. Narrative of the Euphrates expedition : carried on by order of the British government during the years 1835, 1836, and 1837. . r invariable custom to lay-to on Sunday, and to allowsome of the men to go on shore in the boat. Whenready to return we heard their If you please send theboat which was construed by the Arabs into Eblis(Devil), and they expressed their surprise to Eassamthat all these Englishmen bore the name of Eblis—or Satan. Their attempts at pronouncing our Englishnames were signal failures. Chesney was the only onethey could manage. This they pronounced very well,but Cleaveland
. Narrative of the Euphrates expedition : carried on by order of the British government during the years 1835, 1836, and 1837. . r invariable custom to lay-to on Sunday, and to allowsome of the men to go on shore in the boat. Whenready to return we heard their If you please send theboat which was construed by the Arabs into Eblis(Devil), and they expressed their surprise to Eassamthat all these Englishmen bore the name of Eblis—or Satan. Their attempts at pronouncing our Englishnames were signal failures. Chesney was the only onethey could manage. This they pronounced very well,but Cleaveland was Clayoicn; Charlewood, Challoot;Fitzjames, Fissajimmis; Escourt, Scoot (or smooth), &c., Next morning we received a favourable report fromKaiat-en- Lieutenant Cleaveland of the navigability of the riverNejm. as £ar as Xalat-en-Nejm. Just as we were starting weperceived that the Arabs, who had shown symptoms ofgreat alarm, were actually praying to be deliveredfrom the terrible danger with which they believedthemselves to be menaced. The first part of this daysdescent was carried on with unusual care, the river •. - « I *
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