AND LOWER EGYPT.- I4i 



Tlie litlle city in which Dervisch exercises his 

 sovereignty, is badly built, and it has the appear- 

 ance of wretchedness. It is situated very far up 

 the country. The Nile is at the distance of two 

 full leagues from it. Between it and the river you 

 find a town called Busjoiira, where 3. Kiaschef xc- 

 sides. The port of these two places is a village, 

 which is named Sahet. In all probability, Fars- 

 chout occupies the place of Acanthus,2LU ap^jent city 

 of Egypt, near which there was a consecrated 

 wood. This was the second city thus called ; ano- 

 ther of the same name occupied the site of Das- 

 ch'jur, a little to the south of Sakkara. 



Determined to follow the advice which I re- 

 ceived on all hands, I renounced my plan of pur- 

 suing*" by land the course of the Nile, and I made 

 an ao-reement with the master of a karija to con- 

 vey me to the domains of Ismahi Abou Alt. But 

 as I had been equally forewarned that the naviga- 

 tion of the Nile was very little more secure than 

 the roads, I left with the monks of Farschout a part 

 of my effects ; for, higher up, the country was filled 

 with robbers. 



I was given to understand, that, notwithstandnig 

 my bargain with the rels of the boat, the Kiaschef 

 of Basjoura had seized upon my vessel for his own 

 private use. Authority in the hands of persons 



ynworthy 



