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Travels in Turkey, Asia Minor, Syria, and across the desert into Egypt ...

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SYRIA, EGYPT, GERMANY, &C. I$7<br />

several 'times <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> course of a s<strong>in</strong>gle night, from a dread of assas-<br />

s<strong>in</strong>ation. In general <strong>the</strong> plague had considerably abated of its vio-<br />

lence at El-Arish.<br />

Colonel Holloivay had recently had several conferences with <strong>the</strong><br />

Gr<strong>and</strong> Vizier, with a view to recommend to his Highness, <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>deed to urge him with all due earnestness, to advance with his<br />

arm* towards Gr<strong>and</strong> Cairo. The effect of <strong>the</strong>se solicitations was,<br />

that on <strong>the</strong> 9th <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> morn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> janissaries, toge<strong>the</strong>r with seve-<br />

ral small detachments, marched forward. On <strong>the</strong> same day several<br />

Tartars arrived with treasure <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r supplies from Constant<strong>in</strong>ople,<br />

hav<strong>in</strong>g passed through Acre on <strong>the</strong>ir route. From this circumstance<br />

it appeared that our fur<strong>the</strong>r progress would not be long<br />

delayed.<br />

iV corps of Dehlis, amount<strong>in</strong>g to about four hundred <strong>and</strong> fifty,<br />

arrived at <strong>the</strong> encampment on <strong>the</strong> 10th from Acre. They formed<br />

a part of <strong>the</strong> five thous<strong>and</strong> troops promised by Djezzar Pacha,<br />

who now manifested his <strong>in</strong>tention to co-operate strenuously with<br />

<strong>the</strong> comb<strong>in</strong>ed British <strong>and</strong> Turkish forces aga<strong>in</strong>st <strong>the</strong> common ene-<br />

my. There be<strong>in</strong>g a scarcity of barley <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> camp, <strong>the</strong> rations for<br />

our horses were dim<strong>in</strong>ished. The artillery was this day sent for-<br />

ward, <strong>and</strong> three days provisions issued to <strong>the</strong> army, with a notice<br />

to be <strong>in</strong> read<strong>in</strong>ess to march on <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g morn<strong>in</strong>g. To an-<br />

nounce <strong>the</strong> march, of <strong>the</strong> Vizier's army, several Chaouses rode<br />

through every part of <strong>the</strong> at<br />

encampment, proclaim<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>in</strong>tervals that<br />

at such an hour <strong>the</strong> Sadre Azhim, or Gr<strong>and</strong> Vizier, would move<br />

] lis camp to such a spot.<br />

Ow<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> unsettled state of <strong>the</strong> wea<strong>the</strong>r, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> bad roads,<br />

which prevented <strong>the</strong> guns from be<strong>in</strong>g carried forward, <strong>the</strong> artillery<br />

were, on <strong>the</strong> llth, ordered to halt, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> march of <strong>the</strong> army<br />

postponed until <strong>the</strong> ensu<strong>in</strong>g day. In <strong>the</strong> mean time <strong>the</strong> Vizier sent<br />

advanced detachments to repair <strong>the</strong> roads.<br />

On <strong>the</strong> 12th, at sun-rise, <strong>the</strong> trumpet was sounded as a notice<br />

to march, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> camels, with <strong>the</strong> tents, baggage, <strong>and</strong> camp equipage,<br />

sent forward. The order of <strong>the</strong> march, on our quitt<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />

ground of encampment at eleven o'clock, was as follows: The<br />

troops be<strong>in</strong>g stationed <strong>in</strong> front, were followed by his Highness's<br />

tartavan, or Turkish palank<strong>in</strong>, with n<strong>in</strong>e led horses, <strong>the</strong> Vizier,<br />

be<strong>in</strong>g surrounded by his guards, music, <strong>and</strong> attendants. Next<br />

came <strong>the</strong> tartavan of <strong>the</strong> Kai Bey, <strong>and</strong> seven led horses, with his<br />

Excellency, guarcjs, music, <strong>and</strong> attendants. The tartavan of <strong>the</strong><br />

Reis EfFcpdi followed, toge<strong>the</strong>r with five led horses, his Kxcel-

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