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or {ixty Arabs upon a rifmg ground, at a diftance, to the left. — 
That more were concealed behind the hill, they had not the 
fmallell: doubt ; but as efcape was impoffible, and confultation 
ufelefs, they refolved unanimouily to mtr^ke rather than receive the 
attack. The Shereef Fouwad took the command, and having 
given the charge of the camels to the three Negros and their 
wives, with orders to drive them flowly, and keep them clofe 
together, led on the reft of the party. The horfe, with the She- 
reef at their head, formed the van, w^hilethofe on foot were mixed 
together in a croud, dancing, and fliouting, and twirling their muf- 
kets over their heads, and running round each other like mad- 
men, till they came within fhot of their antagonifts, when they 
fuddenly difperfed, and each man fquatted down behind a bufh^ 
to llielterhimfelf and take a furer aim. The horfe were now clofe 
upon the enemy, and were levelling their pieces at the foremoft, 
when one of the latter laid down his mulket, and called to them, 
not to fire, for they were friends,. 
A moment's paufe was followed by a mutual recolleftion, and" 
they exhibited, on both fides, the moft extravagant marks of joy. 
They ran round each other like a flock of frighted flieep, and 
danced, and Ihouted, and twirled their guns over their heads, 
till they were tired, when they fat down and began a reciprocal! 
congratulatioa 
