New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-18

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sered him os guide. lie looked occssiona,'
towards bastion-like projection in the sheer walls
Of pophyIy, and at last, when was quite tireo
.rd fam;sbed. took us up ridge whence saw the
liver again below us. The road into the valley
was next to iinpracticable, but our camels stun
bled and scrambled and slid till they reached the
ledge Of halieh overhanging the river. belo" US
was square mass Of burnt brick, about Ten ice'
in hight-part Of building long since oesuoyeu'
"Heye ia the BATH" said the hadj We dis
,,,o,n,ed and he conducted us to the foot oil the
~ wbeYe. in hole in the earth, spring Oh
-ster bubbled up profnsely and trickled away,
Though trough of stones. There was an emo OF
INV anticipations of refreshing bath, for which
had come prepared. The water was hot enough,
in truth and could not bear my hand below the
surface. Under the bank, a dozen springs with
smaller flow of water, oozed through the SOL,
vb;ch was covered with a whitish deposit in
places. To atone for my disappointment took
breakfast in the shadow Of the ruined wall, while
INV camel.men bathed themselves IN the water,
Nth many Explanations Of b." Bismihaht! =" I'm
the name of God.) The had then left u.s. and
we followed the Nile past the cataracts OF Song
and Tangoor, which latter we heard all nIght'
roaring grandly between the gusts of wind.
On the eighth day we rose-for the first time IN
all nv African travel--n a cold raw and cloudy
dawn Fortunately for US, company OF mer-
chants. bound for Wad Halfa, passed at day
break. for we entered on an akabo OF unknown
length, and the wind had blown so violently WITHIN
The last few days that the old caravan trail was
NOT IN he found. The country was wilderness
even more drear than those we had passed. On
climbing the long stony surges, l sometimes
flattered myself with the hope OF seeing be-
yond the Desert but mo- had only
more extended horizon. As we advanced, the
air grew colder and shower of large, scat
tering drops passed over us. The camels shrank
and trembled, and my men crept behind them
for shelter. Though it was satisfaction to
know that these African skies can rain
sometines | was soon so benumbed as to need
INV capote. The temperature was perhaps not
lower than COZ, yet felt it severely. About
no o'clock. the shekh's camel, which had before
shown symptoms Of fatigue, laid down and re-
fused to go further. As it was impossible to stop
in the desert, | distributed its load among the
other four, and ordered him to drive 1t loose
behind us. This, however, was OF no avail, and at
last he concluded to wait till it had rested little
I gave him the water-skin, and we pushed on
Half on hour afterward, when was eating break
fast under the lee of sand-hill, Ali, who had re-
NAMED behind with him, came up, saying they
had examined the camel and decided that it was
sick. The shekh thereupon wept most vehe-
mently, fearing it would die, and turned about
with il to make his way home. Ali lent him
dollar and promised to take him the rest of the
money due him. The other men were quite
downcast by the shekh's misfortune. There was
nothing to be done, however, but to push ahead,
ms the other camels~ere well nigh worn out. As
night approached, | feared we should be obliged
to camp in the akoba, and without water, but
after ten hours of most wearisome travel, we
reached ridge, whence we looked into a vast
basin Of rocky hills, between us and the noun
tains, whose long chain Of jagged peaks, touched
with the full yellow light Of the setting sum- stood
against the black gust that rolled away beyond
them into the Great Nubian Desert. The Nile
was not to be seen, yet deep in the center of this
landscape, | caught a glimpse of some thorny
bushes. which our further descent showed to be
near the village and cataract of Samneh.
The night was cold, with violent wind but
strengthened my camels with an abundant feed of
bean.yines and douna and set of early. walked
ahead to the pie of Samneh, which stands on
a rocky eminepce above the cataract. The hill is
surrounded with the remains of a massive brick
wall, and there are traces of road leading to the
summit. The temple is quite small, and OF simple
though graceful design, containing only one cham
Der. at the end of which headless statue lies on
its back From the little pOrtico in front, there is
a fine view of the gorge through which the river
breaks. broad stratum Of porphyry crosses his
bed broken only in the center by gap or flood
gate, not twenty yards across. Through this the
whole force of his current is poured, and at pres
ent. when the water is low, it seems but a pigmy
food. In fact, for mile or two below this catar
oct, there is scarcely any point in all his ortuous
and difficult course where one might not throw a
stone across. All day we travelled forward over
stony hills, and at night came down to alittle VII
.lage called Meersheh.
This morning we rose shiNering in the early dawn
and tor the last time put the loads on our tagged
and unwilling camels. Leaving the Nile, we as
cended to rolling upland of yellow SAID, where
we again struck limestone formation, leaving be-
hind us the pcrphyry roeksoE the Bstu FL lIadjlr
On the way we met q caravan Of kabahish and
Howoweet Arabs, returning TO kordoian with
empty camels. After three or four hours, began
TO look out for Absu-Seer lofty clf to@hich
travellers repair fos birds eye view Of the Second
,Cataact--to them the turning poin, Of their
le-ouiney, 10 me the termination OF my long
mid-Ahican rambIes, and the commencement OF
my return TO the living world. Our road was
milo or two behind the river, and rs Achmet tad
only visited the mountain from the side Of W4di
Hulia, be could not serve as guide. | turned
snto the hills, taking him, Mchammed aud Ali, and
leaving the other n,nn 10 % ON with 1hn hnr.rre