EGYPT, AND SYRIA. ^ 
The year before I arrived, there had been a peftilence which 
had deftroyed great numbers of the Mamluks. The next me- 
morable event was the conteft with Alexandria, before ftated. 
To ftrengthen his intereft, Ibrahim Bey had negotiated a 
marriage between his daughter and another powerful Bey, of 
the fame name, but no relation. The wedding-day, 30th of 
Auguft 1792, was celebrated with great pomp. A fplendid 
equipage was prepared, in the European form, of a coach, 
drawn by two horfes, and ornamented with wreaths of artificial 
flowers, in which a beautiful Have from the harein^ perfonating 
the bride, whofe features were very plain, was carried through the 
principal ftreets of Kahira. The blinds of the coach were how- 
ever drawn up, and the fair deputy fat concealed. The procef- 
fion was attended by fome Beys, feveral officers and Mamluks, 
and ended at the houfe of the bridegroom, who received her 
from the carriage in his arms. The Beys have baths in their 
houfes, otherwife this proceffion, on arriving at the houfe of 
the bridegroom, would have attended the female to the bath, 
and then returned thither. In general, at Kahira, the bride, 
completely veiled, walks under a canopy, and fupported by two 
women, to the houfe of the bridegroom. 
The fete had continued for three days preceding the marriage. 
In the evening, fire-works were exhibited at the houfes of the 
hufband and the father, and prefents of fhawls, cafFetans, and 
other parts of drefs and money were liberally diftributed. After 
confummation the enfanguined cloth was fhown to the relations 
of the bride, efpecially the mother. The virgin had been before 
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