'Journey from India, towards England, in the Year 1797; by a Route Commonly Called Over-land, through Countries Not Much Frequented, and Many of them Hitherto Unknown to Europeans, Particularly between the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris, through Curdistan, Diarbek, Armenia, and Natolia, in Asia; and through Romalia, Bulgaria, Wallachia, Transylvania, &c.in Europe. Illustrated by a Map and Other Engravings.' [‎82v] (117/330)

82 a journey from india,
our boats fafl to the eaftern banks of the
river, where our people re (led under the
ihade of fome willows for two hours.
Going through the jungle to the edge
of the Defert, I faw fome partridges at a
little diflance, and was tempted to try if
I could get a (hot; but having only my
nippers on, I found great inconvenience
from the excefsive heat of the Defert, and
was glad to get back again to the river;
for, though my feet were not bliftercd,
yet the Ikin foon after peeled off the loles.
Hitherto I had always worn a pair of ftrong
boots, which I found extremely conve
nient both with refpecft to the heat, and
as a fafeguard from the reptiles and vene-
mous infers, which in fomc places were
very numerous; and I was particularly
careful never to go out again fo lightly
equipped.
At two o'clock we refumed our voyage
and continued tracking up the
eaitern
banks of the river till half pad fix.
My