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the beginning of our journey, was neverthelefs brackith, 
and fearce ferved the purpofe to quench our thirft; and, 
vabove all, the dreadful fimoom had perfectly exhaufted our 
ftrength, and brought upon us a degree of cowardice and 
languor that we flruggled within vain; I therefore, as the 
laft effort, began to throw away every thing weighty I could 
fpare, or that was not abfolutely neceflary, fuch as all thells, 
foffiles, minerals, and petrefactions that I could get at, the 
- counter-cafes of my quadrant, tele{copes, and clock, and fe- 
weral fuchlike things. | 
‘Our camels were now reduced to ‘five,and it did not 
feem that thefe were capable of continuing their journey 
much longer. In that cafe, no remedy remained, but that 
each man fhould carry his own water and provifions. 
Now, as no one man could carry the water he fhould 
ufe between well and well, and it was more than proba- 
‘ble that diftance would be doubled by fome of the wells 
being found dry; and if that was not the cafe, yet, as it was 
impoffible fora man to carry ‘his provifions who could not 
walk without any burden at all, ourfituation feemed to be 
moft defperate. ' i 
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- Tue Bifhareen alone feemed-to keep up his {trength, 
and was in excellent fpirits. He had attached himfelf, in 
a particular manner, to me, and with a part of that very 
_ feanty rag which he had round his waift he had made a 
“wrapper, very artificially, according to the manner his 
countrymen the Bifhareen praétice‘on fuch-occafions. This 
had greatly defended my feet in the day, but the paia 
occafioned by the cold in the night was really fcarce fuffer- 
able. I offered to free him from the confinement of his left 
Vou. IV. ; MAB iE 7% hand, 
