Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-05-06

Tie dsy we lantied the Turkf vicesadmsal- Who
IN the port Of Aisxandfa with the Carav4 "a large
Vefie belonging tie Grand segnior) defined col
leef the tribste Il The army fenr his flag officer
on board the L OTiei, with preeni of Two leep and
order inquire into the deinaton OF our armament
We ave him the pt eamation 10 read he executed
hfleil his ignorance, and il lead TO him. every
plta9fagh hat touched the irioence of the Name
loucs made him weep th joy. He ak for Tome
pfoeamations diiptIie and aured that the wee
AIM Al who repteeaecd the perion Of the Grand seig
nor, would give genera order fer the friendly recep
ton 81 the eneh. at lensth, after drinking cup OF
cofe aud ealing fweeimeas, he retired extremely
vel "A, sded The Caraval ia Gill in the port with the
adnaitais flag fyng
landed at alexand ia on the n. with the admiral.
Thdie of the inh bifas who had rema ned, as well as
the Arabs of the Undetermined appeared to be tocra.
biz well recovered from Their fright, and in way of
acquiring little confidence. There were in the BaSar
fmarkei plaee ihtep pigeons, tobacco and number IF
BARRIERS who place the tie d of their ouomers between
their knees; aud who frif. ieerr rather preparing
te TIER neck off than to fhave them they hive,
however, Wy light hand, and through their buff
nefs ikafuly. ! Jaw alto fome women ]. they were
lnnffied IN in long nnents which let nothing to be
leen bun the eyes !; mode of dreis which put in
mind of the renitrnts of ur lou hern provinces
his city, which is f fad to contain 900 inhabt-
ans has nothing of tie ancient Alexandria but the
the Arabs, indeed. call it Ssasdsfa The ruins
of Is fo circuit announce that 1t " mott
exten6ve place and might well contain the goo 600
peape which hiiorians have givenit But the delpo
tim and ftupor viii. b Toll We th4t period, aud The
diicovcry of The India ny the Cape of Good
Hope have iucctfvey reduced TO the mierablei.te
in which it its
II is mere heap of ruins where you fee paltry
howell of mad and fttaw tuck agsinl The magnificent
fragments of gr mite column the Directs paw
cd This image of d.ioation is rendered The more
arkrg by being within view of two Objects, which
have pacd usufed through the apfc of ages that
devoured every thing around teem One Is what is
called fonnpev's Column but which was RATED by Sc
ver;s this have only ieen diltance, the other.
which Is called Cieop.tras Needle have exam ned
clofely. 1t ODE IL formed Jingle piece of gra-
nate exceedingly well prdefeed. As FAR rs | could
judge from ny eye, Is about y of feet in height,
feet fquarc the baio, and towards the funim il
is covered with hieroglyphies on very fie. \ few
date fca,te ed here an there about the
try. Il IS melancholy looking which. dit
ance bears fome reiehl fir that has b-en Iript
OF al IT'S branches to the top
Such is the coat o. this country. 10 fertile in the in
tsriori aud which under enlightened cove nment.
might fee once more revived the age OF Alexander and
the Ptocmiess
Arrived at head quarters, which the north
extremity Of the city We found an activity an APP
pearance Of life which we had been uied to FOR
long ome Of The troops diiebarking, others pre-
parinp for their march aeo tic deterts of Rofet,a
Generals folders, Turk, Arabs Came sail toeether
formed eontra which preien,ed very lively picture
of the country.
L. the midi of this confuion appeared the comrnan.
der in chief. regulating til march OF The army the
police If the ely and the precautions be taken asan
the plague trac ng out fortihcations, combining
the operations Of the feet with hoie of the army and
expedting in Junction with the Arabs who had fubmit-
ted the procamanons 10 he tribes who had taken the
larm A mott itr,king example made at this in
a4ny folder brought 10, who had llolen poie-
mad from friendly Arab the faet wa afcertained
and the culprit 'niiandy ihot on the fpot.
In conequence of this. entire tribe of Arabs cen
filing of COCO fen. deputies the day to the com
mander chief 10 fuear lafing iriendlhip between
the nations under pain Of dannation They brought
with them foule pr toners, among whom one of our
women whom they had beaten This tribe will furnilh
us with armed folders oher viii a1oredy initiate
their ex .nple War with The Mameloucs peace with
the Arabs ueh the cry whiehwl fwell cur armies,
and fweep before the opqref-rs OF this par of the
world =
am obliged to break of-the vehll Is going. have
tine read 10 fee II be eorreet copied
ihis nua be my execute. Adeu JAugERr
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