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Oilokr thQ ixtb. This Morning, about Sun- riie, we 
proceeded on our Voyage, keeping along the Banks of 
the River, which, for the moft part, led us Weft and 
North- Weft : And here we had plealant travelling, ha- 
ving the River on the right-hand, and Hills of Marble 
or other fine Stone, on the left ; and delightful Groves 
of Tamarisk, Mulberry, and other Trees to pafs through. 
Here every thing about us look frefli and verdant, and 
we met frequently Men and Women paffing on their 
Occafions, a thing to which, (in our former Stages) we 
had not been accuftomed. We had alfo a pleafing Pro- 
(ped of the oppofite Shore, and could (ee a great way 
into Mefopotamia^ but could meet with no Convenience 
to crofs the River, which we were very defirous to have 
done. There are no Places of Note remaining upon the 
River either on one fide or the other, only on the far- 
ther fide we faw an old Caftle call'd Gialar^ which made 
a good Shew, being fituated on the top of a Hill, and 
both for that and the way of Building, very much re* 
fembling that of Akppe^ only that is the larger, and in 
the midft of a City ; this lefi, and has neither Town nor 
Houfes about it. On our fide we paft by a Shock's Houfe 
caird AluURarra^ and the Ruines of a Town a little 
farther, where there was a fquare Tower built of very 
ordinary Brick, but pretty entire. After we had left 
thefe Ruines, we refted to bait, under the fliadow of a 
Rock, wherein were many Appartments and Conve- 
niences cut to lodge in, which I fuppofe are made ufe of 
in the Winter by the People, who, during the Summer, 
pitch among the Trees by the River-fide. In the After- 
noon we continued our Journey as before, keeping al- 
ways at a little diftance from the River, till a little before 
Sun-fet I when we came to a very convenient Place upon 
the Banks, where we took up our lodging for that oighf, 
having travelled between (even or eight hours the whole 
day. 
B b Oileher 
