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Servants, each having a long Gun, and Piftols at his 
Girdle, and placed them abreaft before us : we follow- 
ing at a little diftance behind, on Horfe-back, with Car- 
bines and PiAols. In this order we proceeded, and 
came to a moft (lately Aq^mdud: which runs under 
Ground in a direct paffage five Miles, and is covered 
with an Arch of Baflard Marble all the way, and a 
path on both fides the Channel for two Perfons to walk 
abreaft ; the Channel it felf being about an Englijh 
Yard in breadth, and | of a Yard in depth. At 20 
Yards diftance all the way are Ventiduds for the 
Air to pafs, and the holes are furrounded with final! 
mounts of Earth to keep the Sand and Duft from fal- 
ling down. We Marched clofe by thefe Mounts, which 
might ferve us for defence, espeding every moment 
that the ^r^a^ J would come to A flail us, having the dif- 
advantage of Sun and Wind in our Faces : wherefore* 
we Travelled hard to gain an Eminence where we 
might poft our feives advaotagtouily, and flop and' 
repofe a little , to confider what we had to do; 
The Arabs finding us to come on with this order and' 
refolution, thought not fit to adventure on us, fo we 
gained the Hiil,from whence we might difcern thefe vaft 
and noble Ruins, having a plain like a Sea for great- 
nefs to the Southv/ards of it. Here having refreflit our - 
Men, we fetched a little Compals and defceoded by the^ 
Foot of a Mountain, on which ftands a. great Caftle, 
but uninhabited. lAttQ two Arahs came to us with- 
Lances, one being Chiah to Melkamy^n\ we fent two- 
to meetthem ; they gave the Salam alika and ours re-- 
turned the Alka falam^ and adyanclng to our Compa- 
ny, told us the Emir had underftood of our coming, ' 
and had fent tjiem to acquaint us that he was our Friand, 
and that all the Country was ours. We fent back with' 
them our Janizary and a Servant to viht the Prince in ^ 
his Tents, wliich were in a Garden. In the mean tims- 
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