23 COAST OF EGYPT. 
CHAP, journey in Egypt, and retire into the cabin with 
, ^' General La Grans^e, to whom we made known 
our very embarrassing- situation. While we 
were thus ruminating- upon the unexpected 
chano^e in all our plans, a cry upon deck an- 
nounced that a sail was in sight, standing 
towards Aboukir. This proved to be the Diadem, 
of 64-guns, Captain Larmour, from Cyprus, with 
wood and water, which presently drew near to 
us, and was hailed from the Braakel. We re- 
quested a passage to the fleet: this was granted, 
and with some difficulty we got on board. Here 
vra found Colonel Capper, the bearer of overland 
despatches from India to the British ^rmjinEgi/pt. 
He gave us an account of his very arduous ex- 
pedition ; and communicated some interesting 
particulars, concerning the existence of antient 
Worship of Po^a/i suDcrstitions in Mount Libanus, particu- 
upon larly those of Venus or Astaroth. These were 
.Libanus. alluded to in the preceding Volume ' ; and as a 
renewal of the subject here might be deemed 
irrelevant, the author has reserv^ed his observa- 
tions upon Colonel Cappers discovery for the 
Appendix^: it relates to a very interesting 
relique of the antient mythology of Syria. 
( 1) See Vol. IV. p. 204. Note 1. 
(2j See the .Ijfcmlix to this Volume, No. I. 
