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oacmirj ipi «? i ^^ iieIrJ » pioductiTe : € apability t wake it highly probable that he witf not Jong submit to his present nominal dependence upon his bambfaL adversary * . By * & alliance founded on the solid basis of mutual advantage , important benefits would accrue both to Egypt and to England . — -ur . Hogg , voL L p . 12 .
It is certain that nothing could be more complete than the Subjection of Syria to the Egyptian troops at the time of Dr . Hogg ' s visit . He was furnished by Mohammed AH with a firmaan which served as a passport everywhere . The description of his interview with the Governor of Tripoli will serve as a specirnea of the obedience to the commands of the Pasha he universally
witnessed-* Our Greek servant—his hands crossed on his breast , and his eyes directed to the ground—now commenced his duty as a dragoman , by showing the firmaan of Mohammed Ali . This the governor applied to has lips and forehead , and then attentively examined , although it was evident that he was incapable of reading a single word . When asked if the road was safe through Baibee to Damascus , and if we might pursue
our journey without fear , he assumed a thoughtful , suspicious look , and shook his head ; but , on being told that we had the pasha ' s express permission to visit that city , he ordered our finnaan to be read to him by one of his secretaries . His countenance now cleared-up ^ and he immediately assured us that he would be answerable for our safety , and would send with us a military attendant of his own , whose presence alone would be a sufficient protection . '—Ibid . vol . i . p . 198 .
We shall trust to quotation from M . de Lamartine to g ive to our readers any description of the interesting country passed over by both travellers , and confine ourselves , in selection from Dr . Hogg , to description of manners , customs , and costume , in all of which he is particularly happy . We never before understood the ceremony of dinner among the Turks half so well- The party described took place at Damascus .
Our curiosity was also unexpectedly gratified by the sight of the interior of a Turkish mansion . Through the French instructor we received an invitation to see the stud of Hassan Effendi , an influential resai ^ ft ^ d member of the supreme divan , or council of state . Among fais numerous horses , some were said to be choice and valuable , but
none were particularly striking to an unpractised eye . His house , which had been highly extolled , was far from sumptuous . A lofty gate led at once from the street into a large court , crowded with loitering attendants , supplied with a fountain , and lined on two sides with what appeared to be the iwas of domestics . Above was an open gallery , and a . second story , with large thickly trellised windows , probably those of the
* * The intelligent countenance and perfect good breeding * of the master of the mansion were quite in unison with his nicely-rolled turban , atid the weJI-ctiosen colours of his dress . After numerous questions relative to <* rr country and travels , telling us that he had himself visited Constjfctintople ftirf Egyft , he mqttired if the houses lately bulk at A le ** OTMlrla , bo « e any usrtiiMiHo to those of London . Several yrimi&r wAc ] ratnV ** d mem * wm dJfctnmriabed by the gwen turban * tl *
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1835, page 784, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2652/page/28/
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