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she would have perished before we had time to arm in her defence, 
which we should certainly have done for our Frosh, had we not been 
so completely deceived by supposing them to be the Governor's 
people. When, in the dispute, Vincenzo told them that we were 
friends of Mohammed Ali and Taher Pacha, one of them answered, 
I despise the beards of both of them; " literally, " I am on the 
beards, what care I for them ? I will be master here." 
Our first care on reaching the house was to examine the wounds 
of our poor servant, which were not dangerous, his turban having 
protected his head from the blows of their sabres. The Governor 
soon joined us, and earnesly requested that we would go to a small 
house without the town, whither he would follow us as soon as 
possible. We immediately complied, and he soon followed us. He 
was evidently alarmed, and anxious to get us away, saying that he 
would conduct us himself to our tents by a circuitous rout, without 
going through the town, and that it would be advisable for us to 
embark in his boat, and proceed to Rosetta in the night. We 
thought it our duty to comply with every wish of his, in order that, 
in the discussion that was likely to follow, nothing might be attri- 
buted to our proceedings. On arriving there we found that nothing 
had been stolen. The two soldiers who had joined the Hadje in 
the attack on the Frosh, were in the boat with him, which had not 
sailed. We however were now prepared. We took our arms and 
little cannon, sent our baggage, and that of Mr. Rafraelli,in thejerm, 
and went ourselves in the canja. We embarked by six, and the 
Governor went with us to a village of his a few miles lower down. 
The pilgrim's jerm set ofFbefore us, but as the wind was contrary, 
we soon passed her, and received no insult, which indeed we were 
