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travellers was Khartoum, whence they intended to take one or two 

 days' exploring up the White Nile, but no account of their doing so 

 has been received. While at Khartoum, they unfortunately slept in 

 a house where was a case of severe small-pox, with symptoms of 

 which, a few days after, one of the travellers was seized. His com- 

 panions hastened with the sick man to Berber, where he unfortunately 

 fell a victim to the violence of the attack, and was interred by his sor- 

 rowing friends in the burial ground of the Koptic Christians. 



Dr. Bromfield and his remaining companion returned to their tem- 

 porary home, the ' Mary Victoria,' which was awaiting them at Ko- 

 rosko, between the first and second cataract, on April 24, whence they 

 proceeded on their return to Cairo, where they arrived on June 4. 

 Most interesting accounts have been received of the botany, and the 

 "aspects of Nature," in this interesting voyage. They are full of 

 facts of the most lively interest, and contain observations of the 

 greatest value. The travellers arrived at Cairo, and quitted their 

 boat-home on June 4. 



Dr. Bromfield again made Cairo his head-quarters while examining 

 the surrounding regions ; and he also from this point made an excur- 

 sion to Suez, which place very much interested him, especially in 

 reference to the passage of the Red Sea by the ancient Israelites. 



From Cairo, our traveller proceeded to Damietta, on his way to 

 Palestine. At this place, the most unfortunate detention occurred. 

 Owing to a certain surfy bar, called the Bougaz, at the harbour's 

 mouth, he was unable to reach the vessel which lay, awaiting her pas- 

 sengers and cargo, in the oflSng, until August 5, during which time, of 

 daily expectation and daily disappointment, he was fearfully exposed 

 to the risk of fever, sleeping either in an open boat, hoping to be 

 taken on board the vessel by day-break, or else in a damp room, on 

 the ground floor, by the water's edge. 



From Damietta, he proceeded tr Jaffa, where he arrived on the 8th 

 of August, heartily rejoiced to have escaped the "Egyptian bondage" 

 which so marred the termination of his travels in Africa. 



While travelling in Upper Egypt, the Arabs gave to their interest- 

 ing visitor the Arabic name of " Abou Hasheesh," which signifies 

 " Father-of- grass," a name by no means inappropriate. 



