THE, SOURCE OF THRE NI GE. 583 
en.oursleft, in going round by Chaigie towards Dongola, 
and feldom: was obferved.much to: the eaftward of: a meri 
dian, pafling along the. Nile through the: Magiran, before it 
takes that, turn; whereas the fimoom was always on the 
oppofite. fide of Oupcpntirs comin a) upon us from the:fouth- 
Cpbinaig Telit ; 
A. riTTLE- before twelve: our wind at north-ceafed, anda 
confiderable quantity of fine fand rained. upon us, for an 
- hour afterwards. At the time it appeared, the defcription 
of this phenomenon in inhi s {peech to C-moxwas perpe- 
tually. before my mind:—. 
. So, where our wide Numidian wattes extend,. 
. «Sudden th‘ impetuous hurricanes defcend, 
Wheel through the air, in circling eddies play, 
. Tear up the fands, and {weep whole plains away. 
., The helplefs traveller, with wild furprife, 
Sees the dry defert all around him rife, , 
_» .évad.fmother’d in. the dutty whirlwind dies: . 
ADDISON. 
Thefe lines are capital, and are a-fine copy, which can only 
appear tame by-the original having been before our eyes;. 
painted by the great maiter, the. Creator ape) Ruler of the. 
world.. 
Tue fimoom, with the wind at S. E. immediately follows 
the wind at N. and the ufual defpondency that always ace 
companied it. The blue meteor, with which it began, paff-- 
ed over us about twelve, and the ruffling wind that follow- 
 edsit continued till near two. Silence, and a defperate kind: 
of: 
