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of the "caravans of Cus, Erne, and part of. thofe of KenncV 

 and Ebanout. 



While at the wells of Legeta^ my Arab", Ab'del Gin, came- 

 to me with his money, which had increafed now to nine- 

 teen fequins and a half. " What ! faid I, Mahomet, . are 

 you never fafe among your countrymen, neither; by fea 

 nor land?" "Oh, no, replied Mahomet; the. difference,, 

 when we were on board the boat, was, we had three thieves 

 only; but, when ajjembled here*, we fhalLhave above three 

 thoufand. — But I have an advice to give you." — "And my 

 ears," faid I, "Mahomet, are always open to advice, espe- 

 cially in ftrange countries." — " Thefe people," continued 

 Mahomet, " are all afraid of the Atouni Arabs ; and, when 

 attacked, they will run away,, and leave you in the hands 

 of thefe Atouni, who will carry off your baggage. There- 

 fore, as you have nothing to do with their corn, do not kill 

 any of the Atouni if they come, for that will be a bad affair, . 

 but go afide, and let me manage. I will anfwer with my 

 life, though all the caravan mould be ftripped flark-naked, 

 and you loaded with gold, not one article belonging to you 

 mall be touched." I queflioned him very particularly a- 

 bout this intimation, as it was an affair of much confe— 

 quence, and I was fo well fatisfied, that I refolved to con- 

 form ftrictly to it. 



In the evening came twenty Turks from Caramania, : 

 which is that part of Afia Minor immediately on the fide of 

 the Mediterranean oppofite to the coafl of Egypt ; all of them 

 neatly and cleanly dreffed like Turks, all on camels, armed . 

 with fwords, a pair of piftols at their girdle, and a fhort neat 

 gun; their arms were in very good order, with their flints 



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