AFRICA. -Lji 
baggage in heaps, covering them at the fame 
time with large ftones, to prevent their being 
blown away. 
As it was impoflible for us to ereft a tent, 
we had no fhelter, and our only refource was 
to fit or lie down on the ground, inhaling the 
fand by which we were blinded. 
In the evening we furrounded ourfelves with 
large fires as ufual ; but, the wind continuing, 
the wood was fo quickly confumed, that we 
were obliged to pafs three-fourths of the night 
without any. Yet we had every thing to fear 
from the wild beafts, for we had perceived the 
footfteps of feveral on our road ; and it would 
have been vain to have endeavoured to keep 
them off by the report of our guns, for the 
wind was fo loud that they could not have 
been heard to any purpofe. 
The night wras fpent in fear and apprehen- 
fion, and we v/aited the return of day w4th im- 
patience : but J far from its reftoring tranquillity 
to the atmcfphere, the violence of the v;ind 
increafed as the fun rofe above the horizon ; 
and though the iky was without a cloud, the 
face of the fun was obfcured by the columns of 
land. 
