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ing his own people as much as the Bifhareen; and faying 
always, by way of proverb, “ Every body is an enemy in 
the defert.” The Aga had fent four fervants belonging to 
his ftables to accompany us; active, lively, and good-hu- 
moured fellows. Our ee too, were all recruited. If- 
mael, and blind Georgis, were left to take care of the houfe 
in my abfence. About twelve o’clock we got-into a valley, 
and hid ourfelves in the loweft part of it, under a bank, 
for the night was exceeding cold; but we had {pirits with 
us, which we drank with moderation. We there refrefhed 
our beafts about half an hour, and again ftopt in a valley 
among trees. I was afraid that we had paffed our baggage 
in the dark, as none of us were perfectly fure of the place’; 
but as foon as light came, we recovered our tract as frefh 
and entire as when we made it. After having gone about 
half an hour in our former footfteps, we had the unfpeak- 
able fatisfaction to find our quadrant and whole baggage; 
and by them the bodies of our flaughtered camels, a fmall 
part of one of them having been torn by the rage or 
kite. 
Ir was agreed we fhould not ftay here, but load and de- 
part immediately ; this was done in an inftant; five camels _ 
eafily carried the loads, with a man upon them befides ; and — | 
there were three more camels, upon which we rode by 
turns. We made a brifk retreat from Saffieha to Syene, 
which is about forty miles. Ata little paft four in the af- 
ternoon we entered the town again, without any accident 
whatever, or without-having feen one man in our | jour- 
ney. : ¥ , 
HERE 
