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III. An Account of Mr. ^^Kow^'s Travels through Egypt 

 and Sjria, &c. * 



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1V±R. BROWN arrived in Egypt on the lotli of January 

 1 793, after a pafTage of twenty-fix days. Some information 

 which he obtained in Alexandria having induced him to at- 

 tempt exploring the veiiiges of the temple of Jupiter Am- 

 nion, he procured an interpreter, and made the neceilkry ar- 

 rangements for the conveyance of his baggage and provi- 

 fions, with fome Arabs, who are employed^in tranfporting 

 through the defert dates and other articles between Siwa and 

 Alexandria. In this bufinefs he was much afiiiled by Mr, 

 Baldwin, who readily entered into his views, and did every 

 thing in his power to promote their fuccefs. 



On the 24tli of Febniary Mr. Brown, accompanied by the 

 Arabs, left Alexandria, and travelled the firft day only about 

 eight miles. From that period till the 4th of March their 

 route lay along the coall, and they were never long out of 

 fight of the fea. The foil was generally fmooth and fand)^, 

 and the vegetation was very inconfiderable ; the greater part 

 confifting of different kinds of glafs-wort or kali, which, 

 however, afforded a feafonable relief to the fufferino- camel. 

 For their horfes they were obliged to carry a conftant fupply 

 of barley and chopped ftraw. There are fcveral kinds of 

 preferved meat prepared among the orientals for long jour- 

 nies. They obviate the inconveniency of fait provifion by 

 ufing clarified butter. The kind moll ufed is called viyhli, 

 and will keep good for many years. It is brought from 

 wedern Barbary to Kahira (Cairo), 



On Sunday the 4lh, liaving travelled about fix hours, 

 they arrived at a well where they found a copious fupply of 

 water; and, having refreflied tlicir camels, they left the 

 coaft, and proceeded in a fouth-weft dire<5lion. From Alex- 

 andria to this well the time employed was about fcventy- 



* lixtraacil from the Accogru of his Travels jnH publillicd. 



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