94 Bedouin Tribes of the E^iphrates. [en. xix. 



travel with us. He tlien explained to Mr. S. in 

 Turkisli, tliat lie had a matter of great import- 

 ance to communicate to us, and proceeded to 

 disclose a nesfotiation, with which he had been en- 

 trusted by Jedaan. I cannot understand why 

 Jedaan should have chosen this roundabout way of 

 letting us know what he wanted, especially when 

 lie must have known we should be delighted to 

 grant his request. It appears, then, that Jeddan 

 was struck by some remarks I made this morning 

 on the folly of letting a p»etty quarrel for pasturage 

 divide the strength of the Anazeli, when the 

 Bedouins had in face of them so powerful an enemy 

 as the Turks, and that it had occurred to him I 

 might be willing to undertake a diplomatic mission 

 to the Roala camp, which lies on our way to 

 Damascus, and endeavour to bring about peace 

 between the tribes. A council is to be called of all 

 the Sheykhs of the Sebaa and of their allies, and 

 the terms of peace discussed, with which I am to 

 go to the Eoala. Jeddan thinks that most of them 

 really desire to see the war finished, and that if some 

 arrano-ement can be come at with Ibii Shaalan 

 about the pasturage of Hama, l^ygone quarrels may 

 be fors-otten. Of course I am deliij^hted to think 

 that 1 can possibly be of use in such a negotiation, 

 which really it would be worth while to succeed in. 

 Abd-er-Rahman will go with us as second pleni- 

 potentiary to explain things better than I can, and 

 we all intend to do our best to make the mission 

 successful. 



