io LIFE WITH THE HAA1RAN ARABS. 



Burnaby is the most industrious of our party, and 

 may frequently be seen holding a conversation with one 

 of the crew with the assistance of an Arabic vocabulary 

 (Sacroug), and he is making rapid progress in their 

 language. There is a party of French Roman Catholic 

 missionaries, including a bishop, on board, bound for 

 Massowah, and when not occupied with their meditations 

 they take great interest in hearing all about our future 

 respective plans, though they perhaps would agree with 

 the Khedive that we are putting ourselves to a very 

 great amount of trouble merely for sport. 



M. Marcopoli has translated for our benefit our 

 various firmans. One from the Khedive to the 

 Governor of Souakim orders that every attention shall 

 be paid to us, and that all our ammunition and stores 

 shall be landed without examination. Another, to 

 Munsinger Pasha, the chief representative of the 

 Government in this portion of the Egyptian dominions,, 

 whose head-quarters are at Kassala, requests that all 

 necessary protection shall be given us whilst in his dis- 

 trict, and that our wants shall be supplied so far as 

 possible. 



Dec. 27. We arrived this morning in the harbour of 



Souakim, and anchored about a quarter of a mile from 



the town. At this distance it has a somewhat imposing 



appearance, as the chief buildings, with a few minarets, 



\are collected together on a small island only separated 



