Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-10-05

ExtraR Of a LetLtr.
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7bs NILrs from CAIRO % DAMIETTA'
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ExfyaH of a Letter.
On the 18th February, went from Daml-
eta n Canjoi, or boat. built for pleafure -
= faithful Janilary, and an Arabian irrVant
accompanied me, all well armed very ne
oehaty caution on the banks of the DameEta,
where attacks are continual.
" We left BOu'ac about one O'Clock, with q
fefene Ky, and heat as temperate as one OF tbs
hpeit days Of our ipri0g. The inundaton had
been over abou. fix weeks, and the waters OF The
Me inie iibly decrealed. The current being
rather fiow, and north wind blowing, The men
were obliged 70 take to their oars. Wheat and
barley began 70 rpen. The Indian uiller wa
foot high AMI the third crop Of lucera was
fpringing. Cueumber5 aud water melons lpread
their branches over the river banks, and beans
were a'moa rips. The foliage of the trees were
verdant, but differently tncu ed, and the or
ange and cotton were IL flower. Such was ne
afPe8 Of the country on lie I5tb OF FEBRUARY.
WATERS OF TIE NILE.
"Ihe waters Of the Nile, lighter, 70 ter, and
more agreeable 10 the taHe Than any kaor
greatly promote the health IF The irhaht TANKS.
All antiquity acknowledges their ex-cIence,
and the people drink them wv ith "A kidd WIZ avid
ty, ~l.hou, ever being injured bY the q1autity
Beng lightly impregaAted with ntrs, they afe
only 2 gead- aperient 70 thof- who take them
to ezcsts.
CLIMATE.
An ancient htoriao lsys that The E2yp
;ia1s arc The moG healthy people on earth, which
advantage they owe ~ lhe lt!ubIi'y # the air,
and temperature of the climate, which field m
varies. But Mr. Savary obl-fv-s, thar there ~
an unhealthy flaton II Egyp. From February
until the end az Nav, the l0u.u winds bl1w a-
intervals. and load the 4tmrfPhere Vit1 q uatie
duit (whil makes breathing tifl-u.t) ana dive
bcf're them Perniciour exh l'~t.o S. Some
times The heat becomes inlurPor able, ana he
thermometer luddeniy ,its 2 de-rres. The
ilhabitant. call this ieai0n Rhlwlon ff y, be-
c4ule theie winds are mot f-lt tor sly days,
between Eater and NhGiunId-. n Uait nos,
however be iuppofcd thar tits wine, which u
few hours ccrIupts meat ana animal lub
Rances, blows fifty DAYS: Egypt would become
del-rt. /, f-l10m blows lay together, and
ionlt.mes is only an imp5Juons Uhiri wind,
which raPiIiv P4hss and Injuries only The
traveller oveItakeu IL the de.cIys. Thcle whirl
winds of fands have buried caravans ana ar,
MES
Mr. Savary maintains, in oPpoG;ion IN Mr..
Paw, and other modern authors, that th-
plague j, NOT native 10rIer u Egypt, but
y commonly br ught from Smy AL ana tie
Turkih flores. II Away, &ops IL The month
Of June, ar tho.t who GA Oh il then are always
curci. Excels Of heat aad cold leems "a BID
equally dearudve Of this dreadful. con;4g,oa /;
win5er kills i at CouGantn1ple, and lcmmer ir
Egypt felton, reaches the polar circle, aa ]
neyet padcd the tropic.
The European aauds aghaG with fear at
tn, calamiies jt produces IL Grind Ci:ro.-
THIS city is computed % contain from ci2h,
% nne hundred taouilnd inhabitant. Thy
are - crowded thar 200 ait zen, occupy iels
fpa:e than ~ az Paris The lre,ts are very
narrow, and always fall If people Who crows
and Ioale each other; ana the paAenger II
(omeumes obliged To wait l-vcrdl 10 i ties BE-
fore Re can mike bis way. Ole perton witb
The plague will communicate ID ~ lun Irad
Inc Mahomctans die in their hon es, pub ic
f7aares And areets, without ono of ta4m e1dea
vouring 10 fave hmf-t. Th- IN ope4ns who
lhnt themfelves up, and avoid comm Iai-a atoms,
alone eicape the geaeral dlli}g-,
!" All DO not die who are attacked, but 7
have been aGurel thar The plague t5meines
carried of 100000 Peepl1 from G.aal Corr.
The Turks uie 10 Precaulion % prevent
the plague they Cly It is fate nor i qa.r
antine performed at one Jingle port"