od An Account of Mr. Brawn’s Travels 
not defigned for fale. There were alfo in it fome Engliffy 
piftols, which he intended to avail himfelf of as prefents at 
Sennaat, or wherever elfe he might be able to penetrate. 
Mr. Brown, therefore, pofitively refufed to open the cheft: 
the Melek threatened to have it broke open; and, as his at~ 
tendants were proceeding to do fo, Ali Hamad, the nran who 
attended Mr. Brown, took the key from its concealment and 
opened the box. Every thing was pulled out and examined, 
and many {mall articles appeared io more: the piftols were 
referved to be taken by the Sultan, after a violent but fruit- 
Jefs altercation at the valuation made by his own fervants ; 
atid Mr. Brown’s tetefcopes, books of which they knew not 
the ufe, with his wearing apparel, &c. were gracioufly left 
him. The valuation was made the following day: the whole 
was eftimated at thirty-eight head of flaves, being at the 
market price worth eighty, exclufively of a prefent of value 
for the Sultan. A pair of double-barrelled piftols, filver 
mounted, which coft in London twenty guimeas, were valued 
at one flave; which can in general be purchafed, by thofe 
who are experienced in that traffic, for the value of fifteen 
piafires in Egyptian commodities. On this Mr. Brown ex- 
claimed, that. if they meant to plunder, and if bargain and 
fale were not conducted in the country by the confent of the 
parties, but by force, it would be better to take the whole 
gratis. No anfwer was made; but the day following two 
camels were brought him as a prefent. 
The violent manner in which our traveller’s property had 
been fetzed, and the general ill-treatment he received, bad 
much aurmented his diforder. He had been fifteen days in the 
tent expofed to great variations of temperature; and it being 
at the clofe of the rainy feafon, he could rarely obtain water to 
drink, though tormented with thirit. He jndged, therefore, 
that the only means of reftoration were, to return to Cobbé, 
and avail himfelf of the fhelter of a clay houfe and privacy, 
the want of which he had fo fenfibly felt. The Melek, bemg 
in pofleffion of the greater part of his property, having left 
him only as much as would fupply the wants of a few 
months, did not feem very anxious about his fiay. Mr. 
Brown hired therefore two Arabs, and with the camels given 
to 
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