6o8 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



ing his own people as much as the Bifhareen ; and faying 

 always, by way of proverb, " Every body is an enemy in 

 the defert." The Aga had fent four fervants belonging to 

 his ftables to accompany us ; adive, lively, and good-hu- 

 moured fellows. Our people too, were all recruited. If- 

 mael, and blind Georgis, were left to take care of the houfe 

 in my abfence. About twelve o'clock we got into a valley, 

 and hid ourfelves in the lowed part of it, under a bank, 

 for the night was exceeding cold ; but we had fpirits with 

 us, which we drank with moderation. We there refreflied 

 our beafts about half an hour, and again ftopt in a valley 

 among trees. I was afraid that we had palTed our baggage 

 in the dark, as none of us were perfectly fure of the place ; 

 but as foon as light came, we recovered our traft as frefli 

 and entire as when we made it. After having gone about 

 half an hour in our former footfleps, we had the unfpeak- 

 able fatisfaflion to find our quadrant and whole baggage ; 

 and by them the bodies of our llaughtered camels, a fmall 

 part of one of them having been torn by the haddaya, or 

 kite. 



It was agreed we fliould not ftay here, but load and de- 

 part immediately ; this was done in an inftant ; five camels 

 r eafily carried the loads, with a man upon them befides ; and 

 there were three more camels, upon which we rode by 

 turns. We made a brifk retreat from Saffieha to Syene, 

 which is about forty miles. At a little pall four in the af- 

 ternoon we entered the town again, without any accident 

 whatever, or without having feen one man in our jour- 

 ney. 



Here 



