CHAPTER VI.

A Tartar-eater--Loss of Arsalan--Great Caravan of 128 Camels--Night Arrival at Tchagan-Kouren--We are refused Admission into the Inns--We take up our abode with a Shepherd--Overflow of the Yellow River-Aspect of Tchagan-Kouren--Departure across the Marshes--Hiring a Bark--Arrival on the Banks of the Yellow River--Encampment under the Portico of a Pagoda--Embarkation of the Camels--Passage of the Yellow River--Laborious Journey across the Inundated Country--Encampment on the Banks of the River