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TRAVELS IN UPPER
CHAP. XII.
French factory—Statue—Adanson and his misfor-
tunes—Augustus, another French interpreter—.
Antique tomh—-The name of Alexander still respect-
ed in Egypt—Venetians and English—-Commerce
—Germes—Fishes.
While at Alexandria, I lodged in the house oc-
cupied by the French consul and the merchants
of that nation : it is close upon the sea, at the
bottom of the new harbour. It forms a square,
the sides of which enclose a large court, and
around it, under arcades, a series of warehouses.
The arcades are supported by columns, or, to.ex-
press myself more accurately, by the fragments of
columns pilfered from the rubbish of the ancient
city : several of them are of granite, and one of
porphyry.
There was likewise in this court, a statue, of
the size of nature, in white stone, and representing
a woman sitting, with a child standing by her side.
It is a tolerable piece of sculpture ; the drapery, in
particular, has a great deal of merit. Some Arabs
had found this statue buried in ruins, and sold it
to a French interpreter, who intended to have it
transported
CHAP. XII.
French factory—Statue—Adanson and his misfor-
tunes—Augustus, another French interpreter—.
Antique tomh—-The name of Alexander still respect-
ed in Egypt—Venetians and English—-Commerce
—Germes—Fishes.
While at Alexandria, I lodged in the house oc-
cupied by the French consul and the merchants
of that nation : it is close upon the sea, at the
bottom of the new harbour. It forms a square,
the sides of which enclose a large court, and
around it, under arcades, a series of warehouses.
The arcades are supported by columns, or, to.ex-
press myself more accurately, by the fragments of
columns pilfered from the rubbish of the ancient
city : several of them are of granite, and one of
porphyry.
There was likewise in this court, a statue, of
the size of nature, in white stone, and representing
a woman sitting, with a child standing by her side.
It is a tolerable piece of sculpture ; the drapery, in
particular, has a great deal of merit. Some Arabs
had found this statue buried in ruins, and sold it
to a French interpreter, who intended to have it
transported