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ruble. When he arrives in the room where
the baths are, he sees a number of naked
people in various attitudes ; some in the wa-
ter, and others rubbing down by the atten-
dants, with gloves filled with cotton. Their
squalid figures, heads nearly bald, and black
bristly beards, make the place resemble a
den of satyrs. In fact, there is nothing in
this place worth viewing, the beautiful Mo-
saic pavement excepted.
Rosetta being taken by the British, they
found there large magazines and much pri-
vate property. M. St. Foe, the commandant,
lost nearly all his baggage. Madame Menon,
wife to the General, retired in time ; but se-
veral Egyptian ladies, wives to French offi-
cers, were taken, and from the English re-
ceived the most generous protection. Among
the army was that of Mrs. D’ArCy, the sister
ving married a merchant, had resided there
many years. By him she has a son, whose
learning may one day be of great utility in
throwing light upon that distant quarter.
But, from her house, the Turks finding it
evacuated, only took a little plate, without
even touching, a most valuable library.
At length, though the day for the advance
of the army into the interior had been fixed,
an obstacle now arose from the objections
of the Captain Pacha to Sir Sidney Smith ;
he even insisted upon his recall, probably
because the Turks could not forgive that ge-
ruble. When he arrives in the room where
the baths are, he sees a number of naked
people in various attitudes ; some in the wa-
ter, and others rubbing down by the atten-
dants, with gloves filled with cotton. Their
squalid figures, heads nearly bald, and black
bristly beards, make the place resemble a
den of satyrs. In fact, there is nothing in
this place worth viewing, the beautiful Mo-
saic pavement excepted.
Rosetta being taken by the British, they
found there large magazines and much pri-
vate property. M. St. Foe, the commandant,
lost nearly all his baggage. Madame Menon,
wife to the General, retired in time ; but se-
veral Egyptian ladies, wives to French offi-
cers, were taken, and from the English re-
ceived the most generous protection. Among
the army was that of Mrs. D’ArCy, the sister
ving married a merchant, had resided there
many years. By him she has a son, whose
learning may one day be of great utility in
throwing light upon that distant quarter.
But, from her house, the Turks finding it
evacuated, only took a little plate, without
even touching, a most valuable library.
At length, though the day for the advance
of the army into the interior had been fixed,
an obstacle now arose from the objections
of the Captain Pacha to Sir Sidney Smith ;
he even insisted upon his recall, probably
because the Turks could not forgive that ge-