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Horfes and Mules might be fent to a Foun- 

 tain two Hours out of our way, and being 

 watered there themfelves, bring a frefh fup- 

 ply for us : This way, with fome difficulty, 

 we aflented to, as more eligible, than wea- 

 ry as we were, to wander fo far out of the 

 Road, to have the fame Ground toftageover 

 again the next Morning : We refolved there- 

 fore to fend our Guide, with one or two of 

 our Servants, in fearch of the Water, and 

 afterwards others with our Horfes, while ia 

 the mean time we pitched our Tents, it be- 

 • ing then about two a Clock in the Afternoon : 

 As foon as they were gone, a fmafl drizling 

 Rain, which we had about half an Hour, en- 

 creaftd to a very plentiful Shower, which 

 put us upon producing all the Veflels we had 

 to catch it as it fell from the Heavens, or 

 ran down the Skirts of our Tents, our Hor- 

 fes at the fame time greedily drinking it from 

 the Ground : but we might have fpared our 

 Pains, for in lefs than half an Hours time, 

 our Camp w^as in a manner a-float, and we 

 were furrounded with Water not only fuffi- 

 cient for us, but for an Army of 20000 Men j 

 thofe hollow Gutts which we pafled over 

 without the leaft appearance of moifture, 

 were, by the Cataracts which defcended from 

 the Mountains, become Rivers; and our 

 Quide with thofe Servants w^ had fent out, 

 that before rode over it dry, it being fwoln 

 to fuch a Torrent, were put to fome difficul- 

 ty to repafs if, fo plentifully was God pleal^ 

 ed to provide for us in our greateft ftreight \ 

 and which encreafes both the Wonder and 

 Mfrcy-j the next Mornings gll this grea^ 



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