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trees, and stunted bushes. On the second day 
they reached Elwah, or Al-Wahat, the greater 
oasis, in which the village of Charje lies, in 
N. lat. ^25', E. long. ^9° 40^ and Mughess, 
the most southern village, in N. lat. 25° 18^ 
E. long. 29° 34'. This oasis produces almost no- 
thing but dates for the subsistence of the inhabi- 
tants. Here Mr Browne was informed, that the 
Oasis Parva, termed Elwah-el-Gurbi, lies about 
40 miles to the north. The Oasis Parva is said to 
contain various ruins, and to be a kind of capital of 
the Muggrebin Arabs, who are numerous in this 
desert, and, by uniting, might raise an army of 
30,000 men. On the 15th of June, they left 
Mughess, and, on the 20th, arrived at Sheb, in N. 
lat. 28° 35', E. long. 30° 10', where a consider- 
able quantity of native alum is produced, and the 
soil presents a reddish stone, and argillaceous earth. 
From Sheb they advanced to Selime, in N. lat. 
22° 15', E. long. 30° 15' 30", a small verdant spot 
at the foot of a ridge of rocks. Here they found 
a small building of loose stones, concerning which 
the Jelabs related various fables, asserting that it 
had been formerly inhabited by a martial princess 
named Selime, who was the terror of Nubia. After 
passing by Leghea, in N. lat. 20° 10' 30", and the 
salt spring, Bir el Malha, in N. lat. 18° 8', E. long. 
29° 4', they arrived at Darfur on the 23d of July, 
and lodged in the village of Sweini. Here Mr 
