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the road, who had nothing in their hands, one of thems 

 {hatched the turban off. He likewife added, that there were 

 two parties in the town ; one in favour of Ali Bey, the other 

 friends to a rebel Bey who had taken Miniet ; that they 

 had fought, two or three days ago, among themfelves, and 

 were going to fight again, each of them having called A- 

 rabs to their amftance.. " Mahomet Bey, fays my Howadat 

 " Arab, will come one of thefe days with the foldiers,, 

 " and bring our Shekh and people with him, who will 

 " burn their houfes, and deflroy their corn, that they will 

 " be all flarved to death next year." 



Hassan and his fon Mahomet were violently exafperated, 

 and nothing would ferve them but to go in again near the 

 more, and fire all the guns and blunderbuffes among the 

 people. But, befides that I had no inclination of that kind, 

 I was very loth to fruilrate the attempts of fome future 

 traveller, who may add this to the great remains of archi- 

 tecture we have preferved already. 



It would be a fine outfet for fome engraver; the elegance 

 and importance of the work are certain. From Cairo the 

 diftance is but four days pleafant and fafe navigation, and- 

 in quiet times, protection might, by proper means, be eafily 

 enough obtained at little expence, 



CHAE 



