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MOURAT-BEY.

Published by I.Stockdale.

UNDERTAKEN BY ORDER OF

THE OLD GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE;

BY

C. S. ŞONNINI,

ENGINEER IN THE FRENCH NAVY, AND MEMBER OF SEVERAL
SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY SOCIETIES.

ILLUSTRATED WITH FORTY ENGRAVINGS;

CONSISTING OF

Portraits, Views, Plans, a Geographical Chart, Antiquities,
Plants, Animals, &c.

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Drawn on the Spot, under the Author's Infpection.

Tolerantia rerum

Spernebat cunctas infuperata minas.
Vertice nudato, ventos pluviafque ferebam.
Non mihi folititium, non grave frigus erat.

Quamvis exiguo poteram requiefcere fomno,

Et quamvis modico membra fovere cibo.

CORN. GALLUS, Epig. 1. Senect. Defer.

Tranflated from the French,

BY HENRY HUNTER, D. D.

30X168

CONTENTS.

VOL. II.

CHAP. XXII.

The Banana-tree-Custard-apple-Mallow-Melo-

chia-Bammia-Atlè-The Buffalo-The Water

of the Nile-The Plague-The climate of Egypt

-Treatment of the Dead-Burying Places-Dif-

eafes-Elephantiafis-Disorders incident to the

Circumcifion of females-Sect of Saadi, or Serpent-

Eaters

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CHAP. XXIV.

Winter Eel of the Nile-Turtle-Birds-The

Nightingale-Bird of Prey-The little Owl-

White Wagtail-Kingfishers-Heron- - Purple

Gallinule-Spur-winged Plovers-Hoopoes-Te-

nebrio-Orange-trees-Onions-Garlic-Lettuce

Colocafia - Ichneumon·

-Ichneumon-Thaleb Manner in

which the Africans diftinguish Men-Rats and Mice

-Sheep

-Sheep-Goat-Preparations for quitting Rofetta

-Meteorological Obfervations-Gales of Wind

from the South

CHAP. XXV.

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Departure from Roffetta -Bedouins--Agreement

with the Arabs-Tumult at Aboukir-Camp be-

tween Aboukir and Alexandria-Wild oxen-Con-

fequence of the tumult at Aboukir-Inscription—

Camp of Bedouins--Camels-Alarm in the

Camp--Manners and hofpitality of the Bedouins

—Opinion peculiar to them-Ancient cube

CHAP. XXVI.

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Journey across Bahire-Bedouins-Starlings-Beans

-Damanhour-Reports Spread respecting the Au-

thor's journey-Cotton--Courtefans-Continua-

tion of the journey as far as the defert-Wretched

State of the country people-Superb plains-The

defert-Hares Birds-Wild oxen—Antelopes-

A tyger Oftriches

CHAP. XXVII.

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Lakes of Natron-Cophtic Convent in the Defert-

We meet with a band of Arab robbers-Singular

fcenes that enfued-Difficulty of obtaining entrance

into the Monaftry-Wild Boars

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CHAP.