414 ALEXANDRIA TO COS. 
CHAR and of Rosetta, towards the Delta; or of Rack- 
VIII. 
V -^- ^t manie, rather than in that of Ahoukir. 
It was about sun-set when we reached the 
shore near Ahoiikir. Here we hired a Greek 
boat, to take us to our former station on board 
the Felicite merchantman, lying among the 
transport ships, where we arrived at seven 
o'clock the same evening. The good old 
Ragusan Captain gave us a hearty welcome to 
his cabin, and prepared for us a supper of 
roasted quails and pilau. Lord Keilh had sailed 
about four dayfe before for Malta, which pre- 
vented our taking leave of him, and of the 
officers of his ship, from whom we had ex- 
perienced many civilities. Dew fell in such 
abundance, that the decks were wetted as 
during a heavy shower : nevertheless, from the 
very animated state of the cabin, we preferred 
passing the night in this damp situation; and 
experienced from it no inconvenience. 
We were detained in the fleet until the 
tiventy -third. Upon the seventeenth, Mr. Schutz, 
who had been our companion since we left 
Rosetta, quitted the ship, and set out for Smyrna. 
During the whole of the seventeenth and 
eighteenth, it blew with such violence from the 
