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TRAVELS IN UPPER
CHAP. XXIX.
Departure from Za'idi el Baramous—Za'idi Sourian-—
Lablab—Tamarinds—Mr. Bruce—Amba Bishoi
—Amba Monguar—Generosity of a Bedouin—
Wardan—Route towards Cairo—Western bank of
the Nile—Voyage on the Nile from Schoubra to
Rossetta—Pirates on the Nile—Spur-winged plo-
vers—A funeral—A wedding—Virtues of the
Bedouins—Remedy for sure eyes—Nebka—Pigeons.
On leaving Za'idi el Baramous, the 13th of
January 1778} we travelled south-south-east for
two leagues, through deep passes, parallel to the
great hills. Their sides were steep, and they
were evidently the effects of torrents. The whole
of this space consisted entirely of fine sand, except
in a few instances, where thin strata of limestone
appeared uncovered. On the surface of these
strata was a considerable number of Egyptian
pebbles, which the floods had rolled thither from
the summits of the hills.
As we drew near the monastery of Za'idi Sourian,
the chief of the Arabs who were our conductors
apprised me, that, according to all reports, those
Bedouins, by whom we had been attacked, were
concealed
TRAVELS IN UPPER
CHAP. XXIX.
Departure from Za'idi el Baramous—Za'idi Sourian-—
Lablab—Tamarinds—Mr. Bruce—Amba Bishoi
—Amba Monguar—Generosity of a Bedouin—
Wardan—Route towards Cairo—Western bank of
the Nile—Voyage on the Nile from Schoubra to
Rossetta—Pirates on the Nile—Spur-winged plo-
vers—A funeral—A wedding—Virtues of the
Bedouins—Remedy for sure eyes—Nebka—Pigeons.
On leaving Za'idi el Baramous, the 13th of
January 1778} we travelled south-south-east for
two leagues, through deep passes, parallel to the
great hills. Their sides were steep, and they
were evidently the effects of torrents. The whole
of this space consisted entirely of fine sand, except
in a few instances, where thin strata of limestone
appeared uncovered. On the surface of these
strata was a considerable number of Egyptian
pebbles, which the floods had rolled thither from
the summits of the hills.
As we drew near the monastery of Za'idi Sourian,
the chief of the Arabs who were our conductors
apprised me, that, according to all reports, those
Bedouins, by whom we had been attacked, were
concealed