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cedars and cyprefs,* of which many would have been large enough 

 for main-mafts of firfl rates, I* came to a Sanga acrofs the ft re am which 

 ran down the valley. From this point I afcended the hill furmounted 

 by the bare fheet of rock, by a goat path, and had to crofs an avalanche 

 which was fcarcely fettled ; every now and then -a piece of flone 

 rolling down its face and bringing with it currents of earth. The 

 path was narrow, occafionally going over - a - furface a- little round- 

 ed, which in- fome flight degree mafked the tremendous declivity 

 below, and fometimes (kirting its very verge, . At one fpot, on 

 a ledge of rock, the old Pandit hefitated and retired into a hollow; 

 However, having the advance, he fummoned up courage, and paffed 

 the caufe of his fears; this was formed by an angular piece of rock 

 having flipped out of the ledge or cornice on which we were walk-* 

 ing; and a piece of flone, which juft, and only ju ft, reded with 

 both ends on the oppofite edges of the gap, fhewed a precipice of 

 a depth fufficient to alarm .the anxiety of a perfon who had not 

 been much accuftomed to the mountainous paths of this country. After 

 clambering over fragments of flone which had fallen from the heights; - 

 we came to a point of rock, whence we had a complete view of 

 the declivity over which we had to pafs ; and this part was to 

 me more difficult than any other, however I reached the bottom 

 of the hill without injury. I learnt that I had gone 4 cos, and had 

 not made above half a mile of head way. From the fatigue of this 

 detour, I was fd enfeebled as to be under the neceffity of halting 

 live or. fix times in afcending« a fleep mountain, and obliged to 

 cteep on my hands, and knees for a great diftance, not having fuf- 

 ficient confidence in my legs. My knees tottered, and I was fre- 

 quently attacked with- fuch a violent pain in the right knee, as 

 for a fecond or two almofl deprived me of the ufe of the limb; 



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