Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Giovanni Finati, Native of Ferrara: Who, Under the Assumed Name of Mahomet, Made the Campaigns Against the Wahabees for the Recovery of Mecca and Medina; and Since Acted as Interpreter to European Travellers in Some Parts Least Visited of Asia and AfricaJ. Murray, 1830 - Middle East |
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... direction from Damascus , but there or in that neighbourhood died soon afterwards , as it was thought , by poison . It is not from any preference to these two writers , above many others , that I have com- pared and cited them , but ...
... direction from Damascus , but there or in that neighbourhood died soon afterwards , as it was thought , by poison . It is not from any preference to these two writers , above many others , that I have com- pared and cited them , but ...
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... direction , were fain to climb to the top of the great mountain which overlooks Budoa : we reached it before the sun was down , and peeping cautiously from thence upon the city , so commanded it as to be able to discern almost every ...
... direction , were fain to climb to the top of the great mountain which overlooks Budoa : we reached it before the sun was down , and peeping cautiously from thence upon the city , so commanded it as to be able to discern almost every ...
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... directions , no signs of the culprit were discoverable . I had , however , the consolation of knowing that he was without booty , and that the cut which he had given me , though it bled much in the first moments , was of little ...
... directions , no signs of the culprit were discoverable . I had , however , the consolation of knowing that he was without booty , and that the cut which he had given me , though it bled much in the first moments , was of little ...
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... navigation becomes ex- ceedingly difficult and dangerous , reefs and shoals abounding in all directions , and the utmost circumspection being necessary to avoid them ; a sailor * , posted almost at Ch . III . ] OF GIOVANNI FINATI . 141.
... navigation becomes ex- ceedingly difficult and dangerous , reefs and shoals abounding in all directions , and the utmost circumspection being necessary to avoid them ; a sailor * , posted almost at Ch . III . ] OF GIOVANNI FINATI . 141.
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... direction of an engineer in the service of the Sherriff of Mecca * . The * The Sherriff Ghelib seems throughout to have acted a very double or vacillating part . He had assured Ma- homet Ali of his co - operation , through Seyd Ahmed El ...
... direction of an engineer in the service of the Sherriff of Mecca * . The * The Sherriff Ghelib seems throughout to have acted a very double or vacillating part . He had assured Ma- homet Ali of his co - operation , through Seyd Ahmed El ...
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2d Edit According to Mengin afterwards Albanian Ali Bey amongst ANNA MARIA PORTER appeared Arabs army arrived ATLAS Author Barusce became Bey's boards body BOTANY brought Budoa Cairo called camp Cara Lembi castle cavalry citadel command comrades Confûta continued Dalmatia desertion distance Egypt enemy Engravings escape favour fire Foolscap 8vo force forward garrison gave HISTORY horse Ibrahim Bey J. C. LOUDON Jedeed Bogaz Kaaba Mahomet Mamelukes Maps Mecca Medina MEMOIRS Mengin says ment mountains night officer once passed person pilgrims Plates port present Proofs provisions reached received regiment remained republic of Ragusa retreat round rusce scene seemed sent shewed side sight soldiers soon sooner sort speaking spot Suez suffered Taif Taifa taken Taraba tent thence tion took Tossoon Pasha troops Turkish utmost vessel village vols Wahabees whole WILLIAM JOHN BANKES Yambo