e of New York, took the turban a few
weeks before the departure of Ismael Pasha from Cairo. Learning that I
was to accompany his Excellence, he requested me to obtain of the Pasha
that he might be attached to me during the expedition. He is probably
the first individual that ever traversed the whole of the river Nile
from Rosetti to Sennaar. I have done the same, except about two hundred
miles of the third cataract.]

[Footnote 73: This I suppose to be the point where terminates the
singular bend in the river noticed in the former part of my journal.]

[Footnote 74: The wind, during the day, was constantly from the north,
which was the general direction of our march from the time we quitted
the river till we reached it again, so that we had the breezes always in
our faces. The air of the desert is so very dry that no part of my
body was moistened by perspiration except the top of my head, which
was sheltered from the influence of the sun and air by the folds of my
turban. I did not feel incommoded by heat in the desert when out of the
sun's rays, but on arriving at Assuan I found it almost intolerable.]

[Footnote 75: The names of the wells in the desert of Omgourann, between
Berber and Seboo, are as follows:--1st, Apseach. 2d, Morat. 3d, El
Medina. 4th, Amrashee, 5th, Mogareen. In the two latter, water is only
found after heavy rains.]

[Footnote 76: Close by this rock was the skull of some wretched man
who had perished on this spot. All along our route we saw hundreds of
skeletons of camels. The skull that we saw probably belonged to one of
two Mogrebin soldiers who deserted at Berber, in order to return to.
Egypt, and who both perished with thirst in the desert.]

[Footnote 77: Our guide, an Abadie, would not permit the camels of our
caravan to be watered at the well of Apseach, saying, that if he did,
all the water then in the well would be consumed, and the consequence
would be, that the nest traveler that came might perish with thirst.]

[Footnote 78: The ground near the well of Morat is full of scorpion
holes. On my arrival at midnight I spread my carpet on the ground and
slept soundly. In the morning when it was taken up, we found under it a
scorpion, I am sure four inches in length, its color green and yellow.
I was told that they abound near all the wells of the desert, and I have
seen very many at different places on the borders of the river.]

[Footnote 79: Which we found to be the case till we came wi