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AND NUBIA.
people were extremely fatigued, and this obliged us to slop again. Our revs,
who had not got rid of his fright, cast anchor near some islands, which the sink-
ing of the Nile had placed above the level of the water. We were very near the
village of*
Gamola, situated on the western shore of the river, and opposite another village,
which is on the eastern shore, and that is named
Sehenhuer. It happened, that three or four crocodiles had chosen for their repose
the little islands, near which our barque was at anchor. We fired upon these ani-
mals, of which two darted immediately into the water; and one appeared
to be motionless. We thought we had killed it, or at least much wounded it; inso-
much that we caused the barque to advance, and seizing some perches, and other
instruments, that we had at hand, we made up to it, in order to demolisL it, in
case it was not dead. But we were scarce got within fifteen paces of him, before
he awaked at the noise that we made, rouzed himself, and threw himself into the
water, as the others had done. He might be thirty feet in length. We met also
that day twenty other crocodiles, extended on banks of sand; and they were of
disferent sizes, namely, from fifteen to fifty feet.
The lands of this quarter appeared to us extremely well cultivated. We
remarked there, among other things, Turkey wheat, sugar canes, lupines, &Ps.
We saw also that day afloat of slraw, supported by gourds, and governed by
two men.
43
Wednesday, 11th of December.
W E did not set sail till about noon. The wind that blew, was not strong,
but it was favourable; insomuch that we soon found ourselves between
Ell Kerne and Dam ami n ; two villages, of which the first is to the right, and
the second to the left.
At a league further, we saw to our left
Magdscher, a mere village; and a little time after, we perceived on our right
the ruins of a town named
Medinet Habu ; it was at about half a league within land.
In advancing a little further, we found ourselves between two villages, of very
little importance, which are
Kurnabilal and Ghosaem. The firsl is on the western shore, and the second
on the eastern. Afterwards we approached to the village of
Ell Akalita, situated to the west, and almost opposite to
Carnac, a name that is given to a vast extent of country, situated to the east of
the Nik, and where one discovers, almost at every step, some very considerable
ruins, which continue for the space of more than three leagues square, quite to
Luxxor,
See the map
of the Nile,
Plate
xcviii.
people were extremely fatigued, and this obliged us to slop again. Our revs,
who had not got rid of his fright, cast anchor near some islands, which the sink-
ing of the Nile had placed above the level of the water. We were very near the
village of*
Gamola, situated on the western shore of the river, and opposite another village,
which is on the eastern shore, and that is named
Sehenhuer. It happened, that three or four crocodiles had chosen for their repose
the little islands, near which our barque was at anchor. We fired upon these ani-
mals, of which two darted immediately into the water; and one appeared
to be motionless. We thought we had killed it, or at least much wounded it; inso-
much that we caused the barque to advance, and seizing some perches, and other
instruments, that we had at hand, we made up to it, in order to demolisL it, in
case it was not dead. But we were scarce got within fifteen paces of him, before
he awaked at the noise that we made, rouzed himself, and threw himself into the
water, as the others had done. He might be thirty feet in length. We met also
that day twenty other crocodiles, extended on banks of sand; and they were of
disferent sizes, namely, from fifteen to fifty feet.
The lands of this quarter appeared to us extremely well cultivated. We
remarked there, among other things, Turkey wheat, sugar canes, lupines, &Ps.
We saw also that day afloat of slraw, supported by gourds, and governed by
two men.
43
Wednesday, 11th of December.
W E did not set sail till about noon. The wind that blew, was not strong,
but it was favourable; insomuch that we soon found ourselves between
Ell Kerne and Dam ami n ; two villages, of which the first is to the right, and
the second to the left.
At a league further, we saw to our left
Magdscher, a mere village; and a little time after, we perceived on our right
the ruins of a town named
Medinet Habu ; it was at about half a league within land.
In advancing a little further, we found ourselves between two villages, of very
little importance, which are
Kurnabilal and Ghosaem. The firsl is on the western shore, and the second
on the eastern. Afterwards we approached to the village of
Ell Akalita, situated to the west, and almost opposite to
Carnac, a name that is given to a vast extent of country, situated to the east of
the Nik, and where one discovers, almost at every step, some very considerable
ruins, which continue for the space of more than three leagues square, quite to
Luxxor,
See the map
of the Nile,
Plate
xcviii.