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CHAP. XIV. 
JOURNEY TO SINAI. 
Route — Sue% — Ships and Jhip -building — 'Trade — Scarcity of 
•water — Remains of the antient canal — Tur — Mountains of red 
granite — Defcription of Sinai — Eq/lern gulf of the Red Sea — 
Return to Kahira. - - - - i^j 
CHAP. XV. 
JOURNEY TO DAR-FUR, 
A KINGDOM IN THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA. 
Defign to penetrate into the interior of Africa — Difficulties— -Cara- 
van from Soudan or Dar-Fur — Preparations — Departure from 
Afjiut — Journey to El-wah — Mountains — Defert — Charje in 
El-wah — Bulak — Beiris — Mughes — Defert ofSheb — Defert of 
Selime — Leghea— Natron fpruig —Dificulties — Enter the kingdo?n 
of Fur — Sweini — Detention — Reprefentations to the Melek — 
Refdence — New difficulties — Villany of Agent — Sultan s letter — 
Enmity of the people againf Franks — El-Fafcr — Illnefs — 
Converfations with the Melek Mifellim — Relapfe — Robbery — 
Cobbe — Manners — Return to El-Fcfloer — The Melek Ibrahim — • 
Amufements — Incidents — Audience of the Sultan Abd-el-rach- 
man-el-Rafhid — His perfonal character — Ceremonies of the 
Court. - - - - - 180 
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