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Title: Narrative of the Euphrates expedition : carried on by order of the British government during the years 1835, 1836, and 1837.
Year: 1868 (1860s)
Authors: Chesney, Francis Rawdon, 1789-1872
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Publisher: London: : Longmans, Green, and co.
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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ossibly desire should be immediatelygiven, upon an order from Egypt to that effect. This wasvery unsatisfactory, and we determined to return to Suedia. There was again some difficulty in procuring horses,because the government was seizing men and horses for themilitary service ; so that the poor people were afraid to comeinto the place, lest they should be caught at the gates, andnot allowed to return home: indeed, I doubt if we shouldhave got animals at all, had not Mr. Farren sent out hiscowasses to seize any they could find. The number wewanted having been obtained in this way, they were lockedup for the night in Mr. Farrens house, that we might be sureof having them in the morning. It was an arbitrary pro-ceeding ; and under a government of good faith would havebeen unbearable—indeed, it would have been unnecessary.The men in the end were not discontented with being em-ployed by us, for they were paid what was due, and theservice was not disagreeable to them; but they had feared
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MAJOR-GENERAL ESTCOURTS FIRST JOURNEY. 399 lest, being within the walls of Damascus, they might, though APPX. hired by us, be treacherously seized for soldiers. >_ ^ , Having heard that Ibrahim Pacha was at Tripoli, on his Leave Da-way from Egypt to Antioch, we determined to go there, to Tripoli,try what could be gained from him. The road we took wasthrough Baalbek. Upon leaving Damascus we ascended themountain above Salahia, from the top of which we had asplendid view over Damascus and the whole valley in whichit is situated. The first village where we halted was Zebdani, Zebdani.a pretty picturesque place. The next day we crossed Anti-Libanus, and descended to Baalbek: the road was moun-tainous and difficult. Towards the close of our ride, weespied some columns and ruined buildings in the valley justbefore us, and others on the top of a hill to our left: theydid not seem extensive, but were plainly ruins of betterbuildings than are now to be seen in the country, and weaccordingly

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