562, - TRAVELS TO DISCOVER © 
CHAP. XIL 
Diftreffes in the Defert—Meet with Arabs—Camels die—Baggage aban= ~ 
doned—Come to Syene. eas 
N the 17th of November, at half paft ten in the fore- 
O noon, we left the valley and pool of Chiggre. If 
mael, and Georgis the blind Greek, had complained of © 
fhivering all night, and I began to be very apprehenfive 
fome violent fever was to follow. Their perfpiration had 
not returned but in fmall quantity ever fince their coming 
out of the water, and the night had been exceffively cold, 
the thermometer ftanding at 63°. The day, however, was, 
infufferably Lot, and their complaints infenfibly wore off to 
my great comfort. A little before eleven we were again 
terrified by an army (as it feemed) of fand pillars, whofe 
march was conftantly fouth, and the favourite field which 
they occupied was that great circular {pace which the Nile 
makes when oppofite to Afla Nagga, where it turns weft 
to Kortiand Dongola. At one time a number of thefe pil- 
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