5aniiraries \\er<; taU-wg ,up arms to fell their fervices to the 

 Siigheft bidder. T%ie Arabs of the defert, and of Mefopo- 

 <aniia, \vaitt*<.l onlv for ihe iiionrent of his deaCli to plunder 

 4he caravans and rob travellers. This city was threatene4 

 with a g'encra! infurre^tion,. •C'onimcrce was fufpended,; an4 

 it was impolfible for -us to continue our journey, Ttie 

 pacha begged us to give him our advice, until we fliould 

 iiave an t>ppertuuity of fetting out for Perfia. We thought 

 ,ourfclvcs Ix)«nd to comply with his requeft, and had the 

 iatisfacliion to reltore him to health in tlie .courfe of a fcNi? 

 *lays. Frani that mwment order was every w^ere re-efta* 

 bliflied ; and tlie kiaya alone paid, v/ith his kead, for the 

 Iteps lie iuul taken to aliuuio tiie place of his beneiattor. 

 Tile pacha flicwed us everv mark of gratitude, xwa^S.^ us a 

 prefent of two fine Arabian horfcs, and gave us letters of re- 

 commendation to the khan of Kcrmancha, and tiie minifters 

 of the king of Perfia. 



We did nv)t delay a moment to provide ourfelves with 

 J^erfian drefliis, and whatever elfe was neceilary; and der- 

 parted on the i6th of Mav 17^6, with the regret of leaving 

 behind us a box containing feveral very valuable jewels, 

 deltined as presents to the s^<;rfian court, which the envoy of 

 the republic-, at Conftantino^)le was to have fent after us. 



The uCaal heat at Bagdad, during fome hours of tlic day, 

 is from no' to 113'' Fahr. On the day of our departure 

 the themK>n\eter was alIx^adv at 99'-" Fahr. We had here 

 an f)pporfut)ity of feeing a phenomenon which explains the 

 origin and caufe of that Angular and tranfitory wind wiiich 

 <leftroy.>5 nun and animals, if prop,er precautions are not 

 taken to guard againli its .efi'cfts. 



On our arrival at Kermancha, the firft city of Perfia, we 



waited on the khan, made hini acquainted with the objieft 



oi .our travels, and delivered to hiiji pie letter from the 



B 4 pacha 



