THE SOURCE OF THENILE, of 
left it fix miles, at leaft, on our left hand, and the baggage 
near half a mile behind, whenI met two men very decent- 
ly dreffed ; one mounted on a mule, the other on foot; both 
of them armed with lances and {fhields, and both feemed 
furprifed to fee a man on horfeback alone completely arm- 
ed. The rider pafled by at a very quick pace, apparently 
not defirous of any intercourfe with me. The man on foot 
at pafling faluted me with a Salam Alicum ; by which l knew 
him to be a Mahometan, and we were about to enter in- 
to converfation, when his neighbour called to him, with 
feeming impatience. He immediately left me, faying only 
. thefe fhort fentences, “ He there before is a Chriftian, and 
a liar; don’t be afraid, Ayto Confu will be at Tcherkin as 
foon as you.” i 
Upon this we parted, I paffed on fomething more than 
a mile further, and at ten minutes after twelve ftopped 
for the baggage. The Mahaanah is here about a quarter 
of a mile to the N. E. and the fharp- pointed mountain of 
Gutch S. E. and by eaft, diftance about three miles. It was 
fome time before our baggage came up, when our compa- 
hions who efcorted it exhibitedfome fmallmar ksof confufion. 
- Tue Turk was bluftering violently in Turkifh, and fet. 
ting all at defiance, withing to be attacked by a hundred 
that minute; the others feemed to be much more mode- 
rate, and not to agree with Hagi Ifmael, cither in time or 
in number, but were very willing to be exempted from at- 
tacks. altogether. I afked them what was the occafion of 
all this warlike difcourfe from Ifmael, who fcarcely {poke 
Arabic fo as to be underflood? I could learn nothing but 
threats againft the Chriftians. At lait, the fervants told me, 
Vou, IV. Nn that 
