Travelling, as performed by Camels. 135 
light camels, were at an accelerated rate of half a mile per 
hour, or one fifth part, above the ordinary rate ; according to 
his idea, which I have no doubt was a very juft one: and this 
accelerated rate fhould add 3 hours to the 15, to reduce it to 
caravan time ; making 65! hours inftead of 62 J. Mr, Hol- 
ford’s journey, by the fame ratio , muft be reckoned at 68: 
but as this part of the two journies is obvioufly too inaccurate 
to draw any conclufions from, in the way of comparifon, I 
fhall only make ufe of Mr. Irwin’s time (to which no folid 
objection can be urged) when I calculate the rate of the camel’s 
travelling. 
We have now feen, that on a journey of about 200 hours, 
between Aleppo and Mesjid Ali, two accounts differ only 1 hour 
24 minutes ; and a third differs from the mean of the other 
two feven hours and an half. And we may obferve, that if the 
ftage from Aleppo to Hagla be taken out of the queftion, the 
number of Mr. Hunter’s hours would be nearer on an equa- 
lity with the others by about an hour and a quarter (fee 
p. 134.). The reafon of the different reports of the diftance 
between Aleppo and Hagla, appears to be, that travellers com- 
monly join the caravans either at Hagla or on the road to it ; 
and they, travelling by a quicker conveyance than camels 
afford, and then adjufting the time to the caravan rate, make 
different eftimates of the diftance. Or there may be fome 
other caufe which has not been explained. Four different 
perfons give the time as follows : 
H. M. H. M. 
Carmichael ii 5 Capper 11 24 
Hunter 10 o Holford p 12 
So that the proper point of outfet in making the comparifon, 
is 
