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pet eing of greater size than is generally laid wn ;—from ‘Tiberias to 
the e eastern shore not.less than eight or. nine miles and from the entrance 
of the Jordan on the north to its exit at the south end, A rg miles: 
th latitude of the northern extremity of the lake is 32° 4 
34 miles to the south of the point usually marked. The Jordan. is 
described as shal ' : s, which g 
obstructed the passage of the boat. Ia many places it might have been 
crossed by stepping from stone to stone without wetting the shoes; its 
waters are muddy and full of fish; its course tortuous in the eXtreme, 
ane some waterfalls were found, Great t reluctance. was manifested by 
orbitant sums for permission to pass through their provinces ; 
cations, annoying and incessant, were generally. terminated by a display 
to proceed.—On the 3d of Sept pad nige Lieut. Molyneux embarked on 
the Dead Sea. The breeze Bi ih ge reshened, till there was quite 
easnah.con dor the dingey : steering ms south by west, large patches 
of white frothy foam were several times passed ; and as "the sea got: 
_ most unusual noise, something like breakers a-h 
end of the anand the wind and stood over towards 
western mountains at daylight were t five miles from 
peninsula. From ao _ "Fesbkah to. the north, nearly down 
a to untains on the wes 
t to be the deepest water, soundings were obtained at + 
oms; the arming of the lead was clear, with some pieces. of roc 
meee to ve gi other casts of the lead were taken at diffe 
comes in a with it, aecuoeue metals, and produces a very Ue 
avery obnoxious smell. At noon on the 5th they returned to the tent 
hanes they embarked, thoroughly done up and thankful for havi 
Font oe ‘try and body i in the boat was covered with a nasty 
é : nd looked 
h wal — bos d aes 
er. was a white line o far 
ero Having d ae. the dingey was secured upon the Tcty 
camels, and the party procee ded to Jerusalem, —within the 
0 of which town entered the it of a British ship-of-war. he st May 
neux returned by and. died. shoily after 1 ’ 
gee fla. ; 
his.sh WP wie vie et Senge kept eth : eam mes 
