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

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.
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 and placed in the palace of Ismael Pasha, where is also a school ...