Volume 1

A series of adventures in the course of a voyage up the Red-Sea, on the coasts of Arabia and Egypt; and of a route through the desarts of Thebais, hitherto unknown to the European traveller, in the year M.DCC.LXXVII. in letters to a lady / by Eyles Irwin, esq. ; illustrated with maps and cuts.

  • Eyles Irwin
Date:
M.DCC.LXXX. [1780]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A series of adventures in the course of a voyage up the Red-Sea, on the coasts of Arabia and Egypt; and of a route through the desarts of Thebais, hitherto unknown to the European traveller, in the year M.DCC.LXXVII. in letters to a lady / by Eyles Irwin, esq. ; illustrated with maps and cuts. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    53/434 page 31
    [ sp] adventure of the round -tower.. We betook ourfelves, without. repining, to our humble lodging on the ground; and I enjoyed a very comfortable nap until day-break, although my noftrils were plentifully regaled with the fumes of tobacco, from the pipe, of one of our sea who had. taken er in the ocd of a window shave meéi FRIDAY, oth May. When -f. awoke. this morning, I found. our fervant had _re- turned, with an anfwer! from the chief mate; whichoexprefied’ his concern for our. fituation, and his intention to get away with the firft favorable wind, agreeably to the captain’s direc-' tions... This was very pleafing intelligence ; and we drank the coffee which was now brought us, without complaining of its being unpalatable. The Arabs never adulterate their coffee with fugar or milk. Thefe are quite an European addition; as is the cafe likewife with refpect to tea, which is drank pure in China. I muft acknowledge, that I prefer our method of pre- paring thefe articles of luxury; but were we to ufe tea and coffee in fuch| quantities as the natives of thofe countries, we fhould neither find. them pleafant nor falutary, when mixed with other ingredients. - There is fearce an hour paffes in the . day, that coffee 1s not ferved up here; and their coloons, or pipes, are never from) their mouths; out when they are at meals ~ or afleep. bee : Our attention was éngated thé whole morning ‘towards our vefiel, which we could fee very plainly from the windows of our apartment. The wind began to blow from the northward ac- cording to’ cuftom, and’ before noon encreafed with fuch vio- lence, as not only to cut off the poffibility of her departure, but even
    digitised image 1
    digitised image 2
    digitised image 3