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Kalaat-el-MoiJah, and to fix at Tor the difference of the 
chronometrical longitude; but seeing that the weather 
daily became still worse, and that if I passed any longer 
time in voyaging in that sea, I should soon be unable 
to follow my calculations with the time of the watch, I 
resolved to go by land. 
I wished much to have visited Djebel Tor Tour 
Sinina, or Mount Sinai, but several difficulties deter- 
mined me to set out that very night. I was mounted 
upon a camel, and accompanied by two of my servants, 
a cook, and a slave, who were also upon camels. Leav- 
ing the rest of my servants and my baggage on board 
the ship, I very gladly and gaily bade adieu to the sea. 
CHAPTER XIV. 
Journey to Suez. — Disputes of the Arabs.— El Wadl Tor.— El Hajfcman |"era- 
oun . — El Wad Corondel. — Springs of Moses. — Arrival at Suez. — -Petrifactions 
of the Red Sea. — Lowering of its Level. — Line of Correspondence by this 
Sea. — Journey to Cairo. 
I set out at two o'clock in the afternoon on Friday 
the 15th May 1807, leaving the ship at Gadiyahia, and 
took a W. N. W. direction, mounted upon a superb 
camel, ornamented with strings, and tufts of small 
shells, and escorted by my people, mounted also on 
camels. I arrived in half an hour at a place where there 
was a caravan v . to which I united myself. 
Having ta%en a repast in common, we continued our 
route an hour after sun-set, and after having marched 
two hours in the same direction, we halted for the 
night. 
