Still the journey, as far as Mardin, where they arrived June 19th, was both pleasant and prosperous.

On the plain below the city Mr.Mitchell, in efforts to keep their tent from being blown down in a storm, became wet and chilled.

This brought on another fit of ague, which was repeated after three days.

On the 25th, with scarcely any apparent disease, he lost his reason, and from that time drooped, like the withering of a plant, till he died on the morning of June 27th, 1841.

The Koordish villagers refused the Christian a grave, nor would they aid in carrying the body a few miles to the Jacobite village Telabel, The survivors had not strength themselves to carry it, but secured its conveyance thither as best they could.