Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-18

a native OF Switzerland, and belongs ed 10 ol>s
OF the principal families of Zurich. Having
entered the service ofthe African Associatioii
IN London, in March, ls60, he left England for
Malta, and from thence went to Aieppo which
place he reached in July following. AT Aleppo
ana Damascus he spent the principal part OF
three years; dhring which time he made vari-
Gus excursions into the surrcundin. country,
aud among other places, visited the ruins OF
Baalbeck and Palmyra. He also passed some
time among the Tu,kmans of SYRIA. and per-
iected himself, in the knowledge of the reii.
glen, manners and language OF the Alahome.
dan Arabs, by long residence among the Be
douns OF the desert. In June, 1872, he set out
from Damascus for Cairo Disguised like the
poorest of the BedOuinS, and cached Cairo in
September, in.cDdins TO avail himself OF a Fee.
2a;i caravan TO passiut Africa.
tindiuS. however, that hone was likely 10
pass, he resolved TO avail himself ct tina, on
por,unIty 10 explore Egypt ard the cUuntry
above the Cataacts, and he was thus enahi.d
10 perform two very ariuOus and ipterr>tiu,,
lourpies into ancient Ethiopia one in the
months of February aud March, 1873 during
which he discovered many remains of anc;cnt
Egyptian anu Nuban Architecture with
Greek mscriltions--,heo other in March aud
Jnty, III the following year, through Nubia To
Souakim and Djidda. The details of this iour.
ney contain The best notices ever received in
Europe If the actual state OF society. trade
manufactures and government la What VS.
once the cradle OF al! the knowledge Of tic
Egyptians. IN
His next excursion was from Cairo to the
peninsula of Arabia. tor the pa, pose of VISITING
the holy cities OF Mecca and Medina i'm the
former ofwhich lie resided four or i've months.
making his observations securely under III .
character OF "a nlahome'lau pilgrim. His re-
Siuence IN this part of the cast, uecessaf. ~
brought him into couiac. with the ~ ahahees.
and the African Association have reca;yaj
from him, besides a tuli description OF Mecca.
aud ut the early aud recent supesstitions az
that part of the world, a. very elaborate sc-
csun, OF TINS very extraordinary sect of Maho-
mer1n purlians, from their rise between SO
ana 70 yeats ago, down 10 the year ,Sl5
lie last excursion OF MIR. Burckhardt was
from Cairo 10 Mount Sinai, aud the eastern
leau OF me ted sea The journal otthis in.
teres'ins tour is iutersperscd with a variety of
historical notices on the former state of the
country, and annexed 10 il is a memoir of the
wanderings of the Israelites, en their denar.
ture from the land OF Pharoah
Mr.. Rurckharjt travelled under tic name
OF Sheick lbrahim. In October, 1917 as he
was preparing to leave Egypt with "A caravan
tor Lydia, he was seized with a dvsentery.
which put an end to his lite in ten days The
following letter from Me- Salt the British cou-
sui general Of Egypt, contains an interesting
account OF his sickness and death
" nave the painful task of communicating
10 you very heart rendlus iuttlE seuce. Our
valuable traveller and freud Sheiek ,braLim
is no more he died on Wednesday last after
AN illness OF only ten DAYS continuance, of a
uySentery, which bafiied all The shiiiot DR. Ri
chArdson, then travelling with Lord Belmore
ana VINO most fortunately happened To be
present at tke commencement Of his malady
aad who attended him with great kindness
and anxious zeal throughout its progress. The
Doctor tells me that lie never saw aninstance
where tne constitution made so little e ffoIt TO
recover itself The disease went on from had
TO worse with amazing Tapidity until he sunk
Vlctlm 10 Its IavageS. On "Wednesday morn.
ing his dangerous situation became vefV appa-
rent, and lie then felt conscious OF his
approaching eud, that he begged might se
sent for.
went Immediately, and cannot describe
how shocking it was 20 see the change which
IN so short time had taken place. On the
Tuesday se'nnight previous, lie had been
walking III my garden with all the appearance
OF health about him, and conVerSine with mis-
usual liveliness and vigOr he could now
scarcely articulate his words, often made use
OF one tor the other, was Ola CHASTITY hue, CO.
veTed with cold clammy sweat and had all
the systematic restlessness of approacbin,r
death. Yet he still perfectly retained his
senses, and was surprisingly firm asd settled
and desired would take pen and paper. aad
write dowp what he should dictate The fol
lowing is word tor word what he said. g III
shonid now die, L wish YOU to draw II .on Nr
3 mutton Tor tZ50 for money due to me from
me African A. oclation, and together with
what nave IN Mr.. BosheX's hands (20e0 pids-
tres make the following distribution of il.
Pay up my share of the Me,nnon head Give
1000 piastIes TO Osmar IAN EnsIishman whom
persuaded the Pasha to release from slavery.
at Sheick ibrahim's particular reauest;O 400
piastres 10 Similarity, ms servant, let nv male
and female slave aud whatever have in the
house, which is little, go TO Osmar. Send 1908
plastreS to the poor at Zurich, my native place
nay whole library, with the exception of nv
European books, wish 10 20 10 the university
OF Cambridge, 10 the care of Dr. Clarke, the
librarian, comprising these in the bands OF NV
trend. Sir Joseph Banks. My European books
leave 10 Son (eir. Salt OF my papers make
Auch selection as you think right, and send
10 Mr.. Hamilton for the African Association
there Is nothing on Africa was starting in
two months time with the caravan returning
from Mecca, and going 10 Fezzan--thence 10
lomhmctoo-but it is otherwise disposed
GIVE my love to nay friends" He then enu-
merated several persons he was living with
here on terms OF intimacy; he afterwards
paused, aud seemed 10 he troubled ~ Length.
with great eNertiom, lie said" Lei Mr.. Ha
milton acquant my mother with .nv death. and
say that my last thoughts we're ALWAYS with
her" His mothers name was thus apparently
Kept back for some time, rs file was attsid H.
trust himself w;th the mention of IT, Abc,,t
quarter Of an hOu, beforr-iz, xix hours s(ter
the above conversation, he expired without
groaE."
AJR. JOSEPH LANCASTER
ALBANY Sept. THE trustees of ,he Albany sncss