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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. Chap. XLT. 
exterminated them. After so short a halt we again 
pursued our march. I was now so totally exhausted 
that I was obliged to dismount at short intervals and lie 
down for a moment ; and once, when left alone, it was 
only with the utmost exertion that I was able to 
mount my horse again ; but nevertheless I managed to 
drag myself along. At length, about sunset, we chose 
a place for our encampment on the brow of the slope 
descending into a deep valley. Having now been 
thirty-four hours on horseback with only short and 
insufficient intervals, I fell senseless to the ground, 
and was considered by Mr. Overweg and our people 
as about to breathe my last. But after an hour's 
repose I recovered a little, and, having had a good 
night's rest, felt myself much stronger on the follow- 
ing morning, so that I could even undergo some ex- 
ertion which was not exactly necessary. 
Monday Descended with our people into the valley 
Oct. 20th. w h e n they went to fetch water. It is 
called A'lali A'dia, or Jerad, from a small hamlet lying 
on the highest ground, and called A'lali. The well was 
very rich and plentiful ; but no traces of cultivation 
appeared at the foot of the date-trees. The slope was 
rather steep, and about 130 feet high. The Arabs, who 
had contracted their encampment or " dowar" within 
the smallest possible compass, barricading it with their 
baggage, as all the empty bags which they had taken 
with them on the expedition were now full of corn 
from the magazines of the enemy, were not at all at 
their ease, .and seemed not to know exactly what 
