New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-30


:. The life thou seeka
,,,-,, snd beside tn Eternal Nhs
The Nile is the Paradise OF Iravei. L
-, 7 had already fathomed all the depths
-rs.,o,ment which the travellers restless LIE
.o,,s reach enjoyment more varied ana exclt-
-. nm, far less serene and enduring than that
81 ouiet home-bu, here | have reached a
fountain too pure and powerful 20 be exhausted
Ineyer before experienced such thorough de-
hverance from all the petty annoyances oil 1faSei
in other lands, such perfect conientmeh' Oh spi"'
such entire abandonment 10 the bes: inhuehces
Of nature Every day opens with Jub'fate' ana
closes with thanksgiving II such pam anu
blessing as this life has been 10 me- thus ia'' can
he fol, twice in ones existence, there must De
another Nile somewhere lathe world
O,,e,tr,velers undoubtedly make other expe-
riences and take away other impressions. loniy
sneak on behalf Of the two cOnten;ed inmates OF
the Cleopatra, though an sure that an Amen'
car who has lust arrived aud anchored his boat
beside ours would accept our decision as his
own. can even conceive circumstances which
would almost destroy the pleasure OF the Journey
The same exquisitely sensitive temperament
which in our case has not been disturbed by
single untoward incident, might easily he kept
in state Of constant arrangement by an unsym-
pathetic companion, a cheating dragoman, or
fractions crew There are also many trlhng
dessgrtmens, inseparabe from life IN Egypt
which some would consider source of annoy
ance but as we find fewer than we were pre-
pared TO meet, we are not troubled thereby. Our
enjoyment, springs from causes so few and SIM
ple. that scarcely know how 70 make them SUIT
fee for the effect, to those who have never VS.
tied the Nile. 1t may be interesting to such to
be made acquainted with our manner Of living,
in detail
Ia the first place, we are as Independent Of al
organized Governments as a ship on the open
sea. (The Arabs call the Nile Efbatr, II the sea.
We are on board our own chartered vessel,
which must 20 where we list, the captain and
eailors being strictly bound to obey US We sail
under national coors, make our own laws for
the time being are ourselves the only censors
over our speech and conduct, and shall have no
communication with the authorities on shore,
unless our SUBJECTS rebel. OF this we have no
fear, for we commenced by maintaining strct
discipline, and as we make no unreasonable de-
mands. are always cheerfully obeyed. Indeed,
the most complete harmony exists between the
rulers and the ruled, aud though our government
is the purest form OF despotism. we fatter our
selves that il is better managed than that OF the
Model Republic.
Our territory, to be sure, is not very extensive
The Cleopatra is a dahabiyeh, seventy feet long
by about ten broad. She has two short masts In
the bow and stern the first UNFOLDING a lateen
sail nearly seventy feet Ia length The latter
carries a small sail and the American cOlors'
The narrow space around the foremost belongs
to the crew, who cook their meals III a small
brick furnace and SIT on the gunwale beating
drum and tamborine and singing for hours in ~
terminabe choruses, when the wind blows fair.
II there is no wind, half of them are on shore
sugsing Us slowly along the banks with a long
towSope, and singing all day long: Ava Ia
s~sss---aya aamaR 80 II We strike on sand-oauA,
they Jump into the river and put then shoulders
against the hull, singing "hay-hayise sab - II
the current is slow, they ship the oars and pull
US up stream, singing so complicated a seran
that II is impossible 90 write II with other than
Arabic characters There are eight men and
boy, besides our stately rais, Haasan Aodasadek
ana the swarhy pilot, who greets us every
morning with whole round of Arabic saluta
tions.
Against an upright pole which occupies the
place of malnmast, stands our kitchen, nigh
wooden box, with three furnaces Here our
cook, Salame, may be seen at all times, with
the cowl of blue capote drawn over his turban,
preparing the marvellous dishes, wherein his de-
light is not less than ours. Salame, like a skill
ful artist as he is, husbands his resources, and
each day astonishes US with new preparations,
20 that, out of few materials, he has attained
the grand climax of all art-varety in unity.
Achmet, my faithful dragoman, has his station
here, aRd keeps one eye on the vessel and one
on the kitchen, while between the two he does
not relax his protecting care for us The APP
preach TO the cabin is flanked by our provision
chests, which will also serve as breastwork in
case of foreign aggression. huge filter of
porous ear,henware stands against the back OF
the kitchen. We keep cur fresh butter and
vegetables in box under it, where the sweet
Nilewater drlps cool and clear into an earthen
basin. Our bread and vegetables, in an open
basket OF palm-blades, are suspended beside it,
and the roof of the cabin supports our poultry
yard and pigeon-house. Sometimes Out not
often) leg of mutton may be seen hanging from
the ridge pole. which extends over the deck as
. support to the awning.
The eabin, or mansion of the ExeoutivePowers.
is about twenty .ive feet long Its floor is two feet
below the deck, and its ceiling five feet above, so
that we are not cramped OF crowded In any par
ticular Before the entrance Is sort OF portico
with broad, cushioned seat on each side, and
side-awnings to shut out the sun. This place Is
devoted to chibouks and meditation. We throw
up the awnings, let the light pour in all sides,