was acknowledged by the respect paid to him by all present. His reception of Colonel 
Campbell seemed to be most cordial, and as unpretending as the reception of an old 
friend. Having received us and taken his seat on the divan, he beckoned his visitors 
to be seated. Coffee was then served to us by attendants in rich costumes. The 
Pasha alone smoked. Only officers of the very highest rank are invited to this 
enjoyment in bis presence.” 
The scene represents the Pasha seated, whilst Colonel (now General) Patrick Campbell 
explained to him the proposed route across the Desert. Artem Bey interpreted to 
His Highness in Turkish the conversation, which was carried on in Italian. There 
were present, Bogos Bey, his oldest friend and first minister; the Pasha’s grandson, 
Abbas Pasha, the present Viceroy of Egypt; Linant Bey, the French engineer, and 
others. Among those with Colonel Campbell were Lieutenant Waghorn, the projector 
of the Overland route to India, and who has since been so indefatigable in its accom¬ 
plishment; Mr. Tatum, the distinguished Coptic scholar; Mr. Roberts; Mr. Pell, 
and other English gentlemen. The interview was partly to congratutate His Highness 
on his recent safe return from Upper Egypt, and partly in connexion with the 
pi’ojected plans for improving the transit of passengers and merchandise across the 
Isthmus of Suez. 
BAB EN NASH, OB GATE OF VICTOBY, AND MOSQUE OF 
EL HAKIM, CAIBO. 
The massive square towers which flank the portal of this entrance to the city have 
neither the appearance of the ancient propyla, nor the fantastic character of Arab 
construction. It was built towards the end of the eleventh century, during the caliphate 
of El Mutansir, by his Vizier Bedr el Gemalee, who gave his name to tlie Gemaleeyah,— 
the street which leads from this gate to the two Fatimite palaces. 
There is a grandeur and simplicity in the.broad and massive character of the whole 
structure; and except a band like a cornice carried round the towers, twenty feet 
below their square summits, and some trophy-like ornaments in shields, it is without 
decoration or enrichment. A Kufic inscription may be read beneath the archivolt:— 
“ There is no Deity but God; He is alone; He has no equal. Mohammed is the 
apostle of God. Alee is the friend of God. May the peace of God be on them!” 
This gate is on the north-east side of Cairo, and leads into the public cemetery from 
the city, and towards Suez. In the distance a striking object in this sketch appears,— 
the minaret of the ruined mosque of El Hakim situated without the walls of Cairo. 
Roberts’s Journal. 
