Elephantis deinde et impedimentis terra sequi iussis, secundo amne defluxit quadraginta ferme stadia singulis diebus procedens, ut opportunis locis exponi subinde copiae possent.
Then, having given orders that the elephants and the baggage should follow by land, he sailed down the river, advancing about forty stadia each day, to allow the troops to be landed from time to time where there were convenient places.
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