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the east turned towards the south, at least three leagues. 
Continuing our road between S. and S. 4 W. we lost 
sight of the sea; but we continued to see the mountains 
at the same distance to our left till four in the afternoon, 
when we made up our tents. 
The soil continued the same as we had passed. The 
country was composed of large plains, intermixt with 
small hills, and covered with a fine green, which would 
have made them appear very like the fields of England 
if they had been at all cultivated. The sight of these 
fine plains, almost wholly abandoned, affected my feel- 
ings the more forcibly, because I knew that in Europe 
and in Asia so many thousands were starving for want 
of land to cultivate, adequate to their population, 
I found on the road many springs at a small distance 
from each other, most of them had fine water; we cross- 
ed also two small rivers. On both sides of the road 
various douars, composed of tents were to be seen; some 
few Arabs were ploughing the ground with oxen for 
sowing. We met with many flocks of sheep and goats, 
and abundance of cows. 
I added to my collection of plants the Palma agrestis 
latifola, and some ferns. 
The morning began with a cold strong N. E. wind; 
but by 10 o'clock the sky became very clear, and then 
a suffocating heat came on; the sun beams seemed to 
strike violently on my head, notwithstanding it was de- 
fended by a thick turban and the hood of my cloth 
bournous. I cannot conceive how the Christians, who 
travel with their light hats in Africa, can resist this vio- 
lent effect of the sun. 
Close to my camp was a douar, whose inhabitants 
made me presents of milk and barley. 
The night was very fine, clear, and particularly calm. 
