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x^pairs tofome high way or frequented path, and lias been 

 known, in the kingdom of Tunis, to interrupt the road to 

 a market for feveral weeks ; and in this he perfifts till 

 hunters or foldiers are fent out to deflroy him. 



The fame, but in a much greater extent, happens in At- 

 "bara. The Arabs, the inhabitants of that country, live in 

 encampments indifferent parts of the country, their ancient 

 patrimony or conqueft. Here they plow and fow, dig wells, 

 and have plenty of water ; the ground produces large crops, 

 and all is profperity fo long as there is peace. Infolence 

 and prefumption follow eafe and riches. A quarrel hap- 

 pens with a neighbouring clan, and the nrft act of hoftili- 

 ty, or decilive advantage, is the one burning the others 

 crop at the time when it is near being reaped. Inevitable 

 famine follows ; they are provided with no {lores, no flock 

 in hand, their houfes are burnt, their wells filled up, the 

 men flain by their enemies, and many thoufands of the 

 helplefs remainder left perfedtly deflitute of neceffaries ; 

 and that very fpot, once a fcene of plenty, in a few days is 

 reduced to an abfolute defert. Molt of the miferable fur- 

 vivors die before they can reach the next water ; they have 

 no fubfiftence by the way ; they wander among the acacia- 

 trees, and gather gum. There, every day loiing their 

 ftrength, and deftitute of all hope, they fall fpontaneouuy, 

 as it were, into the jaws of the mercilefs hyaena, who finding 

 fo very little difference or difficulty between flaying the li- 

 ving and devouring the dead, follows the miferable re- 

 mains of this unfortunate multitude, till he has extirpated 

 the laft individual of them. Thence it comes that we find 

 it remarked in my return through the defert, that the 

 whole country is flrewed with bones of the dead ; horrid 



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