Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-07

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the Britiih army ii Egypt, addrefed 70 his -
beltait, contains fome particu which NAV n, y,
once Intereltng and amulng 70 our readers.
We travel through plains Of wheat and ba,
ley without meeting win an mcclure " IT,
for mary miles we turn our horles into 81
ley or clover field, where they enjoy tbernfs,r.
without d'ltur bance. The 6rf fix days aarcsl
we travelled through moR fertile country
grain, which needs only to be thrown in II
ground 70 produce moa plentiful crop. MI
Delta, which Is on the other Gje of the Me. HI
a mott abundant country; the villages aIop
the banks Of the Nile have pretty appearanrl
at a diltance they are all RATED on ari6cA
eminences Of mud and clay, to proted hsn
from the overhowing Of the Me; but Rb.s
you arrive at them they are nothing but al N
iemblage Of mifer4be huts, generally buH, N
mud, clay and hraw, perfe9 aboa es Of milsrS
and DIRT, interior 10 yCur wort Irifh vfla7sH
'lheir inhabitants, The arabs, are a fsvage -
Of people, whc1e hands az Oh every che. M
every ones hands upon Them Tie children u
nine years old 60 naked, and tie 1omsn cow
theml-lyes with loof- blue cotton vtRrent
which completely hides th5m frop our feh
When We enter . village the ladies fcampt
OFT with great preciPitat on as il VIZ were un
BEATS come tn deTnur them, and The chiIdra
iet up terrible fquAiling we'll plealed no doaa
when they can elcape from Is with utt the
OF eg o mann.
RecoIlr6ing the l90ry " M4aer Iusiter
Mis- Dance; | Wanter 70 a VI lace With
handful Of Paras { : .mall com a5sy III. va4
Of halfPenny) aud begin dir Luting NV
ras among the litle naked din<y fivasestgA
emily mother H.h her little one s'Faa
with cautiouS add wary Reps FIR
child and 6njirg that doa', Bite hsr oit4
tide oae, ihe bcckons z BE- female frendSa
advance, that | am very quiei-e9r su7
and generous OF ny Paras zaJ tha. theynI
thew their faxes without rtlarve. Tius
obtain by innocent Health a fight ii nai
dHgy and copper coioured comyleAior
which there is nothing loo pretty NJ agrsea
they have ine eyes Of great ,xpGeilion, 49, :
teeth are IN ger eral n both men and we'd
very white; wlich probably a!.il-s irons
fmPle mode Of living, and tAe " Of aim
that cannot hstt them. The TurkJlh ali I
principally live by pluoier, and they IheF
mercy to a Frenchm n not content with
Violating every unfortunate Frsnchman
falls before them, they carve and cat the
part of their bodies with their immenle aa1
and leave them knocking lpeaacle Of th'f4 Il
of war.
a few mornings ago We performed az ID
neat affair: an officer from rhe deia:t bTo'4 y
intelligence to a camp that convoy Of y
men and 500 c:mels were Ontheir march
Alexandria to the Data, for corn and P'q A
Gons to fsPPly that 9arrilou, and that tbE II
then about feJr miles from rs cromAg III N
'fsrt. The cavalry and arong de.ach7
was Immediately ordered to intercept then4f D
BY an extraordinary and forced march o. !.
hours came up with them. BY reconnos1
them We found th5ir force had been ml'
aggeraed, and it appeared neceh4Ty Y
regiments only to puih on. rs our ny
was one OF Them, had an opportunity
witnels to their furrender, which they vs. Nj
glad to make to an Engifh force INC ~
nv 10 this country they receive any ms"I
having been much Narrated in theF ~ T.
party Of Bedouin Arabs. freebooters OF ~ 1
fert, and ipplacable enealies OF the = ~
there were about 500 Of them. pat eas.' =
part infantry, and about 100 uoa9,el 4
edaries, part Of corps which the flsn.1
necef4ry 10 raife 10 this couaTry M
fa6 carnels, buta light ipejcies oi tnIM
travel with great fEiftn'i' N gig
of 100 miles in day, with toeIa".
they are very traaa.le, will rie and i% a
the wcrd Of command, and DO every 80
cavelry is capable OF doing; = wa ~
laughable Procedion to an En8i pH+e
important capture TO our arinJ, ~ u
it with number Of fine camss III WI .;al
of tranfporting our proviiion, aai'nu a j A.I
baggage The plague !. beSiaps N M
off fone of our men at Aboukir, oa1 IS
reached this army. Three deys ID n
fpecim.n of the camp ide VINO, md
Gus wind Of the de.ert, i was Nk: MD l.,
Pafed through a burning oF7n: ,.I 7
bout s hours The thermometer roc "
camels were killed by il, bat u Can NJ
fcribei. NJ