was Built again by a ftrange People, and he believedf 
that we underftanding the writing on the Pillars, came 
torfeek after Treafure, he having but fix Moons before 
found a Pot of Corra Crujfes. After this he went out of 
the Tent, leaving them fmoaking Tobacco, to the Ja- 
nizary and Servant, and told them, that never till that 
day any Franks had been at that place, and that now 
we knew the way through the Defert, we might inform 
the Turks to their Ruin and Deftrudion, fo that 'twould 
be convenient for them to deftroy us all : but that we 
coming as Friends, he would only have 4000 Dollars 
as a Prefent, elfe he would hang them and the two 
Franks up, and go fight the reft. This meflage being 
brought them, they wiflit they had excufed themfelves 
from this Embafly, and anfwered, they could fay no- 
thing to that Demand, not knowing our Minds, but if 
he would permit them to go and fpeak with the reftj , 
they would return an anfwer. Hearing this, he threat- 
ned prefent Death, but at length gave leave to our Ja-^ 
nizary to carry us a Letter from them, wherein they 
fliewed the danger they were in, and earneftly entrea- 
ted us to redeem them, the price fet onthem being 
%ooo Dollars, one half in Money, the other half in 
Goods, as Swords J Cloaths, Tents, which the Emir. 
promifed to eftimate at their worth. 
This Letter amazed us mightily, and a little before 
it arrived, we underftanding a little, and fearing more 
ill treatment to our Friends, were getting ready to free 
them or dye with them. The Garden where Melkan^ 
lay, was about half a Mile fi'om. the Tents, full of Palrr, 
Trees^ and had no Walls, but looft Stones piled up breaft 
high about them, fo we defigned to have gone fudden- 
ly and given tvro or three Volleys on them, e're they 
could get to Horle | and the Aral knows not how to 
Fight on Foot.. And though they bragg'd they had 490 
Men, we fuppofed zoo might be the moft, and they 
nat.:. 
