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AND LOWER EGYPT. 2I£
still more difficult to be restrained within bounds.
On the other hand, their destruction, beside that
it could be effected but slowly, nay, maybe almost
said to be impracticable, would be disadvantageous
to Egypt. A governor of these countries, Ali Bey,
of whom so many fabulous stories have been told,
and who wanted nothing but a good education,
and sound principles, to guide him in some benefi-
cial designs, resolved to purge his country of every
sort of robbery. In this respect his government was
mentioned with praise and gratitude. This bey
said, what Sixtus Quint us said before him, though
he little suspected a pope of having taken the lead
of him in his resolve : " I would have every man
" able to carry his purse in his hand, and leave his
" door open all night, without running any risk."
Already several nests of robbers had disappeared :
villages inhabited by the pirates of the Nile were
rased : the communication between different places
remained open : the roads were no longer rendered
impassable by robbers : and navigation had not to
dread that pillaging, which, since the death of Ali
Bey, has resumed its fatal activity.
In this plan of establishing public tranquillity,
the extermination of the Bedouins was one of the
principal schemes. Everv precaution had been de
vised, and every measure taken, for the accomplish
ment of this object. Already several hordes had
perished ;
still more difficult to be restrained within bounds.
On the other hand, their destruction, beside that
it could be effected but slowly, nay, maybe almost
said to be impracticable, would be disadvantageous
to Egypt. A governor of these countries, Ali Bey,
of whom so many fabulous stories have been told,
and who wanted nothing but a good education,
and sound principles, to guide him in some benefi-
cial designs, resolved to purge his country of every
sort of robbery. In this respect his government was
mentioned with praise and gratitude. This bey
said, what Sixtus Quint us said before him, though
he little suspected a pope of having taken the lead
of him in his resolve : " I would have every man
" able to carry his purse in his hand, and leave his
" door open all night, without running any risk."
Already several nests of robbers had disappeared :
villages inhabited by the pirates of the Nile were
rased : the communication between different places
remained open : the roads were no longer rendered
impassable by robbers : and navigation had not to
dread that pillaging, which, since the death of Ali
Bey, has resumed its fatal activity.
In this plan of establishing public tranquillity,
the extermination of the Bedouins was one of the
principal schemes. Everv precaution had been de
vised, and every measure taken, for the accomplish
ment of this object. Already several hordes had
perished ;