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and finding myself without any medicines, I was afraid 
of getting seriously ill. 
Saturday, 28th March. Notwithstanding my illness, 
we set off at eight in the morning to the W. and after- 
wards W. S. W. At noon we passed near a small num- 
ber of houses and some chapels, which are called Sicli 
Moktard. From four o'clock we found some houses 
that lay scattered like farm houses; as we arrived at 
about five o'clock near one of these houses, which was 
close to a douar and to a fine brook, I profited of this 
situation, and ordered our tents to be spread. 
The ground at the beginning afforded some marl, mixt 
with reddish clay, and afterwards some calcareous rocks, 
covered with a thin stratum of vegetable earth, contain- 
ing numberless almond-like chalky pebbles, and some 
quartz. 
The country we passed in the morning was fiat, but 
in the afternoon we had continually to ascend and de- 
scend hills, between which we fixed our tents. 
The weather was cloudy, and the wind blew sharp 
from the west; I felt myself a little better from drinking 
a quantity of lemonade; this refreshing beverage was 
verv beneficial to me. 
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Vegetation was very scanty on the plain; but towards 
evening I saw some lands well sown, and various plants 
in blossom. 
Sunday, 29th March. We broke up our camp at a 
quarter after eight in the morning, inclining west, after- 
wards west-south-west, and continuing so till four in 
the afternoon, when we stopped. 
The country consisted entirely of pleasant mountains 
which contained some lonely houses. This makes it 
