Wilson, Robert Thomas: The British expedition to Egypt: carefully abridged in two parts (London, 1803)

But, to return to the dgirredde : this stick, so
called, is in the tournament held behind the
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thigh of the horse till he is checked up sud-
denly from fall speed, and at that moment
the dgirredde is darted against the adversary ;
though, to make it strike with the point and
give it force, it requires a very strong arm.
Nor is the horse ever thrown suddenly on
his haunches without his mouth being filled
with blood ; hence their mouths are so hard-
ened, that, with a less severe bit, they hang
dead upon the hand. The Turkish stirrups
exactly resemble the pan of a shovel • and,
in galloping, as they are constantly pressed
against the horse’s flanks, they are not prick-
ed, but positively scored.
General Hutchinson having finally ad-
justed his plans, and being certain that, un-
less the Grand Vizir’s army was suffered to
march directly for Cairo, they would dis-
band themselves, left the Turkish camp with
no small satisfaction, it being a place where
muskets were continually discharged out of
wantonness; this made it no desiderium of
safety or pleasure ; still, during the English
General’s stay, he always rode out without
any of the Janissaries as a guard, which pre-
caution had before bgen deemed necessary to
protect a European from insult : and this
extended confidence .of General Hutchinson
at length gave much pleasure to the Turks
themselves. • -
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The Captain Pacha now established ovens
at Menouf to supply the English army with.