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became his wife. He learnt of Zemlra to enjoy more and 

 more the goods of the earth ; bleffed the Eternal, praifed 

 his deftiny, and forbore to examine into things infcru- 

 table to mortal eye. Zemira now had been ten years 

 his fpoufe, and ftill he knew not all her charms. He 

 often afked for more than Ihe gave him ; was importu- 

 nate, was even unreasonable ; but Zemira faid to him, 

 " Abftain and enjoy." Omar kifled her hand and was 

 filent. Omar abftained and enjoyed, and was content. 



AUTHENTIC HISTORICAL NARRATIVE OP THE WAR 

 CARRIED ON BY THE OTTOMAN PORT, IN THE 

 YEAR 1785, WITH THE BEYS IN JEGYPT S» 



PREFACE OF THE TRANSMITTER. 



N O fooner did the famous kapudan pafha fet out 

 upon his expedition into ./Egypt, than he attracted the 

 eyes of all Europe upon him ; as every one, who is not 



quite 



f This piece is an extract of a letter to the editor from Tried, 

 dated the 6th of March, 1788. — — The hiitory of the war with 

 the Egyptian beys is by no means lively or entertaining ; but is re- 

 markable and intere(ling ? from its relation to the hiftory of J£gypt 9 

 to the conflitution of the ottoman empire, and to the prefent 

 courfe of affairs. We may at lead learn from it what fort of people 

 the Ruffians have to do with, what fort of a man the kapudan 

 pafha is, what the beys are, and what would be renuifite to their 

 fubj ligation. 



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