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HOLY LAND, AND CYPRUS. ?3
left at Deir, from whom I was to receive all necessary pro-
tection and assistance. On my leaving him, he presented
me with a sheep. Proceeding from hence, the shores become
fiat, and the hills are at considerable distance from the river.
We arrived at Naboo, on the west bank, where they again
appear in rocks of sand stone. From Naboo the river winds
east and west, the hills sometimes receding on one side;
whilst, on the other, bold rocks reach to the water's edge.
We proceeded during part of the night of the 23d of
May, and the wind continuing fair, we passed Seboo, on the
west bank, where the propylaea of a temple are seen at about
two hundred yards from the water side; the rest of the
temple appeared almost buried in the sand. A few palm-
trees and small strips of cultivated land, with here and there
a miserable hut, serve to show that the country is not en-
tirely abandoned. We passed El Garba on the east, where
the Nile flows close to the mountains, presenting a wild and
dreary appearance.
We towed from our mooring-place a few miles, and ar-
rived at El Kharaba on the 24th. At Songaree, the Nile
takes a bold turn to the west, and we continued in that di-
rection to El Kharaba. At Coroska, there is a small shellaal
on the eastern side, opposite to which, at Erreiga, is a mud
fort.
The west bank is almost desert, the east continues with
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left at Deir, from whom I was to receive all necessary pro-
tection and assistance. On my leaving him, he presented
me with a sheep. Proceeding from hence, the shores become
fiat, and the hills are at considerable distance from the river.
We arrived at Naboo, on the west bank, where they again
appear in rocks of sand stone. From Naboo the river winds
east and west, the hills sometimes receding on one side;
whilst, on the other, bold rocks reach to the water's edge.
We proceeded during part of the night of the 23d of
May, and the wind continuing fair, we passed Seboo, on the
west bank, where the propylaea of a temple are seen at about
two hundred yards from the water side; the rest of the
temple appeared almost buried in the sand. A few palm-
trees and small strips of cultivated land, with here and there
a miserable hut, serve to show that the country is not en-
tirely abandoned. We passed El Garba on the east, where
the Nile flows close to the mountains, presenting a wild and
dreary appearance.
We towed from our mooring-place a few miles, and ar-
rived at El Kharaba on the 24th. At Songaree, the Nile
takes a bold turn to the west, and we continued in that di-
rection to El Kharaba. At Coroska, there is a small shellaal
on the eastern side, opposite to which, at Erreiga, is a mud
fort.
The west bank is almost desert, the east continues with
L