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dallah with the emblems of his submission, a pe- 

 lisse, a sabre, and several horses richly caparisoned. 

 " This/' said he, in presenting him with the sword, 

 " is the pledge of your fealty ; it will be your pro- 

 tector so long as you are faithful to your promises ; 

 but if you disobey the orders of the sultan, our 

 master, it will be his avenger." Again the whole 

 camp resounded with shouts for the prosperity of the 

 grand seignior, and promised to repeat his name in 

 their Friday's prayers. 



Toussoun quitted Arabia in the beginning of No- 

 vember. At Cairo he was welcomed with all the 

 honours due to his rank and bravery. Salvos of ar- 

 tillery announced his approach, and crowds throng- 

 ed the streets to behold the deliverer of the holy 

 cities. By his father alone he was coldly received. 

 His subsequent history is short : he was appointed 

 to command a large body of troops encamped at 

 Rosetta for the defence of the coast, and died there 

 next year (September 1816) of the plague. 



Mohammed Ali was evidently not sincere in his 

 offers of peace ; and pretexts were easily found for 

 renewing hostilities. His letters of acquiescence 

 to Abdallah were extremely ambiguous. He de- 

 manded the restitution of the treasures which his 

 father had taken from the tomb of the Prophet; 

 he required that Deraiah should submit to the ju- 

 risdiction of the Governor of Medina ; and he refus- 

 ed to confirm the treaty, unless the Wahabees 

 would cede to him the province of Hassa. Deceit 

 was one of the most prominent arid reprehensible 

 features in the character of Ali ; and although his 

 son, his equal in rank (both being pashas of three 

 tails), had concluded a peace that was considered 



