95 ACRE. 
CHAP, that hung above his head, covered with greasy 
^■' 1 leather, added, " Humbler instruments serve 
my purposes : besides, you may tell Sir Sidney, 
that DJezzar, old as he is, seldom requires the 
aid of a glass to view what passes around him." 
Finding it impossible to pacify him upon this 
subject\ we turned the conversation, by stating 
the cause of our visit to ^cre, and requested a 
supply of cattle for the use of the British fleet. 
He asrreed to furnish an hundred bullocks, but 
upon the sole condition of not being offered 
payment for them in money ^. He said it would 
require some time to collect cattle for this 
purpose: we therefore persuaded Captain 
Culverhouse to employ the interval in making, with 
us, a complete tour of the Holy Land. Djezzar, 
having heard of our intention, promised to 
supply us with horses from his own stables, and 
an escort, formed of his body guard, for the un- 
dertaking ; ordering also his dragoman, Bertocinoy 
(1) The Rev. J. Palmer, Arabic Professor in the University of Cam- 
bridge, has visited Acre since the death of Djezzar, Beiug' at the 
palace of his successor, Djezzar's secretary confessed to him, that his 
master had " loiig made up his mind to put Sir Sidney to death, when- 
ever the means were in his power." Considering the open unsuspecting 
frankness of Sir Sidney, in all his dealings with the Arabs, it is 
wonderful this was not effected. 
(2) The only remuneration required by Djezzar, for the supplies he 
twice sent to our fleet, was a few pieces of artillery taken by our army 
from the French in Egypt, or a little ammunition. It is said, however, 
that no payment of any kind w as ever made to him. 
