10 ACRE. 
CHAP. I will do that business for you :" accordingly, he 
ordered them to be brought before him, and 
league and an half in length : the sweep is nearly semicircular: the 
sounding, in general, ten or eleven fathoms ; and the holding-ground 
near the village Caiffuy on the south side, excellent. 
" A low sandy ridge, projecting from the south point of the bay, 
forms a secure roadstead abreast of Caiffa, and is always preferred. 
Two small streams discharge themselves into the Bay of Acre: one 
about a mile east of Caiffa, supposed to be the Kishon of the Sacred 
Scripture: the second, called the River ef Acre, discharges itself into 
the sea, perhaps a mile and an half from the town. This stream is 
shallow, inconsiderable, and frequently changes its direction. The 
beach of the hay does not seem convenient for landing, being much 
exposed to the westerly winds, flat and shallow, with a continual surf. 
" ^n7 the 13th. Soon after breakfast we visited Z);ezra»-, who 
w as very talkative, and showed us several specimens of his ingenuity : 
he cut out, in our presence, a gun, in paper, with a pair of scissars ; 
told us he was a great adept at this art, and would let us see his per- 
formances : these consisted of vases and flowers, very neatly cut, and 
adorned with different inscriptions from the Koran, and had been 
further decorated by a painter in the town: he also showed us the 
model of a powder-mill to be worked by horses, of his own invention. 
When we made him a compliment on the gallant defence of Acre, by 
himself and Sir Sidney/ Smith, — ' Ah ! {replied he) all events are from 
God. Fate has always favoured Djezzar ; and confident in my own 
* strength and means, I never feared Buonaparte. Nor do I care for 
* the Vizier: when he marched through this part of Syria, he did not 
'* dare to approach Acre; for he knew 1 wa? well able to receive him.' 
" After having taken our leave, we wished to visit the fortifications 
towards the sea: we were however told, that it would be better to 
walk without the town ; for Djezzar could not be responsible for our 
safety within, as it was the time of a festival (the Kourlan Jieiram, 
the sacrifice of lambs), during which the soldiers fire their pistols 
eontiiiualiy (always with ball), and perhaps some accident might 
befal us. Mr. Hamilton returned to Djezzar, to make some diplo- 
matic arrangements ; while Major Leake and myself took a walk on 
the north side of the fortifications. 
" Djezzar' h Dragoman (Bertocini, a Genoe.ie) informed us, that 
thirteen \car? ago, ou account of a suspected conspiracy between his 
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