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grain cheaper, as all export was stopped by the activity of the 
British cruizers. 
He was extremely anxious that the King of England should hear 
of his name and of his attachment to the English, and urged me 
much to mention him, and let the world know that he was the most 
powerful Arab in the Desert, and had a greater number of horse 
and people on foot. His camels are his chief profit, but he also 
receives money from the caravans for permitting them to pass the 
Desert. The Maugrabin pilgrims paid him from one to two zequins 
each for protection, though they came alone, besides the hire of 
the camels which they had from him. 
I met the Dola in the morning in the street, who was very happy 
to see me, and assured me that he did not know I was on shore, or 
he would have waited on me to pay his compHments. He also in- 
formed me, that the Turkish commander of the escort wished to 
wait on me. I replied civilly, and just as we sat down to dinner 
they came. The Turk was a respectable man, named Emin Effendi, 
belonging to the secretary's office of Mahommed Ali. He said he 
came to ask my permission to accompany my caravan ; which, of 
course, I granted. The old Dola hoped I was perfectly satisfied, 
and regretted that his duty here prevented him from attending me 
to Cairo. I was amused with the change in his conduct, but an- 
swered civilly ; however, in the evening, I sent Michael to insist 
on paying him for the sheep and eggs which he sent on board the 
Panther. He pleaded that they always sent a present to a vessel on 
her arrival, and that his only motive for refusing to accept mine in 
return was, that they would have believed at Cairo he had received 
one of great value, and that he did not like to accept oi>e worth 
