The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-08

and Gale. though travelling in the interior of the
country had become unufually hazardous account
OF the ealouiy of the rurki:h chiefs of the reins
gwen 20 ceDtioufneis By the tarbar,v Of civil
and %, the grounds the VIII Arabs I'D BY reaion Of
all rerant being relaxed on the part of the Turks
and the Mainelukes, who feriouny occupied
with each other determined TO attempt pafage
to Famine.
Accordingly on the ood infant left Alexandra,
with two officers from the Argus, Lisn.enant Blake,
and MIR. Mann, and an cicort of twenty three r,eu
mdiferently mounted, and on the evening of the 23d
found myieif arreRed tine Turkilh lines, between
ieventy and eighty miles route, bv the Ker.
chief of Dimanhour, commanding detachment OF
500 OTTOMAN troops, on the frontier No argument
could advance could at all modify the feveri,y of his
nr reiolution rot to ie! Sdi bis Exes-thongh in
every thing ellie he treated us with dRincfiun and
great oipitalty-However mortified the concelion,
cannot but applaud the correct military conduct
ct this chef-for it in itlef fufpcious cireum-
rance, that a body of armed, unknown foreigners
hOud he found ihaping courie for its enemys rem
devious with other pretext than to iearch f. re-
flsse Basa7v But this iufpicious eirc,m ance was
strengthened and aggravated by the infnuations gone
out from the French conul, fbaf gve cane into hi,
gentry zphb tve. vc7rI beiie TO bs Turks. Our tu-
alton here was fonewhat Perplexing, and va1ly I'M
Pleafant. ! do not recolle9 having found N.Y.
elf ground critical the natural fuipicion
temPer-of courfe proud and arrogant. | foon
found my point of approach. paied high conp-
ments the correctness of his military vigilance and
eonlues fad it was what apprehended and what
certainly would have done myfef in irrilar circum-
haices but knowing from character the magma
ni'ny OF his foul, was determined have an inter-
view With him, in full confidence thar he would aid
ameaiure 10 purely humane, and 70 n,anifey to the
iurkh intereif in Egypt, in cafe he would not per-
INIT me to purdue my Object perfonay, AT the fame
time recurring TO the example of the Vceroy whole
letter had ihewn 10 him, and Ggnfcd that had
Ill charge to tender him doueeur in tetimony of
our exalted opinion of his and merit He was
n'oved-iaid my confidence inoud not be difappoint-
ed-and called into his tent chief of the Arab tribe:
a wandering hoit who have from time to time been
driven or emigrated from the kingdom of Tripo
ince the uiurpation of JuiIuf Baftaw, to whom he
Hated my bu!neis, and aiked If he could give snv ac-
count OF Hamet Bafhaw? The Young chief in am
extaey exclaimed, be k1ezO every thing requeAed
him to declare himelf-for had 10 iecret in my re-
ation with that Baihaw. His tory is anticipated in
the ftatenent have given of the Ba !haw's a,eual
Poitiou He added that 10000 Barbary Arabs were
ready to march with him from this border, to reco
yer their native country and nheritance-repeated
that be tne7o or PAan-and that he had ieen me
he would plight his head to the Turkih general, he
would bring me Hamet Baihaw in ten days The
Turk accordingly dispatched him with companion
"" the next morning.
could yet perceive fon,e fylnptoms of fuijoicion
ana apprehension on the brow Of my newly acquired
military friend. Wherefore without fleming to have
any particular view other than folicitude to meet
the man fought, but really with view of renov-
ing ms approximations, | propoed TO him to return
to his head quarters, this village; fend off my EFFORT
TO Alexandra, and to wait myef with only the GEN
t!enan IN company, and fervants until our Arab
chief lhould return from Fiaunie with the Baflaw.
DrODOfa "a I.f,r cd Q..a vi IL.
and retired handlon,e nlsrkee prepared for the
purpoie took refreshments he had ordered to be
IN Readiness; and the next morning returned with an
ADDITIONAL sicort; from his camp to this place; where
we found lodgings in Turkfh ityle provided for u.s.
"Thus far have Setched an abnraa from my
journal Do you expect fomething of Egypt9 Its
antiquities J Its euriolties Its y wondsrsl You
mutt be disappointed I too much occupied with
modern affairs to raniack catacombs or climb py-
ramid'; tor the fame reafon have not time to gra
thy euriohty; and as to wonders, can only notice
what cannot help being imPreiied with, toe zvond,
JSl tgn'ranet z0'aH,fi fupdity; zuon1rjal tyranny
s0d ''0"sstr zpr.se6eai which 70 ftrongy mark the
features of country once the wonder OF the world
Tor icienee, wiidom, whoeion,e police, and nation
al happiness. Here is matter for volume can
only devote Tx lines to the fublea. Not man reads
mere; yet none but thinks himfef divinely taught
ne he1e5isf OF whom have ult poken in little ex-
curon to gather contribution has off between if
y and hxty peafans heads for no other crime than be-
'ty aud JIM without the earrn gate of the village,
sallows is now erecting hang child of twelve
years, the only fon of chief of the village Rabama-
MIA becaule his father cannot pay the Contribution
levied on him Con! 1 Aank bee Bat nv eBilayea
4'e An5riesm.
JANUARY 81, 1906
Since began this letter crcnmGances have ac-
cumuiated to render our fituaton more awkward and