Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-26
LIT r. IL 4 R 4 4.
DAYS OCCUPATION GN TIE NILE.
I r,on Baynrd Tay,or's J,wnry:o C,atraI .'tri.ol

BGybrG
w. hear much said bv tourists. vino llnvc visited
Egypt, concerning tie comparative pains n." l.'".
surs of life Oh the Nile: and i.Irr decisions are ~
various as their individual characters. f"u! out "i
every five complain of the momntpny and tcHinh I'll
the VOYAGE aud pour forth touching lamentations
over the annoyance o rHis ana c'chE""ci'S t.c ''.
uu..ihility of prucrn. hct5ak"s, ar the d!thcniiE
ni .bnn,ia- crocmiilc-. Some Z" them ~" npcr!iI"-
Lle ~ the influences nt the climate s;curS iiIi ruins
of Ecvt aud carry to the Nubai frontier tc arIe "'
Iroa,lwav or Bond street. vrhc"ri ~!
This .rru,, IN. Nile j. nice thing I" nav" gotten
oyer hut il is ..rcat bore Will" yOu are about Il;
Surh j. the spirit q" i!ios" travelling snooS' N"' al hl,
:;un.l bv some Of whom sacred E-ypt Is P:"'Hn"!
every winter They are unworthy 10 behold 'lr G"'
ri.- nf the Nile, and. ii | hnd the management al
.nccty. ;hrv never should. \ p"!n' trc IL, 20 them
u Good ,,o.; 10 sh"": pigeon from: DriId"ra lS /!
..rI,,o nIi c,pc.rn" and Il crocmiic is better than
karmak. lii
,b tr,,.h -, ,hc pjc,urr that fuows, aud which was
,r;.t.n in ti, cabin Of the Cleopatra, Immediately
aftar oar arrival in upper Egypt a. it Is faithful
;ransrrin; If nv Niioiic life, have drvIntcd from
;h, regular course Of my narrative, III order 20 give II
without change. -, ,,,
Tb.. Nl. is the paradise ri travel. thought ha!
Ir,o.Iv tnaomyL nil The dcp:hs ii cl ryArm: which
,u.. travellers rcsi!"s5 He rru!i rcncII-cg"Enieh'
,,, ,arrd and eIci:ln.. bat far loss serene nnG ~
du.in: ihHm thar "t gu:"t h"air-h"' mere ! INV
+. .ab.I q ;,anaia pare and powerful t" hr cX'
Lnrs,.,i. never before experienced such thorough
.lyrgaar,. from all ii" lm!ty nnn"Eh"c'' "i ;rnV,
in either au.is. srirh perfect ""a:rmiii'nt "i srh
:I,, ,l!.r, a'iutrim'n; - :' be-; !n!''i'hr'i Z"
.c.nr, lvurv day "r-. w.:l '"i'"'". ant close
ri, ;i,;..!,- ,yiu /! 7,i,;. hGG "nt blessing :;
;- liz, In, been :" Ia, ;E". ! ga! D." !ci; tw.r" II
nac'. existence, there must another Nile .oncwL"r.
in the world.
O:ier travellers undoubtcdl? make other expert
enrc- and take away other impressions. | can esei
conceive crcumstGmces which would almost destroy
the pleasure Of the journey. The sane exquisi'el!
sensitive temperament which, i'll our case has no,
been disturbed by single untoward incident, ni.in
easily be kept i'll s;ute of constant deralIgehr .!
nm unsympalhctjc companion, or cheans
or frac.ious crew. There are also MANI FIh- %'l
aPremenS, inscparaDe from life IN Es!P'' w., " -.
some would consider a source ot h:in"!a"'e' o"' -,
we ind fewer than We prepared L. '.'eyt, q,
aot troubled thereby. Our cnJ'fy'-h' H,.,
cs;,s.s 80 few and simple, tha -rH:ce': hmH" i,N
,nnk t,rn suffice for the effect, I" 'no'c WIN H'
cr ,;;s;t,L ,;. Nilc. Il may bc Interesting 70 sUc'
10 be made acquainted Will! our manner "' "'''7'
! detail. ;i,r,5.,, of oII nv
! o,,;,.J governments RS ship Oh the open sea
1",'n ar,I,s call the Nile EI bahr, the sca. W.
ors M hoard Of our chartered vesse wh.rh
must 20 where we l.,, the captain nno sailors oes