. Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa. r r EGYPT. 363 English camp off Alexandria; on which occasion first landed in Egypt. We entered the —y—^Lake of AhouUr by the Block-House, remaininga short time to examine the landing-place ofour troops. The waters of this extensive lakebroke in from the sea in the year 1784. Itis everywhere shallow; and so full of fishes,that they leap into boats passing over thelake; a circumstance which greatly surprisedus. The opening of the sluices for the inunda-tion of the old bed of Lake Mareotis had then,drained it so low, that boats c
. Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa. r r EGYPT. 363 English camp off Alexandria; on which occasion first landed in Egypt. We entered the —y—^Lake of AhouUr by the Block-House, remaininga short time to examine the landing-place ofour troops. The waters of this extensive lakebroke in from the sea in the year 1784. Itis everywhere shallow; and so full of fishes,that they leap into boats passing over thelake; a circumstance which greatly surprisedus. The opening of the sluices for the inunda-tion of the old bed of Lake Mareotis had then,drained it so low, that boats could barely were often stranded, and every one of usobliged to get into the water, for the purpose ofheaving our bark over the mud, upon whichshe rested. We landed just below the Englishcamp, and beheld the extraordinary spectacle ofa desert rendered lively by the presence of aBritish army; admiring the singular concurrenceof circumstances which had occasioned anexhibition of English soldiers and sailors, loung-ing about, and seemingly at hom
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