Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-09
From Esf=onfs 7t0cels.
Singular PN0NUMLNA OF EGYpr


SINGULAR PHGNUMLNi OF EGfpr
strong wind that arose this day leads me To mention
Is Egypt.-The fist sbaIi notice /. the nhi-i,rinas
which occur all the round, but especially al tbr
time OF me canseen wind. which begins in April, and
asts my uays-Hence the name Of camsecn which i'm
Arah'c signifies So. II generally blows fruu sou,i,
west, aud lasts four, hve six DAYS without varying
:" Very strong that IT Raises the sands great
forming general cloud, thick that ie i,n E
Keep tue eyes open II not under cover. trouble
some even To the Arabs il forces the sand iuto The
houses ihrougL every Granny, ard hs every thing with
IT. The caravans cannol proceed i'm the dcserts ,l,p
boats cannot connne their VOYAGES and the trav.sr.
are ohIiseu 10 eat sand in spite Of their teeth The
whole is like Chaos. often quantity OF sand and
maIi stones gradually ascends to great height and
ions column 90 or 10 feet In diameter aud So thick
that we've II steady on one spot II would appear s,lj
mass This no, only revolves within il, own ciIcuIn.
FERENCE nut runs IN circular direction over .,eat
space fsround sometimes maintaining elf in motion
Tor bali an boar, and where il falls il aIcu,nula,r.
is caught under it! "
The next phenomenon is The mirage, often described
by travellers who assert having been deceived by it. as
al uietance u appears to them like wafer Thi, =,
certainly the fact aud confess that have be.n
deceived self, even after l aware Of IL, The nrr
feel resemblance To water, and the strong desire ia,
tins element, made me concade in spite of an Iuv
caution nSt to he deceived tina. wa. really wairr
saw. IL generally appear. Lille still lake so unmsv.s
ny the wind that every thing above is 10 he seen mos,
distinctly reelected by it, which is the urnciDs cau,s
oI deception. u the wind agiiaie any Of The plants
tna' arse above the borizon II the mirage hr motion
nseen perfectly at great distance. II the travel,,
stand elevated much abeye the mirage the apparen,
wafer seems less united and less deep for as The ewes
'soA uo"h upon ~ there Is not Thickness enough IN ia.
taponr on The surac. of the ground conceal he earth
,on Tue s'gnt Bat II the traveller be level vi
the horizon 81 the mirage lac CamaO through ill., so
ai appears To him clear putting uIy he A..
nist 10 The ground, and then mourning camel Inc
neieht OF winch from the ground might have been
hpoat ten feet at the NEST found great difference IA
The appearance OF the mirage. ON approaching il i,
becomes thinner, aud appear. a. II agit1lej h, Nh. wn
IKE held OF ripe corn- gradually vamishes as Inc
usseneI approSchss, aud al last entirely disappears
when be is oH the spot.
me third phenomenon is the t0custs These animals
nave seen In such clouds, that The number i'm tbe
same space would form AN Opaque mass hicL wopld
wholly intercept the rays Of the suH cause complete
narsness. they aghi ON fields Of ccrn nr other v..e
duCe The native, make grea, noise 10 friet them
away N vain ana, ny way OF retaliation they caich
anu eat en- whel fied, considering Iisn as dainty
tepsst Ihcy are something like The grasshopper in
FORM about two inches in length They are generally
Of yellow or gold color, but there are some red aud
some green. ~