SANHEIT, 247 family were so fanatical, and afraid of the Egyptians, that they would not permit them to go to Sanheit ; and consequently he could do nothing towards educating them, all that was possible being to send them money.

Sanheit is situated in a very barren, treeless-looking country, in what is known as the Bogos country, and used to be independent until Munzingar Pacha some years ago took it for the Egyptians, and built a fort there. Previous to that, there had been many trees, all of which he cut down. Each family, too, had its own burying-ground enclosed in high stone-walls ; these he removed, and used in building the present fort, and there remains scarcely a trace of these ancient sepulchres.

Sanheit is usually marked on the maps as Keren, and was known by that name before the arrival of the Egyptians. It is now applied only to the part of the town built before that period, and separated from the more modern town and fort of Sanheit, which is opposite to it, by several hundred feet of arid-looking land. This arid-looking plateau, however, after the rains, which commence in June, grows a considerable quantity of tobacco ; and there are several Greeks who have been established there for many years, engaged in its cultivation.

We pitched our tents close to the well belonging to the mission, which was fully two hundred feet deep, and under the shadow of an immense fig-tree. By the aid of irrigation, almost any thing would grow in the favourable climate of Sanheit ; the soil is rich, but water scarce. The missionaries possess several gardens, in which with great success they grow potatoes, cabbages, lettuces, carrots, and other European vegetables, as well as vines and pomegranates. It is a pity they have never tried mangoes, which I am sure would flourish there, and, besides supplying fruit, would be most valuable for shade.

We went to call on the governor, and found his divan much