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of indifference about life, were the immediate cfTcifls upon 

 us ; and I began now, feeing the condition of my camels, 

 to fear we were all doomed to a fandy grave, and to con- 

 template it with fome degree of refignation. At half paft 

 eight in the evening we alighted in a fandy flat, where there 

 was great Here of bent grafs and trees which had a confi- 

 derable degree of verdure, a circumftance much in favour 

 of our camels. We determined to flop here to give them an 

 opportunity of eating their fill where they could find it. 



On the 22d, at fix o'clock we fet out from the fandy flat^ 

 and one of the Tucorory was feized with a phrenzy or mad- 

 nefs. At firft I took it for a fit of the epilepfy, by the di- 

 ftortions of his face, but it wasfoon feen to be of a jtrore feri- 

 ous nature. Whether he had been before affli6led with it 

 I know not. I offered to bleed him, which he refufcd ; nei- 

 ther, though Vv'e gave him water, would he drink, but very 

 moderately. He rolled upon the ground, and moaned, oft- 

 en repeating two or three words which I did not underfland. 

 He refufed to continue his journey, or rife from where he 

 lay, fo that we were obliged to leave him to his fortune. 

 We went this day very diligently, not remarkably flow nor 

 fafl; ; but though our camels, as w€ thought, had fared well 

 for thefe two nights, another of them died about four 

 o'clock this afternoon, when we came to Umarack. 



I HERE began to provide for the word. I faw the fate of 

 our camels approaching, and that oiu' men grew weak in 

 proportion; cur bread, too, began to fail us, altho'we had 

 -plenty of camels flcfli in its flead ; our water, though in 

 all appearance we were to find it mere frequently than in 

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