On Exploriny the 7iVhite Nile. lg37.] 191 TIle a(lsalltaes of an cxpetlitiotl by stearn for tllis surstcy must be obvious. First, th( trilJes to be passetl through are he)stile, not only to Turks and uropeansJ tat ?requontly to cach othel; anel a sailillO expealition Toul(l l equil e a largc numbsr of troops for pr>tection, a stea]n expexlition very fi.v, I)ec.tuse it N-oul(l have no liffilculty in mvvin,:, quickl) avay in c.lse of emert,ency. Secondly, if troops were taken, provisions must also be talen br themd antl this *vvoukl great]y increabe the size and expense of tlle espetlitaon. Tllisdly, a sailing e.Spe(lttion wouXl lequile more time for maliin.r the surXrey-in all pI'O5tIbility a -ear ol loore; andn if son wotlld be obli*,4 to remain in the country (lurinX the rainy seasoll, which is so huttful to Suroi eans llot acclimawtisetl: whereas, in a steamer, a11 mit,ht l)e accomplisheti in six or seven montlls flom Belber, antl txvelve or fourteen months froln Cairo.

Tlle probalule expense of suCh an cxletlition lrould not excee(l 500VI.5 all(l if ?1ssiste(1 ly eosernment with merl ancl stores, COIlsi-(leral)ly less; d(ultless, also, wolunteelss xvotlld be fountl W110 wtould glaflly sels-e in a cause wilich lnust ex}cite the greatest intPl'ESt in all geoglsa-llers. Annesel is a blief xrocabulary of the inhabitants of Jel3e1 :Nul)all, which is neally the sanle as tile Kol(la,l (}tWil)lell, l'\Tubten, . 37') :-1Alall Isltlii Goat Ogllillin Make haste Alutlio (lo sllei A\Ton<ln ltlelollill Ostlich Tig;mbiu Cvme hele Twei ISoy Nilttalsdo Pin Kit,l Go aw;xy Islutlr Girl rl'el go llat Kulllallin Ye s Olillko Fasher Alllatg ,all k'lesh Kwaji Olle 1n'e1 Motler Atallllll<ent Knife Klvatlvar 'J'wo 01a Brotlser Allolil1gtantr Milk I(lJU 'lrWree 'l'oRu Kirl? }illju Porridoe 1taljtl FGUR Ksl1ju Ilea(l Ullllill Dhurrah ASVilldill Five '1 ishtt I-ltlil Tilgin BTater Otu Six Itsvasl'l tIout 11 Aljo Xain H;lrikoj u Seven KwaLlf II illd O!KjTJ; Coltl Kedi Xight 111(1tl Ltg Ke}o;(la St)l1e Kwak;ndin Nine3 V\te(l(lu Skill ])OltOvIill-131ack XVtIrrin(1in Tell ]sale Ass Ollulullin YVhite H()linllill Xleven }30re-bel-ktl Cauntsl Calellill 1't(1 Kelin(lin 'l'welve BrJre-ola-hu (:oLv 'l'i AVootl ()r.\llill 'l'hli teell B'ole-tojllklx l)vt, Bltliil Caalo1on Blotting &c. &c. Holse Kozn; n As-aalam l Ken}i &r- Tsvellty Tarb l*'owl Kok()nllin Aleikom ( kla [At1. I4olroyd has also colllmunicated t(v the Society a list of se+-enty-sevell positions of places on the Nile) let-een Philae anel Sennar, f olll observations l;y l\lI. Linant WIany of these h;Xre lcen usezl in the ccJnstrlletion of the annese(l map; but as sol-ne of thc othels diSer considerably in lont,itutle fitxm the (leterlninations l)y lAr. Riippell, their publication is clelaye{l till we can lle.lr flom A:[. Linant tn what clata his positions (lepend.]