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58 might eaily be heated at this height by the rays of the un to 15°, as a higher temperature is often experienced at the foot of the Glaciers. I have often known the thermometer to tand at 20° above 0 upon mount Libanon, though placed quite cloe to the now.

The declivity of the mountain facilitated our return, and we decended much quicker than we had acended. It was already evening before we reached the place where we had paed the preceding night. The almot total want of leep, which we had experienced in conequence of the intene cold, gave us little courage to pend another night at the ame place. We therefore wihed to proceed immediately farther, in order to eek a better helter upon ome of the neighbouring mountains; but as our guides would not move a tep before the moon roe, we were compelled to remain there till near midnight, waiting for its appearance. With the aitance of its feeble light, we decended over the pumice-tones, following pretty cloely the track which we had made for ourelves in our acent.

After a march of four hours, the bruh-wood, which grew very thick, obtructed our way o much, that we were obliged to halt till day-break. We had here abundance of fuel, and made ourelves amends for the cold of the preceding night, by