CHAPTER IX. 
Observations on Jidda. — Its ancient and present state. — Condition of the Slaves there. 
—Decline of the Family of Mohammed. — Account of the Harbour ofJidda^its 
Trade, and number of vessels employed between it and Egypt.— Departure from 
Jidda.— Voyage to Suez.-«Transactions there.— Arrival of Schecli Chedid and the 
Caravan from Cairo.— Anecdotes of him. — Present state of Suez and its Trade. — 
Observations on the Passage of the Children of Israel through the Red Sea. 
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