rapped it in an unfolded turban, and prepared it for immediate
interment. They hastily formed a resting-place, about a mile upwards,
towards the hills which skirted the plain in which we were encamped, by
raising four walls of large loose stones. Having made all ready, they
brought up the remains of their leader, laid across the back of his
camel, and, with deep emotion, deposited them in their final abode,
arching it over with large masses of stone, and quitting it with what
appeared to me like deep expressions of vengeance against the tribe, on
which lay the guilt of his murder.

I turned away from the tomb with a heavy heart.... Was my way to the
Holy City of my God to be tracked with blood?

On making a careful inquiry into the particulars immediately connected
with this sad catastrophe, I collected the following:--It appeared, that
while we were resting on the previous day at Wadey el Ayun, the Mezzeni
came down in order to make a final effort at supporting, without
bloodshed, their claim to conduct travellers through their territory to
Akabah. Sheikh Furriqh was of the number, as I have already stated. When
he was about to retire, after an unsuccessful attempt, an Arab of his
tribe came and secretly informed him that his (Furriqh's) nephew had
been shot on the previous day by one of Suleiman's tribe, in reference
to the very question then pending. On receiving this information,
Furriqh at once broke off all negotiation, and quitted the encampment.
It is believed that Suleiman never knew the fact which had been
communicated to Furriqh; but news was brought to him that the Mezzeni
intended to pursue us with an increased force; and this quite accounts
for all the anxiety and timidity which he evinced during the afternoon
and evening preceding his death. It appears that the Mezzeni, bent on
accomplishing their purpose, gathered together their force, and,
following us at dromedary speed, arrived at the encampment as early as
two o'clock in the morning--that a deputation from them came to
Suleiman, while some of the rest remained in the palm-grove, and others
went in advance, and formed ambuscades--that Sheikh Furriqh was one of
the deputation--that Suleiman shewed them the usual hospitality of
breaking bread with them--that the conference ended without any
adjustment of the matter in dispute--that after the deputation had
retired to the copse, two Arabs of a neutral tribe, who had come with us
from Mount Sinai, went t