Travels through Egypt and Syria, By. 
‘Then take oil of turpentine, and with a fponge, or hog’se 
hair pencil, wath over the places where the mixture has been 
ufed, rubbing it with the brufh until it be diffolyed: clear it 
away with a linen rag, and wafh it with more oil of turpentine 
fo long as any white lead appears; then let it dry. 
. Warm the drawing; then with a foft bruth and highly- 
rectified {pirit of wine wafh the places where the oil of tur- 
pentine has been ufed, to clear away the remainder of it: 
rub the drawing lightly on the face, but fponge it well on. 
the back, 
When dry, tint down the lights where it may be wanted ; 
harmoniie the colouring, and cut the fhadows to effect, with 
ftill darker tints as may he neceffary. 
If other touches of light fhould afterwards be wanted in 
the fhadowed parts, the colour may be eafily removed by a 
pencil formed of {ponge, with water fufficient to produce 
them with as much ftrength as can be defired; then ftop 
them with the mixture; wath the fhadow over the touches, 
bringing it to the ealour taken off; and, when dry, remove 
the mixture with the oil of turpentine ayd {pirit of wine. 
_XY, An ic of Mr. Brown’s Travels through 
Egypt. and Syria, &c, 
[Continued from page 414 of the lat Volume.] 
Doatwe three or four days enfuing, Mr. Brown fuffered 
fo violent a relapfe as to be unable to perform the common 
offices of life, and even to fuppofe that it was nearly atan 
end, The moment any fymptoms of amendment appeared, 
he fent word to. the Melek that he wifhed to be introduced 
to the Sultan, and then, as foon 4s poflible, to he difmiffed. 
No reply was made to this meflage; but the following day 
he came to the tent, with fome of his attendants, and defired 
to fee the merchandife he had brought with him. As to 
part of the articles, confifting of wearing apparel, &c. fuited 
to the great, our traveller r¢adily confented: but this was not 
fufficient ; the Melek infifted on feeing the contents of a {mall 
et which chiefly contained articles afeful to himfelf, but 
not 
