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here took on board a number of gazelles and 

 ariels. This is a speculation of an American, named 

 Philipo, who hopes to sell them for large prices in 

 Egypt. The animals are housed in pens on the fore 

 part of the ship and covered over with mats, as what 

 they suffer from most at sea is cold. I am picking 

 up Arabic very fast, and I think, in a short time I 

 should be able to talk like a native. The engineer 

 nurses me and takes the greatest care of me ; in fact, 

 I do not know what I should do without him. 



April 2. — We left Souakim at eight o'clock in the 

 morning ; nothing of importance occurred to-day ; we 

 had head winds and a strong sea. 



April 3. — It blew rather hard, and the ship swayed 

 about. We dined in the engineer's little cabin 

 amidships, where the motion has not so much eftect. 

 Our cook is prostrated with sea-sickness, as well as 

 most of the crew ; in fact, all these Arab sailors are 

 gfenerally sick when it comes on to blow. The 

 engineer, the French captain, and myself were the 

 only people who had not succumbed to this malady. 



April 4. — At sea to-day it blew very hard, and we 

 made but little waj'', it was resolved, therefore, that if 

 it should continue to blow to-morrow we would anchor 

 inside Ras Benas, a large headland on the west side 

 of the Red Sea. Here may be seen the ruins of the 

 old Egyptian town of Berenice. 



