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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
C H A P, II. 
JOURNEY TO SIWA. 
Attempt to penetrate to the 'Temple of yupiter Ammon — Koute and 
ProvlJioJis — Animals of the Defert — Occurrences on the Road-— 
Defcription of Siwa — Ant'ient Edifice — Intercourfe with other 
Countries — Produce and Man?iers — Attempt to penetrate farther 
into the Defert — Return, 
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J. HE information I had obtained in Alexandria having in- 
duced me to refolve on attempting to explore the veftiges of 
the Temple of Jupiter Ammon from that place, I procured a 
proper perfon as interpreter, and made the necefTary arrange- 
ments with fome Arabs, who are employed in tranfporting 
through the defert, dates and other articles, between Siwa (a 
fmall town to the weftward) and Alexandria, to convey my 
baggage and provifions, and to procure for me a fecure paffage 
among the other tribes of Arabs, who feed their flocks at this 
feafon in the vicinity of the coaft. In this I was much affifted 
by Mr. Baldwin, who readily entered into my views, and ufed 
all the means in his power to promote their fuccefs. 
When the Arabs had finifhed the bufmefs on which they 
came to the city, and had fixed on an hour, as they thought, 
aufpicious to travellers, they made ready for departure; and on 
Friday, 
