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Title: A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar
Under the Command of His Excellence Ismael Pasha, undertaken
by Order of His Highness Mehemmed Ali Pasha, Viceroy of
Egypt, By An American In The Service Of The Viceroy

Author: George Bethune English

Release Date: January 24, 2006 [EBook #17592]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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A

NARRATIVE

OF THE

EXPEDITION

TO

DONGOLA AND SENNAAR,

UNDER THE

COMMAND OF HIS EXCELLENCE ISMAEL PASHA,

UNDERTAKEN BY ORDER OF

HIS HIGHNESS MEHEMMED ALI PASHA, VICEROY OF EGYPT.

BY AN AMERICAN IN THE SERVICE OF THE VICEROY.

LONDON:

JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. 1822.

London: Printed by C. Roworth, Bell Yard Temple Bar

TO

HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S

CONSUL GENERAL IN EGYPT,

HENRY SALT, ESQ.

MY FATHERLY FRIEND IN A FOREIGN LAND,
THIS WORK IS DEDICATED, WITH
AFFECTIONATE RESPECT,
BY

THE AUTHOR:

AND RECOMMENDED TO THE KIND CARE AND PATRONAGE OF

JOHN WILLIAM BANKES, ESQ.

BY HIS OBLIGED FRIEND AND SERVANT,

HENRY SALT.

By George Bethune English, General of Artillery in the U.S. Service

PREFACE

MEHEMMED ALI PASHA, the victorious pacificator of Egypt and Arabia, is
already renowned in the civilized world. Egypt, once the home of discord
and the headquarters of anarchy, under his administration has long
enjoyed peace and prosperity; is permeable in all directions, and
in perfect safety to the merchant and the traveler, and is yearly
progressing in wealth and improvement.[1]

The Viceroy has been particularly attentive to revive and extend those
commercial relations of Egypt with the surrounding countries, which once
rendered it the richest and most flourishing territory in the ancient
world.

A well chosen library of the best European books on the art military,
geography, astronomy, medicine, history, belles-lettres and the fine
arts has been purchased from Europe by the Viceroy an